West Side Memories (2003)

9.0/10 59 min Documentary Music

Overview

Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score-making processes.

Cast

Jerome Robbins

Self (1960 interview) (voice) (archive footage)

Arthur Laurents

Self

Stephen Sondheim

Self

Hal Prince

Self (as Hal Prince)

Walter Mirisch

Self

Robert Wise

Self

Richard Beymer

Self

Tony Mordente

Self

Rita Moreno

Self

Russ Tamblyn

Self

Harvey Evans

Self (as Harvey Hohnecker)

Daniel L. Fapp

Self (archive footage)

Robert Banas

Self

Bert Michaels

Self

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