"On the Town (musical) On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based on Jerome Robbins' idea for his 1944 ballet ""Fancy Free"", which he had set to Bernstein's music. The musical introduced several popular and classic songs, among them ""New York, New York"", ""Lonely Town"", ""I Can Cook, Too"" (for which Bernstein also wrote the lyrics), and ""Some Other Time"". The story concerns three American sailors on a 24-hour shore leave in New York City during wartime 1944. Each of the three sailors meets and quickly"
"Side Story"". ""West Side Story"" is a contemporary version of ""Romeo and Juliet"", set in Hell's Kitchen. The show, with music by Leonard Bernstein, marked the first collaboration between Robbins and Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics, as well as Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book. Because book, music, and dance were envisioned as an organic whole, the cast, in a Broadway first, had to be equally skilled as actors, singers, and dancers. To help the young cast grow into their roles, Robbins did not allow those playing members of opposite gangs (Jets and Sharks) to mix during the rehearsal"
"West Side Story (film) West Side Story is a 1961 American romantic musical tragedy film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play ""Romeo and Juliet"". It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and viewers, and became the second highest grossing film of the year"
"Brittany Snow and Drake Bell. West Side Story (film) West Side Story is a 1961 American romantic musical tragedy film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play ""Romeo and Juliet"". It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and viewers, and became the second highest"
"Somewhere (song) ""Somewhere"", sometimes referred to as ""Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)"" or simply ""There's a Place for Us"", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical ""West Side Story"" that was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the melody,(actually is a quote from the cello and bass line in Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, 17 bars from the end.) and also a longer phrase from the main theme of"
"Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was ""one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."" His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for ""West Side Story"", ""Peter Pan"", ""Candide"", ""Wonderful Town"","
"West Side Story (soundtrack) West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film ""West Side Story"". Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the longest run at No. 1 of any album in history, although some lists instead credit Michael Jackson's ""Thriller"", on the grounds that ""West Side Story"" was listed on a chart for stereo albums only at a time when many albums were recorded in mono. In 1962, it won a Grammy award for ""Best Sound Track Album – Original Cast"" and Johnny Richards orchestrations of the"
"Tribune"" on September 27, 1957: The other reviews generally joined in speculation about how the new work would influence the course of musical theater. Typical was John Chapman's review in the ""New York Daily News"" on September 27, 1957, headed: ""West Side Story a Splendid and Super-Modern Musical Drama"". ""Time"" magazine found the dance and gang warfare more compelling than the love story and noted that the show's ""putting choreography foremost, may prove a milestone in musical-drama history ..."" The score for ""West Side Story"" was orchestrated by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal following detailed instructions from Bernstein, who then"
"uses elements of another ""West Side Story"" song, ""I Feel Pretty"", and the album version uses elements of ""One Hand, One Heart"" spoken by Chris Lowe. Somewhere (song) ""Somewhere"", sometimes referred to as ""Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)"" or simply ""There's a Place for Us"", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical ""West Side Story"" that was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the melody,(actually is a quote"
"Saul Chaplin Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director. He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won three Oscars for collaborating on the scores and orchestrations of ""An American in Paris"" (1951), ""Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"" (1954) and ""West Side Story"" (1961). Following education at New York University's School of Commerce, where he studied accounting, Chaplin joined the ASCAP and started out penning tunes for the theatre, vaudeville and for"
