Mordente directed dozens of TV shows, including "Family Ties," "Walker, Texas Ranger," and "7th Heaven." Tony Mordente, who was part of the cast in the original stage show of West Side Story, as well ...

Banas also appeared on screen in "Mary Poppins," "Bye Bye Birdie," and more Bobby Banas, best known as Joyboy in the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story, has died. He was 90 years old. His son ...

West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the ...

2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Matt Cavenaugh was nominated but did not win. Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Josefina Scaglione won. Outstanding Featured ...

Actors are 'citizens in a democracy' and have the right to express their political opinions West Side Story star Rachel Zegler says she wasn't invited to the Oscars West Side Story star Ariana ...

Patti Coyle will never forget her first lead role, playing Maria in “West Side Story.” Thirty years later, her career is ...

English teacher Rolf Olson directed his first West Side story to EPHS. He did it again in 1996, saying (in the 96 story) that “We now have an incredible talent pool. And they are fun ...

Timeless love songs, sharp choreography are crowd pleasers Merging “Romeo and Juliet” with New York gang warfare in a musical setting was initially a tough sell in the 1950s. “West Side Story” ...

Manhattan, Upper West Side, 1957. Against the backdrop of the decaying tenements in the San Juan Hill neighbourhood and the constant threat of the wrecking ball, two warring gangs--tough Riff's ...

West Side Story, a modern Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of gang violence, is a powerful and timeless musical. The music was composed by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by ...