West Side Story...
West Side Story...
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#0West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:29pm... starts on Turner Classic Movies in about 25 minutes.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Ellie3
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/04
#1re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:31pmI've never seen it. It's based on Romeo and Juliet, right?
#2re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:31pmThanks M_E..this was the first show I ever did when I was a freshman in High School. Can you guess what part I played???
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#3re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:34pm
Yes, Ellie, it's a "modern-dress" version of R&J where the feuding families became fighting gangs on the streets of NY.
Boobs, I'm sure you were a lovely Anita (much too flat-chested to play Maria). :)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
MaTakeALookAtMe
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#4re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:39pmThis was my first live show to see...what memories...
#5re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:39pmActually M_E..I batted for the other team. Hint: I was the youngest in the show.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#6re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:42pm
Oh... "Baby John."
My, how appropriate. ::winks::
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#8re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 7:44pmYes...I played Baby John..my first role. That show and that part will always mean so much to me. I even had bruises from it..LOL !!!! If I find a picture from that production I'll post it.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#9re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:23pmTony's about to sing "Something's Coming."
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#10re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:28pm
Oooooh---Natalie Wood!!!
(And that's Oscar-Winning Rita Moreno!)
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#11re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:30pmGeorge Chakiris (Bernardo) also played the part in the London Stage Version.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#12re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:33pm... that's John Astin as "Glad Hand"--better known as Gomez Addams on The Addams Family.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#13re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:36pmJerome Robbins won a Special Oscar for his choreography.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#14re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:39pmRobbins started his career cheoreographing ballets.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
#15re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:40pmNo mention of Russ Tamblyn??? Step it up, M.E.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#16re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:42pmM_E George Chakiris actually played "Riff" in the London stage production...he was then cast as "Bernardo" in the movie. Interesting huh?
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#17re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:45pm...Film was actually filmed on the streets of the West Side.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#18re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:47pmSome of it was. There are actually shots that jump whole neighborhoods. Like when they are playing basketball in the prologue, they are suddenly at a playground in East Harlem.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#19re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:47pm
and as usual Mary_Ethel ignores me...oh well... keep on posting incorrect info 
. or re-check your Musical Theatre encyclopedia....
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#20re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:48pmthe film version of "America" was much STRONGER and SHARPER than the stage version's.
"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#21re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:49pmit was also alot BIGGER! it was shot with 70mm Panavision lenses...LMAO
magruder
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#22re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:52pmSpeaking of East Harlem, the alcapurria rocks at La Isla.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#23re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:52pmRita Moreno's dress was purple with fringes around the waist....Natalie Wood's dress was white with a red sash around her waist......
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#24re: West Side Story...
Posted: 11/9/04 at 8:53pm
and OMG...this JUST IN....Natalie Wood IS NOT, I repeat IS NOT:
*gasp*
PUERTO RICAN!!!!
*faints*
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