West Side Story is a reimagined Romeo and Juliet, set on the streets of Manhattan in the 1950s. The original work is by playwright Arthur Laurents, composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen ...

The production, created specifically for grand opera houses, has its West Coast premiere Saturday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: “Restoring the original scale and glory to certain pieces … is what ...

Safety warning for patrons attending “West Side Story” this weekend at the Lyric Baltimore theater: Leave your cigarette lighters at home. Ditto for your candles, torches and Bunsen burners. And don’t ...

There is something inescapably peculiar about a “West Side Story” in which Riff cannot snap very well. The oddness of this detail encapsulates the serviceable version of this American classic now ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins phoned ...

A city divided, a love forbidden, a tragedy foretold. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to 1950s New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street ...

Complete Information About West Side Story in Long Island at The Gateway Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County (May 8 – May 31, 2026). Love is stronger than hate… until the streets push backOn the ...

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 9:49 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. The LA Opera’s “West Side Story” is in the right place at the right time. Originally brought to Broadway in 1957 by a legendary ...

A scene from Houston Grand Opera’s adaptation of “West Side Story.” The musical, which took Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and set it in New York's Upper West Side in the 1950's, is on stage Jan. 31 ...

Steven Spielberg is a master of the medium for numerous reasons. His sweeping camera moves, his symphonic execution of cathartic moments, and his ability to get his actors to sell moments that teter ...

Musical Theatre Southwest’s newly formed Theatre Arts Collective — a rigorous theater arts training program for teens — debuts its first production, “West Side Story: School Edition,” at Expo New ...