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West Side Story
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A street fight that snaps into choreography. A love story that can’t outrun its own neighborhood. West Side Story (1961) is one of those iconic movie musicals people “know” before they’ve really watched it, so we put it back on the screen and get specific about why it works, where it shows its age, and how it still sets the bar for dance-driven storytelling.
We talk through the setup of Jets vs Sharks and the Romeo and Juliet DNA, plus the real-world context that shaped the Broadway musical before it hit theaters. Then we get into the characters and casting…
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