Moreno and DeBose both portrayed Anita on screen, but Rivera, who died Tuesday, originated the role on stage. Chita is Chita and not Rita. The character of Anita in West Side Story looms so large in ...

I truly believe there’s a reason why we tell ourselves the same stories over and over again. It’s because we haven’t learned ...

Leonard – or 'Lenny' – Bernstein was an American composer, conductor and pianist ... a musical you may have heard of: 'West Side Story'. The 'Mambo' comes from this high-energy musical.

(JTA) — Stephen Sondheim, the Jewish lyricist and composer who redefined the American ... lyrics to Leonard Bernstein’s score for “West Side Story” in 1957, at age 27.

How many shows has Stephen Sondheim written? Stephen Sondheim has written 42 shows including Girls of Summer (Composer), West Side Story (Lyricist), Gypsy (Lyricist), A Funny Thing Happened on the ...

He also served as a musical consultant, working again with Speilberg on the remake of West Side Story in 2021. The legendary ...

he became known as a composer too and wrote all different types of music including symphonies, musicals, operas and films. Perhaps his biggest success was with his musical West Side Story - a re ...