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What was the setting of West Side Story?
Manhattan
West Side Story was originally set in the neighborhood of Lincoln Square, or San Juan Hill, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Until the 1950s, the neighborhood was predominantly African-American and Afro-Caribbean. Though it suffered from poverty and crime, it was also a cultural hotspot, especially for music.
What year was West Side Story?
October 5, 1962 (Austria)
West Side Story/Release date
Is West Side Story Based on a true story?
It is widely known that West Side Story (WSS) is based directly on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (R&J). Far less well known is the fact that Shakespeare based his play (1594) on other material, particularly a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke entitled The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562).
Is West Side Story considered golden age?
West Side Story is a bridge between the so-called “Golden Age” musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein and the Sondheim era about to begin.
How long is West Side Story?
2h 33m
West Side Story/Running time
When was West Side Story 2021?
2019
The 2021 adaptation of West Side Story was filmed in 2019 in parts of New York and New Jersey.
How old are they in West Side Story?
Ultimately, some of the cast were teenagers, some were 21, some were 30 but looked 16.
Who composed Les Misérables?
Claude-Michel Schönberg
John Cameron
Les Misérables/Composers
What are three golden age musicals that involved Leonard Bernstein?
His best-known works were for Broadway, and the musicals he composed include On the Town (1944), Wonderful Town (1953), Candide (1956) and West Side Story (1957).
What ended the Golden Age of Broadway?
The golden age of the American book musical came to an end in the 1960s. It had started with Show Boat in 1927 and ended almost forty years later with the premiere of Fiddler on the Roof.
Does West Side Story have an intermission?
A scene from Stephen Spielberg’s forthcoming film remake of West Side Story, which, like most Hollywood movies, will also not feature an intermission.