West Side Story or The Jungle at St Anns WH?

[cambell22]

Posted: 1/4/20 at 5:08pm

I know some of you will have seen both.  I have one slot in my theater schedule left to fill and I know  these productions are completely different if you had to pick one to see what would it be?

[JBroadway]

Posted: 1/4/20 at 5:13pm

I’ve seen both.

I liked WSS story a lot, but if I could only see one, I’d go with The Jungle.

[ModernMillie3]

Posted: 1/4/20 at 5:14pm

The Jungle, hands down. 

[BarnabyTucker]

Posted: 1/4/20 at 5:38pm

Not gonna lie, read this as WSS playing at St. Ann's which has me thinking:  would the current WSS revival receive better reception from the theatre community if it played St. Ann's instead of Bwy?  I almost wonder if framing it as a smaller production at an experimental venue would have made audiences more receptive.

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 1/4/20 at 7:44pm

The Jungle

[Eddie3]

Posted: 1/4/20 at 7:54pm

cambell22 said: "I know some of you will have seen both. I have one slot in my theater schedule left to fill and I know these productions are completely different if you had to pick one to see what would it be?"

Definitely West Side. 

[whatever2]

Posted: 1/4/20 at 8:17pm

without a moment's hesitation, The Jungle.

Merits aside, you have had and will continue to have various exposures to WSS; by comparison, attending The Jungle offers a singular experience.

On the merits, while of course no one can judge a production that has yet to commence performing, the things we do know already about this particular iteration suggest relatively little risk in taking a pass.

TBH, this is such an easy call that i feel like Eddie3 owes the rest of us more words ... :)