Review: WEST SIDE STORY at The Muny
by James Lindhorst - Jul 17, 2023
Ruggiero, his casting partner’s at Telsey & Co., and the Muny assembled an appropriately youthful, talented and beautiful cast. Every member of this young cast understands how to use lyrics plus subtext to tell story through song. Kanisha Feliciano’s (Maria) gorgeous soprano pierces the stratosphere.
CAPA Welcomes Buddy Guy To The Palace Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2023
Legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy returns to Columbus as part of his “Damn Right Farewell” Tour, marking the last extensive touring of his celebrated career. Guy will be in concert at the Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St., on Wednesday, November 15, at 7:30 pm. Tom Hambridge opens.
Review: GYPSY: A MUSICAL FABLE at Music Theater Heritage
by Alan Portner - Jun 19, 2023
Part of the fun of live theater is revisiting favorite materials and seeing how new directors and new actors re-interpret the material. Often, the resulting production is only peripherally connected to the original show. One example of this phenomenon is “Gypsy: A Musical Fable,” often called the greatest musical play of all time.
Trinity Rep Presents SWEENEY TODD
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2023
Trinity Repertory Company concludes its 2022-23 Season with the award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. Directed by Curt Columbus, Sweeney Todd runs at Trinity Rep in the Dowling Theater from May 25 through June 25, 2023.
Feature: Coming Home Full Circle With Chita Rivera
by David Friscic - Apr 7, 2023
It was a like coming home with Chita Rivera full circle and approaching a kind of comfortable closure when I attended the Signature Theatre’s Sondheim Award Gala 2023 honoring the Broadway legend Chita Rivera at the Italian Embassy in Washington. DC. The iconic legend of theatrical music and dance (What a dancer she is!) was feted with the prestigious award from Signature Theatre and a warm response from a very “Chita-friendly” roster of performers and an audience of patrons, fans and supporters. (Rivera has also won about every award in the book including two Tony Awards, a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Kennedy Center Honor).
Rare WEST SIDE STORY Book Signed By All Four Creators to Be at New York Book Fair
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2023
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair is returning to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City from April 27th-30th, 2023. Peter Harringon Rare Books from London is bringing a rare first edition copy of West Side Story: A Musical, signed by all four creators (Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim).
Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Porthouse/Kent State University
by Roy Berko - Aug 12, 2022
What did our critic think of WEST SIDE STORY at Porthouse/Kent State University? In the fall of 1957, I had a mind-blowing experience. I saw the newly opened Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY. At the time, all I knew about the show was that it was based on ROMEO AND JULIET and it had opened to positive reviews two days before.
Review: WEST SIDE STORY: You've got to be taught
by Nancy Grossman - Jul 11, 2022
What did our critic think of WEST SIDE STORY at Reagle Music Theatre Of Greater Boston: There's a new spring in the step of Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston in Waltham. Award-winning director and choreographer Rachel Bertone takes over as Artistic Director and opens the season with WEST SIDE STORY, with Dan Rodriguez by her side as music director.
Chita Rivera Will Celebrate WEST SIDE STORY's 65th Anniversary on PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH
by Michael Major - Jun 22, 2022
Chita Rivera, the legendary Tony Award winner and one of the most nominated performers in Tony history, will lead a 65th anniversary celebration of WEST SIDE STORY featuring the National Symphony Orchestra. The broadcast will also feature performances by Darren Criss, Emily Bear, Loren Allred, Yolanda Adams, Mickey Guyton, and more.
City Springs Theatre Company to Present WEST SIDE STORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2022
City Springs Theatre Company, Atlanta's home for professional musical theatre, will present the ground-breaking, Broadway musical masterpiece West Side Story, the final performance in its 2021-22 PNC Bank Season.
WEST SIDE STORY In Concert Announced At The Hollywood Bowl
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association today announced West Side Story (2021) In Concert as new repertoire for The Music of Leonard Bernstein for the Hollywood Bowl 2022 summer season. Find out how to get tickets for the July dates.
WEST SIDE STORY Comes to Neuinszenierung Halt
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2022
Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America – nur wenige Töne der weltbekannten Kompositionen reichen aus, um die packenden Bild- und Gefühlswelten der West Side Story wachzurufen, und sie nie mehr zu vergessen. Vom 17. bis 29. Januar 2023 macht der Klassiker in einer mitreissenden Neuinszenierung Halt im Theater 11 Zürich.
VIDEO: Paul Tazewell Talks WEST SIDE STORY Costumes on TODAY
by Michael Major - Mar 24, 2022
Paul Tazewell appeared on the TODAY Show this morning to discuss his Oscar-nominated costumes for West Side Story. Tazewell discussed the role that costumes played in the film, working with Steven Spielberg on staying true to the costumes from the original film, and more. Watch the new interview now!