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Jun 14, 2024 · From BroadwayWorld's Archive: One of the theater's most respected librettist's is Arthur Laurents. He helped create two of the theater's greatest musicals West Side Story and Gypsy. He is about...
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6 days ago · West Side Story. West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents . Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Arthur Laurents was one of the giants of American culture. A playwright, librettist and director, he was one of the collaborators on two of the greatest musicals in the history of Broadway, West Side Story and Gypsy.
Jun 13, 2024 · Today, people are wondering if Bessette’s parents, William and Anne Marie Bessette (née Messina), are still alive and how they’re handling their grief. In addition, Lisa Bessette has continued to maintain privacy, but some reporting has figured out where she is today.
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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...
Jun 26, 2024 · WEST SIDE STORY. The Grove Theatre Group brings the world’s greatest love story to the stage in June 24. From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Arthur Laurents’ book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The score by Leonard Bernstein ...
Jun 23, 2024 · As a series that ran from 1955-1975, there are sadly only a few of the Gunsmoke cast still alive, but these actors have continued with long and notable careers, or have gracefully exited the acting world to pursue personal interests.
