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Movies

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Sun Nov 28, 2021, 07:06 PM Nov 2021

West Side Story

I'm going.

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West Side Story (Original Post) Tomconroy Nov 2021 OP

Saw the first one at a drive-in movie way back, 50 years ago. sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #1

A friend of mine was Bernstein's assistant for many years DFW Nov 2021 #2

No classical musician so dominated our culture. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #3

2 questions. Will it have finger snapping? Will they change the ending to Spielberg type? uppityperson Nov 2021 #4

You might be able to catch the original on the big screen for a few more days TexasBushwhacker Nov 2021 #5

sinkingfeeling

(51,737 posts)

1. Saw the first one at a drive-in movie way back, 50 years ago.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 07:09 PM

Nov 2021

DFW

(55,057 posts)

2. A friend of mine was Bernstein's assistant for many years

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 07:15 PM

Nov 2021

Incredible as it may seem now, Bernstein worried himself sick that his composing for West Side Story wasn’t good enough for public presentation (!!!!).