The famous first three notes of leonard bernsteins west side story are startling. With a screenplay by ernest lehman, the film is an adaptation of the 1957 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. West side story runs an hour and 45 minutes, sans intermission, and will return on april 12 th to the broadway theatre in new york city. Mar 07, 2020 the latest victim that falls prey to this risky venture is the iconic masterpiece west side story originally brought to the stage in 1957 by the theatre legends arthur laurents book, leonard bernstein music, stephen sondheim lyrics and directed and choreographed by jerome robbins. Sondheim describes hammerstein as a surrogate father who mentored the. Arthur laurents has 27 books on goodreads with 7012 ratings. Arthur laurentss most popular book is romeo and juliet and west side story. West side story is widely considered one of the greatest achievements of the. Tickets west side story lesher center for the arts. West side story vocal score leonard bernstein, music. Book by arthur laurents lyrics by stephen sondheim march 30 april 29, 2018 inspired by the timeless story of romeo and juliet, shakespeares starcrossed lovers are transplanted to the vibrant battleground of new york citys west side in the 1950s. Feb, 2020 west side story, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, book by arthur laurents. Whittled down to one hour and fortyfive minutes, west side story with book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, and choreography by jerome robbins has grown exceedingly dark and mislaid some of its moving parts in the new broadway revival from edgy belgian director ivo.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Steven spielberg is pictured in harlem on saturday shooting the second film of the 1957 broadway musical west side story. West side story is a 1961 american musical romantic drama film directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. Jul 14, 2019 with music by the great leonard bernstein, book by arthur laurents and lyrics by a thenyoung stephen sondheim, west side story took broadway by storm in 1957. Whittled down to one hour and fortyfive minutes, west side story with book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, and choreography by jerome robbins has grown exceedingly dark and mislaid some of its moving parts in the new broadway revival from edgy belgian director ivo van hove. Arthur laurents, stephen sondheim, jerome robbins and leonard bernstein. Arthur laurents and stephen sondheim are jewish, but that hardly explains using a shofar call. Now rejuiced, rejazzedup, reopened at the broadway theatre. The gem of broadway musicals, west side storys commentary on love and prejudice is relevant to any time and place. West side story is on tour and hits the indiana university auditorium in bloomington, in, closed april 23, 2014 more than fifty years ago, a show about new york city changed musical theatre forever. Mar 29, 20 dedicated to arthur laurents, good friend and mentor to gsp. West side story indiana university auditorium, bloomington. He is one of the most successful authors and created musical plays such as west side story 1957, gypsy 1959, anyone can whistle 1964, do i hear a waltz.
Whittled down to one hour and fortyfive minutes, west side story with book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, and choreography by jerome robbins. When they first conceived the show in 1949, robbins, bernstein and laurents set their story on the east side of manhattan, and gave it the working title east side story. Ivo van hoves west side story broadway revival aims to. Luckily for us, they found an entirely new way to tell the story of romeo and juliet. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, west side story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. It was inspired by william shakespeare s play romeo and juliet.
August 1981 he wrote the book for the musical, west side story, at the ogunquit playhouse in ogunquit, maine with marcia king and stephen pender in the cast. Laurents eventually won the award for the less wellknown hallelujah, baby. With ansel elgort, rachel zegler, ariana debose, david alvarez. Ppas west side story 2018 full performance hd youtube. The further we get in time from when west side story was written, the more the musicals mythic dimensions come into focus. Arthur laurents, arthur levine, american playwright, director, and screenwriter born july 14, 1917, brooklyn, n. West side story, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, book by arthur laurents. A musical hardcover january 1, 1957 by arthur laurents author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. With music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, and a book by arthur laurents, west side story is an american take on romeo and juliet, with the. Feb 21, 2020 west side story is a template for artistic radicalism. Arthur laurents july 14, 1917 may 5, 2011 was an american playwright, stage director and screenwriter after writing scripts for radio shows after college and then training films for the u. Entire original production directed and choreographed by jerome robbins. West side story is a musical with book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim.
