"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
It's an awesome show. Great music and storytelling.
You know, ma'am, ? there's nothing I wouldn't do for you. ,If there was a monster or an ogre or anything bad like that wot was after you, I'd rip it apart with my bare fists, I would. - Sweeney Todd
I loved playing in the pit, and watching the show done in general. Very intelligent, and the music is wonderful!
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli
Okay, I'll take the other side. I hated it when I saw it. But then again I saw a High School production, and no one could really sing. Listening to the recording, it does have a good score. I actually will probably be doing the show in about year, so I hope it is fun to do. I will say I think the ending is dumb.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
I loved the show. I saw it twice, once on a regular stage and once in the round. Both versions were excellent. The music is beautiful. The last song in the show, "Why We Tell the Story" is one of the most outstanding songs in theater. It really explains why actors act, why singers sing, and why audiences go see shows. Our lives are our stories. Our stories are our lives. It is very profound and beautiful. The end of the song "Waiting for Life to Begin" is another one of those amazing moments in theater. You can experience the feeling somewhat on the CD, but on stage it is spinetingling. Enjoy the audition.
I saw it on Broadway and loved it. I'd love to see an off-Broadway revival.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
I love this show. I'll admit it isn't my favorite show to watch (definately in top ten though), but it was the best show I ever performed in, it was so much fun, and just amazing. I would love if this was revived somehow.
Go to www.baltimore.broadwayworld.com to see reviews of the wonderful Center Stage production in Baltimore starring Trisha Jeffrey (Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors and All Shook Up).
the ending is dumb? please tell me you are kidding. it's based on a people's religious beliefs and has a very strong message. Maybe you just saw a bad production. (I hope) I had a blast doing this show way back in 94. It was my very first lead role way back in high school. I played Mama Euralie. God I'm old now. Funny side note- at the time I couldn't hit the low f in the Timoune song when Mama sings "who knows how high those mountains CLIMB" and I had to stay on the same note. Ridiculous but I was a 15 yr old 1st soprano who had never sung alto in her life.
SOOOO much fun. I was Andrea back in 03 at my high school and it was a blast to sing and dance too. The gods were in full body paint and looked pretty creepy. "We Dance" is the only song i have ever heard that had a bell rhythem to it, and that is awsome. We also included songs that were cut fromt he broadway version that were performed in the london cast, "Come Down From the Tree" and "When Daniel Marries Me". I still get chills listening to it!!
I haaaaaate this show. My school did it this year and the only reason I wasn't ridiculously bitter that I didn't get cast was because I hate it with such a fiery passion. Ahrens and Flaherty... ergh.
"Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!"
SO much fun. I did it in college and am really grateful that I had the opportunity, as I'm waaay too white to be cast in any professional production of it.
The songs are beautiful and exciting..there's a great Caribbean feel, and I love the story too. Some people think it's cheesy but i think it's an incredibly beautiful message. I still get choked up during "Why We Tell The Story".
Coin operated boy
All the other real ones
that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle
to my new boy and I'll
Never let him go
and I'll never be alone
Not with my coin-operated
boy
"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli