Vivacious performances outweigh a host of odd directorial choices in the Washington National Opera‘s
West Side Story
West Side Story opened LA Opera’s 40th anniversary season with fury and flair
Lyric Opera of Chicago has brought back its wildly successful 2019 production of West Side Story, directed by Francesca Zambello. I thought it was terrific back then and, even with numerous cast changes, it was just as terrific on Sunday afternoon.
In our current political climate with issues of immigration, tribalism, and white nationalists, the 1957 musical West Side Story has a distinctly contemporary feel.
Sunny, lakeside Cooperstown presents a peppy, exuberant, winning production of West Side Story, the musical.
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