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Dec 11, 2021 · A sweeping and majestic reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, the original West Side Story musical, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, was a staple of Spielberg’s...
West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents . Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood.
Dec 10, 2021 · Dec. 10, 2021 12:48 PM PT. How do you solve a problem like Maria’s “I Feel Pretty” number from “West Side Story”? Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics for the musical, regretted his...
- Charles Mcnulty
- Theater Critic
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Stephen Sondheim. Photo by Jerry Jackson. Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along ...
Nov 30, 2021 · Three days after the death of Stephen Sondheim and 60 years after its first film debut, “ West Side Story ,” Stephen Spielberg’s expansive remake of the classic movie musical, premiered in...
Dec 10, 2021 · Just four days before the newest movie adaptation of West Side Story made its triumphant premiere in New York City, Stephen Sondheim died at the age of 91 at his home in Roxbury,...
West Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner.
