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Byline: Emily Diaz Twirling in poodle skirts and greaser jackets, an ensemble of dancers paid homage to the classic Broadway musical 'West Side Story' on February 17 at Chicago's Harris [...]

Byline: Sophia Anness Welcome to another Theater Thursday! This week, we will be discussing some great starter musicals for those looking to chassé into the musical world. Looking for a [...]

content'class='sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap'> This week, Northern Star writers choose songs from the most exuberant genre of music: musicals. Sarah's picks: Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - 'Yorktown (The World Turned Upside [...]

content'class='sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap'> April Allen | Arts & Life Co-Editor Go behind the scenes of the theatrical performances West Side Story and Proof to see what they really mean. Buena Vista [...]

Byline: Rachel Lapides The 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story is one of my favorite movies. I watched it dozens of times as a child; my mother would sing [...]

Byline: Grace Sherban , Arts & Life Assistant Editor Steven Spielberg, arguably one of the most influential directors of all time, has never directed a movie musical. So like any [...]

Byline: Eva Moschitto The Santa Barbara International Film Festival opened its programming with its Outstanding Director of the Year Award, which honored Paul Thomas Anderson for 'Licorice Pizza,' Kenneth Branagh [...]

Byline: Eli Engler 'When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way' -- unless you manage to mess it up one day. Although I may not be able to [...]

Byline: Meaghan Darwish, TV Insider Steven Spielberg's West Side Story is coming to Disney+ following the film's seven Oscar nominations for the 2022 ceremony. The movie will officially debut on [...]

Byline: Hailey Wharram Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault. Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021) provides its audience with one of the most delightful yet devastating movie-going experiences of [...]

'The Power of the Dog' was named Best Motion Picture (Drama) at the 2022 Golden Globes. This year's awards took place in private in Los Angeles on Sunday (09.01.22), with [...]

Byline: Jake Dye Both the holiday season and the end of 2021 are upon us. With the conclusion of the fall semester and the start of winter break, many of [...]

Byline: James Langan The original 'West Side Story' is a quintessential classic that your parents probably love. Debuting on Broadway in 1957, the Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim product hit [...]

Fashion designers, indoor sunglasses and all, sometimes manage to sneak or force their way into the ultra-exclusive world of high art through the boldness of their creations. In 2019, a [...]

Byline: Sasha Cohen A few days have passed since composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's sudden death at age 91, and I am still struggling to make sense of my grief. [...]

In spite of COVID-19, movie-going persists. Photo courtesy of iStock. JACK SHANNON | STAFF REPORTER | jmshannon@butler.edu Theatrical releases have been in flux since COVID-19 hit in February 2020. Many [...]

Byline: Marcelle Couto Claire Kirner | The Observer A novel version of 'West Side Story' hits theaters this December. The musical film -- a cinema classic -- will now star [...]

Carey Mulligan has joined Bradley Cooper's biopic about Leonard Bernstein. The 45-year-old actor is set to star in and direct the upcoming movie, 'Maestro', which follows the life of the [...]

Byline: Vanessa Rodriguez-Mclean Welcome to Theatre Talk with Vanessa! Here I will give a brief synopsis of musicals that I have listened to, and give you my opinion in depth [...]

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Byline: Kelli Arseneau A take on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' that tells a tale of racial tensions between rival gangs -- the Jets and the Sharks -- in 1950s New [...]

Byline: Jake Bolster Photo Courtesy of Nancy Ford On Apr. 19 at 7:30 PM, the Hamilton College Theatre Department premiered its spring mainstage production, West Side Story, directed by Mark [...]

Byline: Nancy Spears, senior news reporter isAccessibleForFree' content='true'/> Two former OU musical theater students will be featured in a new film adaptation of an iconic musical, according to a press [...]

West Side Story is a play that I watched and loved when I was younger. It has a fantastic musical score, intense and artistic choreography, and Rita Moreno, a trailblazing [...]

Byline: Grace Orriss Editor's note: This is one installment in a ten-part March Madness series. These rankings were voted on by The Daily Californian arts & entertainment staff. The first [...]

Byline: Grace Orriss Any theater geek worth their salt knows 'West Side Story.' Originally envisioned by Jerome Robbins and featuring music by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, the musical is [...]

