West Side Story

Monday, July 18, 2011

West Side Story - Lima Perú

West Side Story in Peru (2011) directed by Mateo Chiarella. The musical is based on Romeo and Juliet story by Shakespeare. It’s a great musical adaptation of genre drama with the beautiful music of Leonard Bernstein. Now in Peru since June 2nd to July 10th at the rebuild Municipal Theatre.

The play is about Tony and Maria the young guys of different gangs, he is American and she is from Puerto Rico; they met in a party and fell in love and this cause a fight between the two groups of guys, Jets and Sharks.

The play is pretty good, the artists do it well, choreography, also with contemporary dances and the plot was interesting, it’s not common to talk about racism. The music was very good, one of the best songs is “America”, but if the lyrics were in English, it will result better.

Go and see, West Side Story at the Municipal Theatre, is good option for do in the city, you will really enjoy it.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Want to know more about WSS?

Click this link to enter to the official West Side Story website: http://www.westsidestory.com/

Thursday, July 14, 2011

West Side Story Perú Pics

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Did you know who Arthur Laurents was?

Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter.

After writing scripts for radio shows after college and then training films for the U.S. Army during World War II, Laurents turned to writing for Broadway, producing a body of work that includes West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), Hallelujah, Baby! (1967) and La Cage Aux Folles (1983), and directing some of his own shows and other Broadway productions.

His early film scripts include Rope (1948) for Alfred Hitchcock, followed by Anastasia (1956), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), The Way We Were (1973) and The Turning Point (1977). Click the link to watch an interwiev with him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51wwXtCXvtY&feature=related

Did you know who Leonard Bernstein was?

Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor,composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. According to The New York Times, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."

His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for West Side Story, as well as Candide, Wonderful Town,On the Town and his own Mass. To know more about him click the link: http://www.leonardbernstein.com/

Soundtrack

Here is the soundtrack of the 1961 film West Side Story. this soundtrack spent 54 weeks at #1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the longest run at #1 of any album in history. Click the links to hear the songs.