Essays on West Side Story

From my perspective, the greatest challenge for creation of drama and film is a lack of new stories to tell, because the content of stories has not evolved with the development of society. To solve this problem, two effective methods have been developed. The first...

Lavish images of Fifth Avenue and the Upper East Side claim the title of ‘New York City’, filling the mind with descriptions of great wealth and well-dressed gentiles strolling the crowded streets filled with a vast diversity of people. Like everything, however, there is more...

From my perspective, the greatest challenge for creation of drama and film is a lack of new stories to tell, because the content of stories has not evolved with the development of society. To solve this problem, two effective methods have been developed. The first...

As one of America’s most beloved musicals, West Side Story has captured the hearts of many with its reimagined Romeo and Juliet love story. The play illustrates a fight for space between two opposing gangs and a plea for tolerance between the two love interests...

The movie West Side Story was filmed in 1961. It was based off a play, which was based off of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The story is about two rival gangs, and how a member of the opposing gang falls in love with each other....

Introduction As one of my all time favorite musicals, West Side Story has always been a movie that gets better every time that it is viewed no matter the occasion. From the musical hits to the plot, West Side Story gives us a true essence...

West Side Story first premiered in 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. A wildly successful love story based on a Shakespearian classic, this controversial musical was brought to fruition by four brilliant artists: Stephen Sondhiem, Leonard Bernstien, Arthur Laurents, and last...

Created in 1957 with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story was influenced by Shakespeare’s renowned love story of Romeo and Juliet. It was adapted by its creatives into a tale of gang rivalry set in the streets of New...

“Miss Saigon” is one of the world’s four most famous musical dramas, created by Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil. The story takes place during the Vietnam War and revolves around a romance between an American soldier and a Vietnam hostess, the heroine Kim, who sacrifices...

Lavish images of Fifth Avenue and the Upper East Side claim the title of ‘New York City’, filling the mind with descriptions of great wealth and well-dressed gentiles strolling the crowded streets filled with a vast diversity of people. Like everything, however, there is more...

Dance in musicals, although it may seem like a dying art form, can be, if used properly, integral to a show. Whether it be the unique style that brings you to the era, pure enjoyment, its ability to tell a story and mood or even...

Introduction West Side Story and The British Raj are two completely different subject matters, but somehow can still relate to the present day. Within this essay you will be reading about how I plan to incorporate these two subjects together, to produce a new adaptation...