SOMEWHAT FORCED, WE STILL GET THE GLORY OF WEST SIDE STORY Strangely enough, West Side Story feels more dated than Romeo and Juliet, its 500-year-old inspiration. Compared to Shakespeare's dedicated tragedy, the musical is less violent, claiming only three lives to the Bard's five (although, in the second act, one character barely escapes being raped). And while these juvenile delinquents are [̷…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:36AM on February 18, 2016