The Stranger, June 7th, 2007
Adaptations
Plays That Were Books, Movies That Were Plays, and Plays That Were Other Plays
West Side Story
5th Avenue Theatre
Through June 19.
The 1961 West Side Story movie did such a fine job immortalizing the musical that it almost obliterated any reason to perform it live. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first staging of Story, which the 5th Avenue considered reason enough to remount it, and they've taken the path of least resistance by basically performing the film.
The movie's fantastic dance moves were the original Broadway choreography by Jerome Robbins, which this pr...
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