West Side Story - most recent revival- Page 2

[Pawnee Bill]

West Side Story - most recent revival#25

Posted: 10/14/13 at 2:24pm

Previous West Side Story revivals hewed closely to the original Jerome Robbins staging. This last WSS was directed by Arthur Laurents in an attempt to claim the show for himself, so he made it as different from Robbins as possible. He couldn't arrange for new choreography, either contractually or because that would have created a scandal. But using Spanish, making quirky directorial choices, and so on were all part of the plan to invent an Arthur Laurents West Side Story. And Laurents was a writer, not a director. It's not the cast's fault that the production lacked resonance.

[jemjeb2]

West Side Story - most recent revival#26

Posted: 10/23/13 at 1:58pm

Iis it really necessay for people to complain about previous threads on the same or similar topics? SO WHAT! If one only dips into the board occasionally (and are not hovering daily) who the hell wants to dig and backtrack to find out. If you don't like the topic - don't look.

[dramamama611]

West Side Story - most recent revival#27

Posted: 10/23/13 at 2:08pm

It's proper discussion board ettiquette to use a search function -- particularly when you are bringing up an older topic. The idea that no one thought to discuss the topic previously is self-centered.

How is complaining about complaining any better than the complaining itself?

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[bwayphreak234]

West Side Story - most recent revival#28

Posted: 10/23/13 at 2:15pm

This thread had not been posted on in over a week and you just bumped it up again to complain?

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[jemjeb2]

West Side Story - most recent revival#29

Posted: 10/23/13 at 2:17pm

Or complaining about complaining about complaining...
And frankly etiquette seems a rarity here anyway.