Liz, you should be used to loong posts from me by now, it's what I do.
I love WSS too, I personally think it's the best show ever. And I think there's a revival in the works for 2007, which is its 50th anniv.
I Feel Pretty...Maria is always sharp, ruins the song..
Actually most of the cast isn't great, Tony is awful, no stage presence, and we had to transpose "Maria" b/c he couldn't reach the high notes, the cast is bad at following the conductor so yeah...Bernando and Anita are great actors and Riff And Action are really great but meh. But god, I love playing Cool and Rumble-possibly two of the hardest pieces ever written for a show.
"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