Ever since I read that Kushner and Spielberg were using Arthur Laurents' original book as inspiration for the upcoming remake, I've been taking a closer look at it. ( Read more...Collapse )

Broadway-Bound WEST SIDE STORY Will Hold LA Open Call for Dancers and LatinX Principals

by BWW News Desk

The much-anticipated Broadway revival of West Side Story is continuing its nationwide search for LatinX performers for the principal roles of Maria, Anita, and Bernardo, as well as contemporary dancers of all ethnicities, 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. ( Read more...Collapse )

Corey Cott and Mikaela Bennett to Lead Lyric Opera's WEST SIDE STORY

by BWW News Desk

Acclaimed Broadway performer Corey Cott and rising star Mikaela Bennett will headline Lyric Opera of Chicago's premiere of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking American musical West Side Story, presented from May 3 - June 2, 2019 at the Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago (press opening May 4, 2019).
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