"dubbed into other languages. All of them were released on DVD by Kultur Video (half of them in 2013). Around the time he was appointed music director of the New York Philharmonic, and living opposite Carnegie Hall at The Osborne, Bernstein composed the music for two shows. The first was for the operetta ""Candide"", which was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman based on Voltaire's novella. The second was Bernstein's collaboration with the choreographer Jerome Robbins, the writer Arthur Laurents, and the lyricist Stephen Sondheim to produce the musical ""West Side Story"". The first three had"
"wrote revisions on their manuscript (the original, heavily annotated by Ramin, Kostal and Bernstein himself is in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library at Columbia University). Ramin, Kostal, and Bernstein are billed as orchestrators for the show. The orchestra consisted of 31 players: a large Broadway pit orchestra enhanced to include 5 percussionists, a guitarist and a piano/celesta player. In 1961, Bernstein prepared a suite of orchestral music from the show, titled ""Symphonic Dances from West Side Story"": Recordings of ""West Side Story"" include the following: The 1961 film adaptation of the musical received praise from critics and the public,"
"Township, Pennsylvania. He passed away at the age of 94 on August 16, 2011, at his home in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Charles Jaffe (conductor) Charles Jaffe (1917 – August 16, 2011) was an American conductor and musical director, after starting out as a violinist with the Curtis String Quartet in Philadelphia. As musical director of ""West Side Story"", he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1964. Jaffe was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his career at the age of 5 when he played solo violin with the Philadelphia Women's Symphony. He was admitted to the Curtis Institute"
"Deaf Side Story Deaf Side Story is a musical based on ""West Side Story"", itself an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play ""Romeo and Juliet"". Takes place in New York City during the mid-1950s, the musical based on West Side Story explores the rivalry between the two gangs Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different cultural backgrounds (Deaf and Hearing). The members of the Sharks from Puerto Rico are taunted by the Jets, a white working-class group. The young protagonist, Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the"
"West Side Story, George M, Fiddler On The Roof, Bye Bye Birdie. Film: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DisneyToon Studios), The Little Richard Story, The Ultimate Auction. Recordings: WICKED (as Elphaba [guide vocals] Stage-Stars Karaoke), HAIR (Sh-K-Boom Records), Longing For A Place Already Gone (Laura Bell Bundys debut album), Fine and Dandy (PS Classics), Folkzinger (with Christine Lavin), Last Day On Earth (for composer Lance Horne), Wedding Plans (for composer Georgia Stitt) and Broadway By The Year 1978 Original Cast Album (to be released in 2009). Julie has sung in concert with/for prolific composer Stephen Schwartz, pop great Neil"
"Sid Ramin Sidney Norton Ramin (born January 22, 1919) is an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer. Born in 1919, Ramin is the son of Ezra Ramin, a window trimmer, and Beatrice D. (Salamoff) Ramin. He has orchestrated many television, film, and theatrical productions. He also composed the theme and lyrics for ""Smile, You're on Candid Camera"" of the hidden camera television program ""Candid Camera"" in the 1960s. In his early years, Ramin frequently collaborated with arranger Robert Ginzler, most notably on """". With Leonard Bernstein and Irwin Kostal, he co-orchestrated the music for ""West Side Story"". He is the composer"
"Carol Lawrence Carol Lawrence (born September 5, 1932) is an American actress, who has appeared in musical theatre and on television. She appeared as Maria on Broadway in the musical ""West Side Story"" (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She has appeared at The Muny, St. Louis in several musicals, including ""Funny Girl"". She appeared in many television dramas, including ""Rawhide"" to ""Murder She Wrote"". She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet. Born Carolina Maria Laraia in Melrose Park, Illinois, her parents were of Italian ancestry. Her father was born"
