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If you want to see Matt Cavenaugh as Tony in the 2009 Broadway revival of West Side Story at the Palace Theatre, you should get your tickets ASAP! He will be play his last performance with the show on Dec. 13.
If you miss out, you can always hear him on the new 2009 Broadway revival cast recording of West Side Story. (Click here to order the CD.)
His understudy Matthew Hydzik will resume the role on Dec. 15. …
Arthur Laurents, News, West Side Story »
So, this news is a bit late, but it’s still interesting from a cultural perspective.
Producers of the revival of West Side Story decided to change the lyrics of two songs which were performed in Spanish.
According to a press statement,”‘A Boy Like That’ is now predominately sung in English to the original lyrics and selected dialogue and lyrics in ‘I Feel Pretty’ have reverted to English.” However, the Spanish lyrics in “Tonight,” sung by the Sharks, still remain.
Writer-director Arthur Laurents said this in a statement: “From the outset, the Spanish in …
Arthur Laurents, Broadway Premieres, Broadway Revivals, Jerome Robbins, News, Opening on Broadway, Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story »
The latest Broadway revival of West Side Story opens tonight (March 19), at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace Theatre.
Arthur Laurents, who wrote the Tony-winning libretto, is directing this revival, which has been playing preview performances since February 23.
According to Laurents, “This show will be radically different from any other production of West Side Story ever done. The musical theatre and cultural conventions of 1957 made it next to impossible for the characters to have authenticity. Every member of both gangs was always a potential killer even then. Now they actually …
Arthur Laurents, Broadway Revivals, Broadway on TV, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Live Performances, Musicals on TV, News, Stephen Sondheim, Television Performances, West Side Story »
The cast of the Broadway revival of West Side Story is appearing tonight on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” which airs on CBS at 11:35 PM Eastern time, 10:35 PM Central.
The cast will be performing the song, “America,” written by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein.
Arthur Laurents, who wrote the Tony-winning libretto, will be directing this revival, which has been playing preview performances since February 23. The show will open to the public on Broadway on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the Palace Theatre.
According to Laurents, “This show will be …
