Documentary ·Music · 2003 · 59m

West Side Memories

Director

Cast

Jerome Robbins as Self (1960 interview) (voice) (archive footage) Arthur Laurents as Self Stephen Sondheim as Self Hal Prince as Self (as Hal Prince) Greg Lawrence as Self Walter Mirisch as Self

Synopsis

Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score-making processes.

Mood & Themes

west side story

Key Collaborators

Michael Arick Director

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