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Somewhere In The Subway, West Side Story's 'Somewhere' Is Always Playing
When a train pulls into the subway station it sounds like the first three notes of the Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim collaboration 'Somewhere.'
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Steven Spielberg Brings 1950s NYC Back To Life In "West Side Story" Trailer
It's Spielberg's love letter to the original film, 1950s NYC, and the enduring mythology of well-choreographed street gangs named after elasmobranch fish and/or hockey teams.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Original “West Side Story” Production Photo Captures Robert Moses’s Urban Renewal Landscape
Jerome Robbins, a lifelong New Yorker, was determined that the movie version of his successful Broadway show would represent his native city in all its gritty glory.
By
Linda Murray, NYPL
Arts & Entertainment
The New West Side Story Is Fresh, But Also Falls Apart
The good, the bad and the controversial of the revival.
By
Jennifer Vanasco
Arts & Entertainment
Video: 'West Side Story' Fever Hits NYC As Steven Spielberg Films Around Town
No sweat stains will have to be CGI'd into this production.
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Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Playwright And Director Arthur Laurents Dies at 93
The Great White Way is a little dimmer today as it mourns Arthur Laurents, the 93-year-old playwright and director who helped create such classics as West Side Story, Gypsy and The Way We Were.
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Garth Johnston
Arts & Entertainment
Opinionist: West Side Story
Photograph of the Jets by Joan Marcus At 91, Arthur Laurents
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John Del Signore
Arts & Entertainment
Video: Ferrell Leaves Air Force One to Sing with the Jets
Will Ferrell stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman last night
By
Billy Parker
Arts & Entertainment
Noteworthy Televison This Week:
A look at some noteworthy television this week: Nature - Dogs That
By
Toby von Meistersinger
News
Ecko's Graffiti Party Is On
Yesterday afternoon, Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that the city had to allow
By
Jen Chung
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