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Two groups of young men (Jets and Sharks) stand facing each other. A man in a red shirt at the front of the group on the right has his fists raised.

Something’s here, something great

by Jack Helbig February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

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 […]