Byline: Kyle PetersonRemember the name Rachel Zegler, because she just managed to achieve every theatre kid's dream: doing a production of West Side Story in high school, and then actually [...]

class='asset-contentsubscriber-premium'>Steven Spielberg has cast Rachel Zegler as Maria in his upcoming 'West Side Story' adaption.The 72-year-old director has chosen the 17-year-old New Jersey high school student to make her film [...]

Steven Spielberg has cast Rachel Zegler as Maria in his upcoming 'West Side Story' adaption.The 72-year-old director has chosen the 17-year-old New Jersey high school student to make her film [...]

Byline: Robert McCaffreyBy Nikki Namdar[email protected]Arthur Laurent's live rendition of 'West Side Story' hit the stage of Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Center on Thursday bringing in hundreds of people [...]

Rita MorenoLERON WELLINGTONStaff WriterFredonia is starting off the new year with a Convocation speaker with flair and gusto that you don't find just anywhere. She is one of the handful [...]

Byline: Anna Huntsman When Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance announced 'West Side Story' as its fall mainstage musical last May, junior musical theater major Bridgett Martinez, 20, was [...]

Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' remake will start filming next year. The 71-year-old film director has been forced to jiggle around his work schedule for 2019 after 'Indiana Jones 5' [...]

Byline: Robert McCaffrey By Nikki Namdar [email protected] Arthur Laurent's live rendition of 'West Side Story' hit the stage of Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Center on Thursday bringing in [...]

Byline: Maddy Folstein When it came to 'West Side Story,' Joseph Haj and the Guthrie Theater production team found the key to developing their retelling of the classic musical in [...]

Byline: Logan Browder Anya Risner, who plays Maria, poses after singing 'I Feel Pretty.' Photography by Madison Weikle Logan Browder, staff writer West Side Story, a musical written by Stephen [...]

Byline: Maura Johnson While singing 'America,' Anita, played by Hannah Benson, and Rosalia, played by Tiffany Choe, fight over which is better: staying in America or going back to Puerto [...]

Buy Photos Former IU Chancellor Sharon Brehm remembered as conscientious leader IU Chancellor Sharon Brehm poses in front of the Sample Gates. Brehm died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She [...]

Byline: OLIVIA ORDIN Starting Thursday, the USC School of Dramatic Arts will be presenting its rendition of the acclaimed West Side Story, a famed musical uncovering some of the most [...]

Rachel Mahoney rmahoney6@radford.edu On Saturday, Jan. 26 senior Brandon Mock performed his senior recital for Radford University's College of Visual and Performing Arts. Mock performed numerous classical numbers on the [...]

Byline: Cassidy Sisler Theater arts junior Kace Owens will play Puck, one of his dream roles since his senior year of high school, in A Midsummer Night's Dream Wednesday to [...]

Byline: Johnathan D. Kindall Symphony Hall hosts Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night featuring the Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration on Friday night. PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL BLANCHARD With a little bit of [...]

By Winnie Ong After 11 long years since its last staging in Singapore, West Side Story is finally making its way to the local stage in September. Making its debut [...]

Sunday's article on the Grand Barton organ in the Capitol Theater brought back fond memories of a small group of us university students in the 1960s, getting together on Sunday [...]

Rita Moreno LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer Fredonia is starting off the new year with a Convocation speaker with flair and gusto that you don't find just anywhere. She is one [...]

Tony Award-winner Karen Olivo, a fixture on the Madison theater scene since moving here from New York in 2013, will have a starring role in the upcoming production of 'Hamilton' [...]

Byline: LINDSAY CHRISTIANS Actress Karen Olivo, a Tony Award winner for 'West Side Story' and a Madison resident since spring 2013, returns to the stage this fall in the Chicago [...]

Byline: Angela Tricarico Next to Normal, Original Broadway Cast - 2009 This rock musical, by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey is absolutely haunting. It is Tony nominated and Pulitzer Prize [...]

0 Comments PrintTagsLifestylesMTSUMTSU SidelinesSidelinesTheatreTucker TheatreWest Side Story By L. N. Harrison // Staff Writer Three days after the opening date, and the actors from West Side Story were still performing [...]

Byline: John Box Photo: Several cast members of Side Story dance in front of Broncho Lake to advertise their play. Side Story will be shown in the Mitchell Hall Theater [...]