But there’s one thing the 1961 West Side Story changed from the original Broadway show. And the small change in song placement made for one of the most famous scenes in movie history ...

West Side Story, a modern Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of gang violence, is a powerful and timeless musical. The music was composed by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by ...

Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo won. 2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo was nominated but did not win. 2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards ...

“West Side Story” became one of the biggest Broadway musicals of all time ... “As a child I found the music dazzling but the overall message racist,” Aurora Levins Morales, a Jewish ...

The original film adaptation of the Broadway musical was a ... challenge to sell at the box office. But West Side Story, with its familiar much-loved songs could be a welcome panacea for audiences ...