Army during world war ii, laurents turned to writing for broadway, producing a body of work that includes west side story 1957, gypsy 1959, and hallelujah, baby. West side story education pack by curve theatre issuu. Both west side story and gypsy were nominated for a tony award for best musical. West side story hardcover january 1, 1966 by arthur laurents author 2. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Stars and protesters at west side story opening the. Stephen sondheim, leonard bernstein and cast on the set of west side story. When the lights do come back on, dont miss ivo van hoves broadway. Jerome robbins arthur laurents leonard bernstein stephen sondheim based on a conception of. Isaac powell as tony shereen pimentel as maria amar ramasar as bernardo yesenia ayala as anita dharon e. Arthur laurents american playwright, director, and. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood. Lyriciststephen sondheim book arthur laurents composerjulie styne. Arthur laurents book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. See more ideas about arthur laurents, west side story and jerome robbins. When the lights do come back on, dont miss ivo van hoves broadway musical debut with the revival of this widely revered.
Mar 20, 2020 west side story runs an hour and 45 minutes, sans intermission, and will return on april 12 th to the broadway theatre in new york city. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. Fancy free 1944, west side story 1957, the king and i 1951, gypsy 1959. Steven spielberg starts shooting west side story in harlem. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, bluecollar neighborhood in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban renewal project. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. With video cameras and new dances and faces, ivo van hove. The classic 1957 musical, featuring a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim, has been radically reinvented by belgian director ivo van hove to reflect american gang culture of today. Arthur laurents book, and stephen sondheim lyrics captured the fiber of. Works stage west side story 1957 leonard bernstein. Here is a brief look at one of the greatest quartets ever assembled for a broadway show. West side story at the indiana university auditorium, bloomington, in.
Yes, a bit of a wait as broadway actors and staff cant work from home. The latest victim that falls prey to this risky venture is the iconic masterpiece west side story originally brought to the stage in 1957 by the theatre legends arthur laurents book, leonard bernstein music, stephen sondheim lyrics and directed and choreographed by jerome robbins. Jones as riff jacob guzman as chino ahmad simmons as diesel understudies. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. The gem of broadway musicals, west side storys commentary on love and. Arthur laurents, book 19172011 was writing radio plays when he was approached to provide the book or story for west side story. Aug 23, 2018 west side story was originally east side story. Sharks and jets invade harlem as spielberg remakes west. Author arthur laurents, composer leonard bernstein, lyricist stephen sondheim and choreographer jerome robbins collaborated brilliantly, if also heatedly, on this musical inspired by shakespeares romeo and juliet. The show continues to seduce in a theatrical language that remains universal.
Julie taymor, a director known for productions like the lion king, said she had been approached by quincy jones, the producer, to remake a west side story film about a decade ago. The production keeps the original book by arthur laurents with music and lyrics by leonard bernstein and stephen sondheim, though cuts i feel pretty and the intermission, thus running a brisk. From the first moments of the 1961 movie, the directors robert wise and jerome robbins innovative vision is clear, even emphatic. Review of ivo van hoves west side story on broadway. West side story cast broadway musical music by leonard bernstein lyrics by stephen sondheim book by arthur laurents basis on william shakespeares romeo and juliet tony riff bernardo maria baby john chino anita shrank doc action diesel arab rosalia consuela krupke glad hand velma graziella jets sharks jet girls shark girls last update. Books by arthur laurents author of west side story edition. In his own book of collected lyrics he writes of this song. Arthur laurents was born in new york city on july 14, 1917. Dracula by bram stoker the outsider by stephen king the secret garden by frances. This groundbreaking collaboration among bernstein, jerome robbins conception and choreography, arthur laurents book, and stephen sondheim lyrics captured the fiber of american society through its best and worst characteristics. Instead of fair verona, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean, its the mean streets of 1950s new york city, where young gangs rumble over the right to walk down the street. Sharks and jets invade harlem as spielberg remakes west side.
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