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Content Introduction The musical masterpiece that has moved the world is revived with a new cast! "West Side Story" was revived at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in March 2009. Arthur Laurents, the playwright of the 1957 original, is in charge of direction, and the costumes and sets have been newly created. Some of the English lyrics and lines have been changed to Spanish, and the Puerto Rican immigrant group has been portrayed more realistically. Josefina Scaglione, who has come to Broadway from the Argentine opera world, plays Maria, and Karen Olivo (winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress), who played the original Vanessa in "In the Heights," plays Anita. The new version has been highly praised for being "closer to the truth than the original" and more relevant to the times. A new interpretation of "West Side Story" for the modern era is here. ?sContents?t West Side Story Arthur Laurents (script) Leonard Bernstein (music) Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) Jerome Robbins (original story, original production, direction, choreography) 1 Prologue 2 Jet Song 3 Something's Going to Happen 4 Dance in the Gymnasium 5 Maria 6 Tonight 7 America 8 Cool 9 One Hand, One Heart 10 Tonight (Quintet) 11 Rumble 12 I Feel Pretty (Spanish version) 13 Somewhere 14 Insults to Officer Krupke 15 I Love That Kind of Man 16 Finale Japanese Bonus Track 17 I Feel Pretty (English version) New Broadway Cast Music Director/Conductor: Patrick Vaccariello Choreography: Joey McNeely Direction: Arthur Laurents Recorded: April 2009, New York *Includes commentary, lyrics, and translations Media reviews and more West Side Story, which was revived at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in March 2009. Arthur Laurents, the playwright of the 1957 original, was in charge of direction, and new costumes and sets were created. Some of the English lyrics and lines were changed to Spanish, and the Puerto Rican immigrant group was portrayed more realistically. Josefina Scaglione, who came to Broadway from the Argentine opera world, was cast as Maria, and Karen Olivo (winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress), who played the original Vanessa in In the Heights, played Anita. The show was highly praised for being "closer to the truth than the original" and for being relevant to the times. Here is a new interpretation of West Side Story for the modern era. (C)RS
