West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) is the 1957 recording of a Broadway production of the musical West Side Story. Recorded 3 days after the show opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, the recording was released in October 1957 in both mono and stereo formats. In 1962, the album reached #5 on Billboard's "Pop Album" chart. It certified "gold" by the RIAA on January 12, 1962. The album was reissued in 1973 and made its first appearance on CD in 1986. A 1997 remastered edition includes nine additional tracks of Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic through symphonic versions of the songs at the Manhattan Center on March 6, 1961.
The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid-1950s, an ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood. (In the early 1960s much of the neighborhood would be cleared in an urban renewal project for the Lincoln Center, changing the neighborhood's character.) The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks, from Puerto Rico, are taunted by the Jets, a white gang. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theater. Bernstein's score for the musical includes "Something's Coming", "Maria", "America", "Somewhere", "Tonight", "Jet Song", "I Feel Pretty", "A Boy Like That", "One Hand, One Heart", "Gee, Officer Krupke", and "Cool".
Released on October 18, 1961 through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and the public, and became the second highest grossing film of the year in the United States. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (as well as a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins for a movie musical.
Plot
In the West Side's Lincoln Square neighborhood in Manhattan in late summer of 1957, there is tension between an American gang, the Jets, led by Riff, and a gang of Puerto Rican immigrants, the Sharks, led by Bernardo. After a brawl erupts ("Prologue"), Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke arrive and break it up, warning both gangs to cease fighting or they will all be arrested. Despite the warning, the Jets decide to challenge the Sharks to a rumble for neighborhood control at an upcoming dance.
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The terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 78 and 45 rpm phonograph records, whether singles or extended plays (EPs). The A-side usually featured the recording that the artist, record producer, or the record company intended to receive the initial promotional effort and then receive radio airplay, hopefully, to become a "hit" record. The B-side (or "flip-side") is a secondary recording that has a history of its own: some artists, notably Elvis Presley, Little Richard, the Beatles, Chuck Berry, and Oasis, released B-sides that were considered as strong as the A-side and became hits in their own right. Creedence Clearwater Revival had hits, usually unintentionally, with both the B-sides of their A-side releases. Others took the opposite track: producer Phil Spector was in the habit of filling B-sides with on-the-spot instrumentals that no one would confuse with the A-side. With this practice, Spector was assured that airplay was focused on the side he wanted to be the hit side.
A composite of clips from the original production of West Side Story (1957). I have added audio, and synched to the silent video wherever possible.
I do not own any of this copyrighted material.
published: 26 May 2016
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: America
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West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: America · West Side Story Ensemble · Max Goberman · Chita Rivera · Marilyn Cooper · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast · Reri Grist · Carmen Gutierrez · Elizabeth Taylor · Lynn Ross · Liane Plane
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
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WEST SIDE STORY Clips (Original Broadway Cast)
published: 01 Oct 2017
Rare West Side Story original Broadway footage "Maria" & "Tonight" Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert
Little known film from 1957 West Side Story Broadway original cast - Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert, the first Maria and Tony on stage singing "Maria" and "Tonight"
published: 08 Mar 2011
West Side Story (4/10) Movie CLIP - America (1961) HD
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Anita (Rita Moreno) sings about the great land of America.
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Romeo and Juliet is updated to the tenements of New York City in this Oscar-winning musical landmark. Adapted by Ernest Lehman from the Broadway production, the movie opens with an overhead shot of Manhattan, an effect that director Robert Wise would repeat over the Alps in The Sound of Music four years later. We are introduced to two rival street gangs: the Jets, second-generation American teens, and the Sharks, Puerto Rican immigrants. When the war between the Jets and Sharks reaches a fever pitch, Jets leader Riff (Russ Tamblyn) decides to challenge t...
West Side Story – Cast 2021 - America (From "West Side Story")
Steven Spielberg’s award-winning, critically-acclaimed “West Side Story,” is now streaming on Disney+.
Nominated for 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose) and 11 Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno), “West Side Story” is the winner of three Golden Globe® awards—Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy; Best Actress, Musical or Comedy (Rachel Zegler) and Best Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose) – and a SAG Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Ariana DeBose). The film has also received nominations from the DGA (Steven Spielberg), PGA (Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger) and WGA (Tony Kushner) and has been named one of the year’s ...
published: 02 Mar 2022
"America" - West Side Story on Broadway
WEST SIDE STORY played its final performance on January 2nd, 2011.
