West Side Story - Broadway 2020

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West Side Story - Broadway 2020 Feb 21, 2020 4:17:37 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 4:17:37 GMT

In terms of very positive reviews, you can add The Washington Post and Time Out New York.

I think this Hollywood Reporter review offers a thorough exploration of the production's strengths and weaknesses.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/west-side-story-theater-1280016

And this closing line from the review sums the situation up nicely:
"Like last season's revisionist makeover of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! it's bound to be polarizing, but it's definitely not to be missed."

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West Side Story - Broadway 2020 Aug 9, 2021 17:28:10 GMT ThereWillBeSun likes this

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Post by n1david on Aug 9, 2021 17:28:10 GMT

Damn. Had hoped to see this next year after my visit to last year in April was canned...

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West Side Story - Broadway 2020 Sept 10, 2021 16:18:56 GMT via mobile pianowithsam likes this

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Aug 9, 2021 17:28:10 GMT n1david said:

Damn. Had hoped to see this next year after my visit to last year in April was canned...

I'm not surprised. There was ALOT of controversy surrounding this production. They may try it over here in London but I don't know. From the limited clips I've seen, it looks pretty weird. Maybe it will go to National? I would rather have Hadestown back though.

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West Side Story - Broadway 2020 Sept 10, 2021 20:37:40 GMT via mobile

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Post by Mark on Sept 10, 2021 20:37:40 GMT

I hope not. Really didn’t rate this production.

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West Side Story - Broadway 2020 Sept 10, 2021 22:35:38 GMT

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Post by n1david on Sept 10, 2021 22:35:38 GMT

I know that the casting of this show caused a huge amount of controversy and not everyone liked the show. My view was that this was an interesting attempt to reimagine a classic by a noted director. Whether it succeeded or failed, it would have been interesting from the perspective of how the production of "classic" shows evolves. I doubt it will come to the UK as it would come here with the label of being a failure on Broadway, so I could only see it here if it were further reworked and presented as a new version.