Rita Moreno Will Return to WEST SIDE STORY for Steven Spielberg Reboot
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 27, 2018
Rita Moreno, who famously played Anita in the original 1962 film version of West Side Story, will return for Steven Spielberg's upcoming adaptation. Moreno will play Valentina, a reconceived version of Doc. She will also serve as an Executive Producer.
WEST SIDE STORY Broadway Revival Launches Nationwide Search For Dancers Of All Ethnicities
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2018
The forthcoming Broadway revival of West Side Story will hold a nationwide search for contemporary dancers of all ethnicities! Think you have what it takes to join director Ivo van Hove and choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker for this reimagining of one of the most famous theatrical works of all time? The open dance call will take place on Saturday, December 8, with sign-in beginning at 8:30 AM for men, and 12:30 PM for women.
WEST SIDE STORY Announces Full Australian Cast
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2018
Opera Australia, GWB Entertainment and BB Group today announced the full cast for their upcoming Australian production of what The Times (UK) hailed as the "No.1 Greatest musical of all time" WEST SIDE STORY.
WEST SIDE STORY Announces Full Australian Cast
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2018
Opera Australia, GWB Entertainment and BB Group today announced the full cast for their upcoming Australian production of what The Times (UK) hailed as the "No.1 Greatest musical of all time" WEST SIDE STORY.
The Atlanta Opera Presents WEST SIDE STORY
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2018
The Atlanta Opera opens the 2018-19 mainstage season with a production of Leonard Bernstein's classic Broadway musical, West Side Story. Francesca Zambello, General & Artistic Director of The Glimmerglass Festival and Artistic Director of Washington National Opera, who created this new production with Houston Grand Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Lyric Opera of Chicago, will direct.
Opera Australia Announces WEST SIDE STORY Cast
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2018
Opera Australia, GWB Entertainment and BB Group today announced the principal cast for the upcoming Australian production of what The Times (UK) hails as the 'No.1 Greatest musical of all time', WEST SIDE STORY.
Breaking: Tony Winner Justin Peck Will Choreograph Steven Spielberg's WEST SIDE STORY Remake
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 28, 2018
Choreographer Justin Peck has joined the production team on the new film version of the Broadway musical "West Side Story," to be directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Peck is the Resident Choreographer and soloist dancer with the New York City Ballet and won a Tony Award in 2018 for his choreography in the Broadway revival of "Carousel." Oscar nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner has written the adaptation of the 1957 musical originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein, and concept, direction, and choreography by Jerome Robbins.
MTI Announces Upcoming Release of WEST SIDE STORY School Edition
by Julie Musbach - Sep 26, 2018
Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) is celebrating the anniversary of West Side Story's opening night on Broadway 61 years ago, by making West Side Story School Edition available for licensing to schools and amateur groups around the world.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Lyric Opera of Kansas City
by Alan Portner - Sep 23, 2018
Lyric Opera of Kansas City steps off its 2018-2019 season with a bravura interpretation of 1957's "West Side Story." It is difficult to say enough good things about this Lyric Opera of Kansas City presentation.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - Aug 10, 2018
The notably attractive, and extremely talented ensemble plays out every moment of this classic so well it will delight the eyes and the ears of those that have seen the piece before, as well as those who are experiencing it for the first time. This is true of the acting, singing, and the dancing.
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night WEST SIDE STORY at Barrington Stage Co.
by Stephen Sorokoff - Aug 9, 2018
The streets of Pittsfield, (more precisely Barrington Stage Co's Boyd Quinson Mainstage on Union Street) became the streets of 1957 New York City as one of the greatest Broadway Shows of all times, West Side Store had it's opening night performance. Nowadays you don't have gangs fighting on Pittsfield streets but you do have theater goers fighting to get into the many productions of Barrington Stage Co. and the sold out season at Mr. (Bill) Finn's Cabaret.
Rialto Chatter: Is Former Fifth Harmony Star Camila Cabello the WEST SIDE STORY Movie's Maria?
by Matt Tamanini - Aug 7, 2018
Ever since it was announced that iconic director Stephen Spielberg would be helming a remake of the musical classic WEST SIDE STORY, speculation has run rampant attempting to dreamcast the star-crossed lovers at the center of the story. In March, Tony winner Ben Platt shared his audition video to play Tony, and now a New York radio host is reporting that former star of pop group Fifth Harmony, Camila Cabello will soon officially be announced for the role of Maria.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY This Summer's Best Bet at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - Jul 27, 2018
WEST SIDE STORY, book by Arthur Laurents, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and music by Leonard Bernstein, a triple-header team, WEST SIDE STORY, that walked off with six Tony nominations in 1957, is somehow the musical that lost to THE MUSIC MAN for Best Musical that year. Now, there's not a thing wrong with THE MUSIC MAN, but everything has always been very right about the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet meet the gritty streets of New York.
Photo Flash: First Look at SummerStage at Leonia's WEST SIDE STORY
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2018
This July and August, Bergen County audiences will be transported back 60 years to the graffiti-filled streets of NYC's Upper West Side, as SummerStage at Leonia presents one of the greatest musicals ever produced, WEST SIDE STORY, at the Civil War Drill Hall Theater in Leonia.
BWW Review: con WEST SIDE STORY al Teatro Comunale si conclude la VI edizione di A Summer Musical Festival della BSMT
by Valeria Venturelli - Jul 22, 2018
Si e conclusa il 17 luglio la VI edizione di A Summer Musical Festival, rassegna estiva della Bernstein School of Musical Theater dedicata interamente al musical. Per sei sere, le ragazze e i ragazzi della BSMT hanno calcato il prestigioso palco del Teatro Comunale di Bologna per portare in scena una pietra miliare del teatro musicale americano: WEST SIDE STORY, con la regia di Gianni Marras e la direzione artistica di Shawna Farrell.
SummerStage at Leonia Presents WEST SIDE STORY, 7/18-8/5
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 18, 2018
This July and August, Bergen County audiences will be transported back 60 years to the graffiti-filled streets of NYC's Upper West Side, as SummerStage at Leonia presents one of the greatest musicals ever produced, WEST SIDE STORY, at the Civil War Drill Hall Theater in Leonia.