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Extra: New York Icons: West Side Story
Extra: New York Icons: West Side Story
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
West Side Story, the tragic musical about star-crossed lovers from two rival gangs, was a hit on Broadway in the 1950s and then exploded across the country when it came to the silver screen. At the time, New York City’s demographics and landscape were rapidly changing, and choreographer Jerome Robbins, composer Leonard Bernstein, author Arthur Laurents, and lyricist Stephen Sondheim wanted an updated Romeo and Juliet that wrestled with what that meant. Who could belong in this new America?
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Released:
Nov 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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