JJ Hudson wishes there was a term that would best describe Wichita Grand Opera’s performances of “West Side Story” next ...
2009 BroadwayWorld Awards Best Featured Actress in a Musical Karen Olivo 2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Karen Olivo 2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival of a ...
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 9:49 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. The LA Opera’s “West Side Story” is in the right place at the right time. Originally brought to Broadway in 1957 by a legendary ...
Los Angeles Opera opens James Conlon's final season as music director with 'West Side Story' in Francesca Zambello's well-traveled production.
“When I was a kid, hearing the Jets hurl all that negativity toward Latinos, I learned a lot of slurs. It had a big impact on me,” soprano Gabriella Reyes tells Observer about seeing the movie for the ...
In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins phoned Leonard Bernstein with an idea for updating “Romeo and Juliet” into a contemporary Broadway musical. Robbins didn’t know what it would be, but he knew what ...