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West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: Tonight
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West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: Tonight · Carol Lawrence · Larry Kert · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
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published: 27 Jan 2015
West Side Story - America (1080p HD)
From the 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray of the movie.
A composite of clips from the original production of West Side Story (1957). I have added audio, and synched to the silent video wherever possible.
I do not ow...
A composite of clips from the original production of West Side Story (1957). I have added audio, and synched to the silent video wherever possible.
I do not own any of this copyrighted material.
A composite of clips from the original production of West Side Story (1957). I have added audio, and synched to the silent video wherever possible.
I do not own any of this copyrighted material.
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: America · West Side Story Ensemble · Max Goberman · Chita Rivera ...
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: America · West Side Story Ensemble · Max Goberman · Chita Rivera · Marilyn Cooper · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast · Reri Grist · Carmen Gutierrez · Elizabeth Taylor · Lynn Ross · Liane Plane
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: America · West Side Story Ensemble · Max Goberman · Chita Rivera · Marilyn Cooper · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast · Reri Grist · Carmen Gutierrez · Elizabeth Taylor · Lynn Ross · Liane Plane
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
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Little known film from 1957 West Side Story Broadway original cast - Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert, the first Maria and Tony on stage singing "Maria" and "Tonig...
Little known film from 1957 West Side Story Broadway original cast - Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert, the first Maria and Tony on stage singing "Maria" and "Tonight"
Little known film from 1957 West Side Story Broadway original cast - Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert, the first Maria and Tony on stage singing "Maria" and "Tonight"
West Side Story movie clips: http://j.mp/1LkjWFw
BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/16TMZIG
Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr
CLIP DESCRIPTION...
Steven Spielberg’s award-winning, critically-acclaimed “West Side Story,” is now streaming on Disney+.
Nominated for 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, ...
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: Tonight · Carol Lawrence · Larry Kert · West Side Story Original ...
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: Tonight · Carol Lawrence · Larry Kert · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: Tonight · Carol Lawrence · Larry Kert · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
A composite of clips from the original production of West Side Story (1957). I have added audio, and synched to the silent video wherever possible.
I do not own any of this copyrighted material.
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: America · West Side Story Ensemble · Max Goberman · Chita Rivera · Marilyn Cooper · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast · Reri Grist · Carmen Gutierrez · Elizabeth Taylor · Lynn Ross · Liane Plane
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Little known film from 1957 West Side Story Broadway original cast - Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert, the first Maria and Tony on stage singing "Maria" and "Tonight"
Provided to YouTube by Masterworks Broadway
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) : Act I: Tonight · Carol Lawrence · Larry Kert · West Side Story Original Broadway Cast
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1994-06-22
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Producer: Goddard Lieberson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) is the 1957 recording of a Broadway production of the musical West Side Story. Recorded 3 days after the show opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, the recording was released in October 1957 in both mono and stereo formats. In 1962, the album reached #5 on Billboard's "Pop Album" chart. It certified "gold" by the RIAA on January 12, 1962. The album was reissued in 1973 and made its first appearance on CD in 1986. A 1997 remastered edition includes nine additional tracks of Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic through symphonic versions of the songs at the Manhattan Center on March 6, 1961.
Known for her iconic roles, such as Anita in WestSideStory, Velma in ... Joining the original cast of West Side Story in 1957 marked a pivotal moment in her career, propelling her to Broadway stardom.
Rivera reached true Broadways star status when she was cast as the original Anita in WestSideStory in 1957... But she reached true Broadways star status when she was cast as Anita in West Side Story - ...
You can also see her Oscar-winning performance in 2021’s WestSideStory, and her role in Hamilton which are both available to stream with a Disney+ subscription.
Fans were enraged by the jibe, considering Ariana is a Broadway legend who was one of the original cast members of the musical Hamilton, who won the Oscar playing Anita in WestSideStory and who was nominated for a Tony in 2018.
Bernstein, who notably composed the original Broadway production of “WestSideStory,” cast Costa in his tour for the operetta “Candide.” She received much praise for her rendition of the satirical ...
Broadway legend Chita Rivera’s new memoir ... Chita Rivera, an original cast member as Anita in the Broadway musical production of “WestSideStory” is seen here in a photo from 1957.