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NEWS ABOUT: West Side Story

West Side Story stories: 2 news summaries
Theater review


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 West Side Story 
 Tender, Uneven  

Production can be uneven, but still enjoyable

Mar 20, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The highly anticipated revival of West Side Story on Broadway opened last night to solid reviews, with critics applauding an unusually tender interpretation in which the women rule. Highlights:
  • “Even when they’re flashing switchblades and kicking people in the ribs, the teenage hoodlums who maraud through Arthur
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theater • Broadway • musical theater • musical • West Side Story • revival • theater reviews • Stephen Sondheim

 25 Memorable Movie Musicals 

Hits to keep the rain off your parade

Apr 8, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Sweeney Todd now out on DVD, Entertainment Weekly rounds up the mag's 25 favorite movie musicals. Some you've surely seen (West Side Story, Grease, the Sound of Music) but here are 10 you may have missed.
  1. Funny Girl (1968)
  2. Swing Time (1936)
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