West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

2016
1h 0m
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Overview

As the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzy Klein go in search of the true stories behind the inception of this classic show. For the first time on television, they hear first-hand from those involved in the show when it opened on Broadway in September 1957, including Sondheim himself, producer Hal Prince and original cast members from both show and movie, including Chita Rivera Carol Lawrence and Rita Moreno. With the BBC Symphony Orchestra and specially cast singers, we re-live some of the wonderful music and, in the company of Suzy and Bruno, we discover how West Side Story placed the 1950s phenomena of racial tension and teenage gangs centre stage to create a hit that changed musical theatre forever.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 26, 2016
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt6144522

Cast

Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli

Self

Suzy Klein
Suzy Klein

Self

Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim

Self

Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera

Self

Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno

Self

Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence

Self

Hal Prince
Hal Prince

Self

Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins

Self

Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents

Self

Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein

Self

Key Crew

Ursula Macfarlane
Director

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