West Side Story

The classic American musical returns to Broadway.

Producers Plan B'way Return for West Side Story

Producers Plan B'way Return for West Side Story
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Will next season see a revival of West Side Story? The powerful Nederlander Organization is looking to team up with producers Kevin McCollum and Jeffrey Seller Rent, La Boheme and Avenue Q to bring the classic musical back to the Great White Way, according to Variety.

A modern re-telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set against the gang-filled world of late 1950s New York City, West Side Story centers on the love story between a Polish boy and a Puerto Rican girl. The tuner features a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

West Side Story, directed and choreographed by the legendary Jerome Robbins, first opened on Broadway on September 26, 1957. That original production ran for a whopping 732 performances before closing on June 27, 1959. One of the best known modern musicals, West Side Story has been revived on the Great White Way three times, the last time in the form of a 1980 mounting starring Debbie Allen. The 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

There is currently no creative team attached to this planned production.

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