Films have a way of bringing songs to life, blending visuals and melodies to create some of the most stunning musical movies ...

Stephen Sondheim penned those lyrics for “West Side Story” almost 70 years ago ... experience you can’t see anywhere else, even on Broadway,” said Julia Noulin-Mérat, general director ...

It was the role that made the name of Broadway legend Rivera ... music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Arthur Laurents, West Side Story is a retelling of Romeo ...

Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of "West Side Story" and was still dancing on Broadway with ... is the place where music, lyrics, words, scenery and ...

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chita Rivera, the musical theater legend and multiple Tony winner who created the role of Puerto Rican firebrand Anita on Broadway in "West Side Story" and other ...

Conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents, West Side Story took Broadway ... Unfortunately, in America very particularly.

It’s often hard to believe that the landmark musical “West Side Story ... on Broadway back in 1957, with its cutting-edge score by Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics ...

It’s not by chance that suddenly West Side Story is relevant again. Warner: One of the songs that has come under the most criticism is America. The lyrics to the 1957 Broadway play were viewed ...

For his new take on "West Side Story," director Steven Spielberg sort of splits the difference — he pulls from the beloved 1961 movie musical as well as the original Broadway stage show ...

Americans had long resisted the appeals of ballet, viewing it as foreign and aristocratic, “everything America was ... The original 1957 “West Side Story” opened on Broadway at the apex ...

A new West Side Story featurette has revealed a look inside a scoring session for the film, featuring Ariana DeBose singing "America." Watch the new featurette, which also features appearances ...

“Now, not many people know this, but West Side Story is actually based on another ... but also that of Broadway. “Obviously, Broadway has been through a lot these past couple of years, but ...