Ivo van Hove's attention-splintering revival of the immortal 1957 musical features new choreography, a ravishing orchestra and smothering visual effects.
It feels pretty . . . different. A galvanizing new revival of "West Side Story" opened Thursday night on Broadway, minus some familiar sights and sounds. Jerome Robbins' legend…
How do you solve a problem like a remake? Play it too faithfully and you're just doing karaoke, or community theater; stray too far and you risk losing the thread of the original text " or w…
With his new production of "West Side Story," the estimable Belgian director Ivo van Hove has essentially stolen a march on no less a showbiz luminary than Steven Spielberg. How's that for c…
One of the breathtaking moments in director Ivo van Hove's bold, gorgeous multi-media re-imagining of the great New York musical West Side Story comes when those famously brawling street gan…
Video has a starring role in the dazzling new revival of West Side Story. Live close-ups of the charismatic young cast in the Arthur Laurents/Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim classic ar…
★★★ The 1957 Bernstein-Laurents-Robbins-Sondheim masterpiece gets a harsh modern makeover
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★★★★ Ivo van Hove shoots sparks into space with a fresh take on a musical masterwork
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Tonight (tonight)'s the night! Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove's new production of West Side Story opens tonight, February 20, at the Broadway Theatre. Just last night, however, the …
Opening night is here for the eagerly anticipated revival of West Side Story from Tony-winning innovative director Ivo van Hove. On the morning of the big night, cast members from the produc…
Kevin Zambrano may be making his Broadway debut playing a member of the Sharks gang in West Side Story, but this isn't his first exposure to the iconic Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and …
A brand new take on "West Side Story" opens Thursday at the Broadway Theatre. Even before the critics have had their say about it online late tonight and in print Friday morning, it's alread…
The new Broadway revival of West Side Story from Tony-winning director Ivo van Hove officially opens on February 20 at the Broadway Theatre. The production began previews on December 1…
This fifth Broadway revival of "West Side Story," opening tonight, is different from the previous productions of the modern-day version of Romeo and Juliet, with its multiracial cast of 50 (…
Actors' Equity released a statement Thursday in response to a report of "West Side Story" company members who may be concerned about safety due to ongoing protests. Weekly protests have …
Actors' Equity Association released the following statement after a report in the New York Times that members of West Side Story have become concerned about safety and that the producers hav…
Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove's new production of West Side Stor opens tonight, February 20, at the Broadway Theatre. Isaac Powell, Shereen Pimentel, Dharon Jones and the rest of t…
