West Side Story
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Date: January 01, 1961 to February 01, 1962
Dates Note: 1961
Country of Origin:
United States
Place of Origin: United States
Languages:
Color: Color
Silent: No
Based On: the musical by Leonard Bernstein and book by Arthur Laurents. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived and directed by Jerome Robbins.
Additional Info:
Music conducted by Johnny Green; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
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“When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way . . .” In West Side Story, the gang’s all here: the Jets and their neighborhood nemeses the Sharks in the back alleys of late-fifties NYC. They’re finger-snappin’ tough and rowdy—JDs down to their white Ts and leather. And, sure, the beatings are backed by beats composed by Leonard Bernstein, and when they rumble, the stompin’ is to the so-cool choreography of Jerome Robbins. But the West Side is the domain of youth struggling with a “social disease” that’s part poverty, part parents, and part passion. West Side Story is the dizzying rush of youth that knows no bounds.
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Sunday Summer Cinema: Dancing in the StreetsDescription:
“When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way . . .” In West Side Story, the gang’s all here: the Jets and their neighborhood nemesis the Sharks in the back alleys of late-fifties NYC. They’re finger-snappin’ tough and rowdy—JDs down to their white Ts and leather. And, sure, the beatings are backed by beats composed by Leonard Bernstein, and when they rumble, the stompin’ is to the so-cool choreography of Jerome Robbins. But the West Side is the domain of youth struggling with a “social disease” that’s part poverty, part parents, and part passion. West Side Story is the dizzying rush of youth that knows no bounds.
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