HOLLYWOOD -- Filmmaker Steven Spielberg's take on the classic musical "West Side Story" takes him back to his childhood. "I didn't take on this project lightly," said Spielberg. "This project has been ...

NEW YORK -- The premiere of "West Side Story" is proof of the old saying, "good things come to those who wait." Shooting wrapped up on this film two years ago, and the release of the movie musical was ...

“There’s a place for us / Somewhere a place for us…” If you haven’t thought of the beautiful, haunting song “Somewhere” from West Side Story as an LGBTQ+ plea for a place of love and belonging, you ...

It’s the Sharks versus the Jets. It’s Tony and Maria who find instant dangerous love on a dance floor. It’s Leonard Bernstein’s incredible music with lyrics by a young Stephen Sondheim and book by ...

Stephen Sondheim penned those lyrics for “West Side Story” almost 70 years ago, but his words are proving to be a modern-day prophesy. Another snippet from the musical — “Tonight, tonight … won’t be ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. While Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the first draft of new lyrics to "Tonight" from ...

When Jessica McLerran received a phone call explaining she'd landed the role of Maria in Aurora Arts Theatre's production of "West Side Story," she was in shock. "I didn't originally audition for the ...

Chita Rivera's ex-husband also served as a choreographer on Broadway and as a director on such TV shows as ‘Rhoda,’ ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ ‘7th Heaven’ and M*A*S*H.’ By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Tony ...

The actress played the role of Velma in the 1957 Broadway production of 'West Side Story' and the 1961 movie musical West ...

"Could it be? Yes, it could. Something's coming, something good!” Stephen Sondheim penned those lyrics for “West Side Story” almost 70 years ago, but his words are proving to be a modern-day prophesy.

She played the Jet girl Velma in the iconic musical productions, then was an acting teacher for many years in New York and Hollywood. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed the ...