"case of the MGM musicals, it was usually Conrad Salinger, and in the case of ""West Side Story"", it was Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal. As mentioned earlier, Green conducted the orchestra for such famous MGM musicals as ""An American in Paris"", as well as for United Artists' 1961 film version of ""West Side Story"". In 1965, Green conducted the music for that year's new adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's only musical for television, ""Cinderella"", starring Lesley Ann Warren, Walter Pidgeon, Ginger Rogers, and Stuart Damon. Johnny Green also adapted, orchestrated and conducted the music for the film ""Oliver!"" (1968),"
"composers included the Massachusetts native and conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, known for his works ""Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs"", ""Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion"", ""Chichester Psalms"", and the musicals ""On the Town"" and ""West Side Story"". Another major composer was Elliott Carter, whom John Warthen Struble claimed would likely be remembered as ""the most significant of the mid-20th century... composers [because he] reconceived and restructured the fundamental language of Western art music in evolving his powerful personal style... his music has earned immense respect from colleagues of virtually every esthetic stripe, as well as three generations of"
"West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) 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 is coupled with an orchestral suite named “Symphonic Dances"
"Two years later, Waldman's co-arrangement of the ""West Side Story"" song ""Somewhere"", on Barbra Streisand's ""The Broadway Album"", won a Grammy. Waldman has been Streisand’s pianist for over 30 years and is featured on many of her albums, movies, and live performances. In the 1990s, Waldman worked on the soundtracks for numerous films including ""Forrest Gump"", ""The Bodyguard"", """", and ""Titanic"". He also worked with numerous artists over the course of his career including Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion, Beyoncé, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Olivia Newton-John, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, The Stylistics, Michael Bublé, Quincy Jones,"
"from the dream sequence and says that's not the rumble he had in mind. Tonight Quintet The ""Tonight Quintet"" is a number from the musical ""West Side Story"" (1957), with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Carol J. Oja has written that, ""with the 'Tonight' quintet, Bernstein once again created a masterpiece of ensemble, one that rivals the best of such moments in European opera."" Her remark echoes the earlier view of Will Crutchfield. In his review of the 1984 studio performance of ""West Side Story"", which was conducted by Bernstein himself, Crutchfield wrote that the release"
"Lady Diana Spencer. In 1984, Leonard Bernstein decided to re-record the musical ""West Side Story"", conducting his own music for the first time. Generally known as the ""operatic version"", it starred Te Kanawa as Maria, José Carreras as Tony, Tatiana Troyanos as Anita, Kurt Ollmann as Riff, and Marilyn Horne as the offstage voice who sings ""Somewhere"". Te Kanawa was the first of the singers to join the project, and said at the time ""I couldn't believe it ... This was music I'd grown up with, music I'd always wanted to sing."" The album won a Grammy Award for Best"
"Hyde"", ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"", ""The Civil War"", and ""Bonnie & Clyde"" also received nominations for Outstanding Musical by the Outer Critics Circle. Frank Wildhorn Frank Wildhorn (born November 29, 1958) is an American composer known for both his musicals and popular songs. He is most known for his musical ""Jekyll & Hyde"", which ran four years on Broadway, and for writing the #1 International hit song ""Where Do Broken Hearts Go"" for Whitney Houston. Wildhorn was born in Harlem and spent his childhood in Queens before moving to Hollywood, Florida at age 14. Soon after he taught himself how to"
"Air Presbyterian Church Carol Lawrence Carol Lawrence (born September 5, 1932) is an American actress, who has appeared in musical theatre and on television. She appeared as Maria on Broadway in the musical ""West Side Story"" (1957), receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She has appeared at The Muny, St. Louis in several musicals, including ""Funny Girl"". She appeared in many television dramas, including ""Rawhide"" to ""Murder She Wrote"". She was married to fellow performer Robert Goulet. Born Carolina Maria Laraia in Melrose Park, Illinois, her parents were of Italian ancestry. Her"
"Tonight (1956 song) ""Tonight"" is a popular song with music written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and was published in 1956. It was introduced in the Broadway musical ""West Side Story."" The movie version, featuring vocals by Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood) and Jimmy Bryant (dubbing Richard Beymer), finished at #59 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. The song was revived in 1961 on single records in versions by Ferrante & Teicher (#8 pop, #2 easy listening) and Eddie Fisher, whose version narrowly missed the Top 40. Shirley Bassey recorded"
