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Jun 17, 2024 · The original book Laurents wrote closely adhered to Romeo and Juliet, but the characters based on Shakespeare's Rosaline and the parents of the doomed lovers were eliminated early on. Later the scenes related to Juliet's faking her death and committing suicide also were deleted.
Jun 16, 2024 · In 1957, Laurents wrote the book for the musical "West Side Story," which was a collaboration with composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
May 31, 2024 · Questions based on the original book by Arthur Laurents, the Broadway musical from 1958 and the Oscar winning movie from 1961.
Jun 15, 2024 · West Side Story, American musical film, released in 1961, that was inspired by Shakespeare ’s Romeo and Juliet. The movie, filled with exhilarating dance sequences choreographed by Jerome Robbins and memorable songs—including “Tonight,” “Maria,” and “Somewhere”—by Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), won 10 ...
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4 days ago · West Side Story. Burt Shevelove invited Sondheim to a party where Sondheim arrived before him but knew no one else well. He saw a familiar face, Arthur Laurents, who had seen one of the auditions of Saturday Night, and they began talking.
Jun 4, 2024 · Who wrote the original unfinished book "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"? Answer: Charles Dickens This was the final novel of Charles Dickens' career, as he died before finishing "The Mystery Of Edwin Drood".
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Jun 14, 2024 · Originally dancing the role of A-Rab in the Broadway and West End companies of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical, he was shifted to the role of Action for the 1961...
