Bob Miller

Rather, in Belgian director Ivo van Hove's finger-snapping-free staging, there's a gigantic movie wall behind a mainly spare stage, contemporary apparel and a ferocity not observed given that the musical's 1957 premiere, when The Post's Richard Watts Jr. called it the tale of 'the ugliness and horror of a war to the dying among the boys.' With that in thoughts, van Hove's visceral acquire is spot-on for 2020. As very long as kids are still getting born into a 'lousy' entire world, 'West Side Story' should not be a journey down memory lane - it must be uncooked and real.