WEST SIDE STORY artwork

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 2:28pm

Is this it?



I thought this production was supposed to be a reinterpretation of the material...the poster is boring. I hope its just temporary.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 2:29pm

sorry

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 2:42pm

As of now, that is the title artwork

[broadwayman17]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 4:18pm

the only word that can clearly be seen is Side

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 4:22pm

Which is actually the 1961 film-version's artwork.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 4:25pm

Wow...how original and exciting (not).

Hopefully, this is just something temporary.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 4:49pm

Shouldn't that be Historia Lado Oeste or something?

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 6:21pm

Wow...why use the film's artwork? That's just dull.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 7:17pm

How 'bout:

ARTHUR
LAURENTS
STORY!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 7:23pm

How about the old Mad magazine parody of years ago called "East Side Story"?

[The Insider]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 8:18pm

They could rename it, "Lost In Translation."

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 10:21pm

Well, the actual spanish title for WEST SIDE STORY was AMOR SIN BARRERAS ("Love with No Barriers").

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 10:23pm

I'm partial to
PATTI LUPONE
SIDE
STORY,
CurtainPullDowner

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 10:48pm

I hear Patti's Krupkee will be fierce!

I love the title AMOR SIN BARRERAS.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 11:14pm

East Side Story is a movie that shows on LOGO now. Never seen it, but it airs a lot.

[tazber]

Posted: 8/10/08 at 12:40am

First Godspell used the original artwork, and now WSS does the same.

Is there a marketing strike on Broadway?

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 11:02am

Mmmmm! Just as exciting as the London 50th Anniversary production!

[best12bars]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 11:13am

I can't WAIT to get tickets for

EST
SID
TORY!

[winston89]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 11:52am

Actually, the show was going to be called East Side Story and they were considering having one of the gangs be Jewish. But, then they changed it to West Side Story.

Just something I learned in my musical theatre history class last summer.

[DMsquared2]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 12:26pm

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 2:30pm

Maybe if they play the Nederlander, they could have cut-outs of Tony and Maria on the fire escapes.

[BradMajors]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 5:06pm

I hope that artwork is temporary and they go in a fresh direction to advertise the show instead of recycling Saul Bass' logo from the 1961 movie.

Maybe the producers are just going for "brand" recognition. That logo is legendary.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 7:38pm

I've actually never been thrilled with any West Side Story artwork so this is no shock.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 8/12/08 at 1:47am

Did the 1980 revival at the Minskoff use the same artwork?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/12/08 at 4:08am

This was the PLAYBILL artwork so I'm thinking no.

I would much prefer the classic red artwork than this though....