re: WEST SIDE STORY first preview tonight; reviews??
Well, i saw the first preview last night. If you're going to see it you don't want to read this as there are SPOILERS: First of all,THE GOOD STUFF: how wonderful to hear a complete live orchestra with real instruments-the 2 percussionists had their own spaces in the box seats on the right and left. Bernstein's, Sid Ramin's & Irwin Kostal's orchestrations are perhaps the greatest of any musical. The original Robbins staging is breathtaking-probably the greatest dancing of any musical ever and ...