"Tonight (1956 song) ""Tonight"" is a popular song with music written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and was published in 1956. It was introduced in the Broadway musical ""West Side Story."" The movie version, featuring vocals by Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood) and Jimmy Bryant (dubbing Richard Beymer), finished at #59 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. The song was revived in 1961 on single records in versions by Ferrante & Teicher (#8 pop, #2 easy listening) and Eddie Fisher, whose version narrowly missed the Top 40. Shirley Bassey recorded"
"Martin Charnin Martin Charnin (born November 24, 1934) is an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director. Charnin's best-known work is as conceiver, director and lyricist of the musical ""Annie"". Born in New York City, Charnin graduated from The High School of Music & Art and then from The Cooper Union, where he earned a BFA. Charnin began his theatrical career as a performer, appearing as ""Big Deal"", one of the Jets in the original production of ""West Side Story"". He played the role for 1000 performances on Broadway and on the road. He wrote music and lyrics for numerous Off-Broadway"
"Henry Krieger Henry Krieger (born February 9, 1945 in New York City) is an American musical theatre composer. He most notably wrote the music for the Broadway shows ""Dreamgirls"" (1981, with lyrics and book by Tom Eyen), ""The Tap Dance Kid"" (1983), and ""Side Show"" (1997). He was nominated for the Tony Awards for Best Score for both ""Dreamgirls"" and ""Side Show"", won a Grammy Award for the cast album of ""Dreamgirls"" and received three Academy Award nominations for the songs he wrote for the 2006 film. Born in New York City, Krieger grew up in White Plains and Ossining"
"In 1957, ""West Side Story"" opened; directed by Jerome Robbins, it ran for 732 performances. Sondheim has expressed dissatisfaction with his lyrics, saying that they do not always fit the characters and are sometimes too consciously poetic. While Bernstein was working on ""Candide"", Sondheim reportedly wrote some of ""West Side Story""s music; Bernstein's co-lyricist credit disappeared from ""West Side Story"" during its tryout, possibly as a trade-off. Sondheim insisted that Bernstein told the producers to list him as the sole lyricist. He described the division of the royalties, saying that Bernstein received three percent and he received one percent. Bernstein"
"was nominated for ""Emma"" (1996) (for which she won for Best Original Score), ""The Cider House Rules"" (1999) and ""Chocolat"" (2000); and Angela Morley, who was nominated twice in the Original Song or Adaptation Score category for ""The Little Prince"" (1974) and ""The Slipper and the Rose"" (1976). In total, only six women have been nominated in Music Score categories: Rachel Portman, Anne Dudley, Marilyn Bergman, Angela Morley, Lynn Ahrens and Mica Levi. Dmitri Shostakovich and Duke Ellington were both nominated the same year but lost to arrangers of ""West Side Story"". The scores of ""Midnight Express"" by Giorgio Moroder"
"constantly shifting its mood, as if moving from one scene to the next. "" In 2008, the English exam board Edexcel added 'Something's Coming' to their Music GCSE syllabus, and is now used as one of the 12 set works covered in the course, under '20th Century Music'. Something's Coming (song) ""Something's Coming"" is a song from the 1957 musical ""West Side Story"". It was composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and is sung solo in a tenor voice by the male lead character 'Tony'. In his work ""Leonard Bernstein"", Humphrey Burton explained: ""When it was decided"
"to such groundbreaking works as ""Show Boat"" (1927) and ""Oklahoma!"" (1943). Some of the most famous musicals through the decades that followed include ""West Side Story"" (1957), ""The Fantasticks"" (1960), ""Hair"" (1967), ""A Chorus Line"" (1975), ""Les Misérables"" (1985), ""The Phantom of the Opera"" (1986), ""Rent"" (1996), ""The Producers"" (2001), ""Wicked"" (2003) and ""Hamilton"" (2015). Musicals are performed around the world. They may be presented in large venues, such as big-budget Broadway or West End productions in New York City or London. Alternatively, musicals may be staged in smaller venues, such as fringe theatre, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, regional theatre, or community"