I can’t think of an American musical with a better pedigree than West Side Story, conceived, directed, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with a score by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Yes, the show is pretty great. But it IS almost 65 years old. It’s hard to imagine […]
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Ripped from the headlines of 1957, West Side Story still has plenty to say about 2019
The Lyric’s faithful revival addresses immigration, discrimination, and changing neighborhoods, but it’s the women who are the stars.
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E. Faye Butler plays Gypsy’s Mama Rose as one great, ferocious growl
The rest of Porchlight’s raucous revival shines around her.
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Gypsy, Machinal, and three more new theater reviews
“The greatest book musical of all time” and a Woyzeck for the jazz age are among this week’s best bets.