A Tony Kushner/Steven Spielberg West Side Story?

With those two, yes!

Finally, someone will get rid of Arthur's "frabba-jabba" talk for the Jet boys--and I wonder whether they will use the 1961 film placement of Cool vs. Krupke or keep it as in the stage version...

And whether they will use the all-girl version of America or the boys vs. the girls, as in the movie...

And whether they will use the Robbins choreography or not...

Updated On: 6/16/16 at 11:24 AM

hork said: "I've always wondered why Spielberg has never made or expressed interest in making a musical. I guess he's had his sights set on one particular musical.

He's said for years that it's the one genre he's never tackled and he's been trying to do WSS for 15 years.

Spielberg worked on several potential projects with Andrew Lloyd Webber over the years, including an animated Cats and live-action Phantom (discussed for, like, five seconds after it opened in London) and Whistle Down the Wind, which was intended for the screen initially. (You can tell in the case of the latter especially; the existing story-line has the trademarks of Spielberg's film work all over it.)

PJ: Is it safe to say Arthur Laurents is spinning in his grave? (Meanwhile, Ernest Lehman, Leonard Bernstein, and Jerome Robbins are playing pinochle and having a chuckle at his expense.)

Updated On: 6/16/16 at 12:17 PM

yeah we've heard about this Spielberg WSS for a long time now. I doubt it will ever happen but hey, it would be cool if it did! maybe get some actors who can sing the two leads unlike the original film.

I'd definitely be willing to see what Spielberg and Kushner would do with WSS, but I'd REALLY like to see them do a new RAGTIME film, musical or otherwise.



For better or for worse, the material couldn't be more relevant right now.

Steven Spielberg has expressed for years interest in doing a movie musical, he's just been looking for the right one to do.

Oh he's definitely interested in musicals. That show you all hated, Smash? Steven Spielberg was one of the executive producers and the running idea was always that he'll bring Bombshell to Bway (still wanting that to happen, Megan is not getting any younger!)