“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 ...
Despite rave reviews, Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" has failed to gain traction with audiences at the box office. In its first three weeks in cinemas, the adaption of Leonard Bernstein and ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins phoned Leonard Bernstein with an idea for updating “Romeo and Juliet” into 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 ...
Legendary actress Rita Moreno, this year’s George Eastman Award recipient, will appear at a screening of “West Side Story” (1961) at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at George Eastman Museum’s Dryden Theatre. Prior ...