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Laurents's work in radio and film during World War II was an excellent apprenticeship for a budding playwright and screenwriter. He also had the good fortune to be based in New York City. His first stage play, Home of the Brave , was produced in 1945.
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Arthur Laurents Papers, circa 1900-2011
The playwright and screenwriter Arthur Laurents wrote the books for two true classics of musical theatre, West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959), and directed the hit musical La Cage aux...
- Tom Vallance
May 6, 2011 · Mr. Laurents was fairly well established as a playwright — having scored critical plaudits with his 1945 Broadway debut, Home of the Brave, and a popular success with the 1952 Shirley Booth...
Laurents helped to shape the planned “East Side Story”, a modern Romeo and Juliet adaptation into the vital and gritty story of two rival street gangs jockeying for turf rights, while Tony and Maria fall blissfully in love.
Dec 1, 2021 · With the Steven Spielberg film coming soon, three critics, a playwright and a theater historian weigh in on whether the musical deserves a new hearing — and how.
May 5, 2011 · Arthur Laurents. “Emotions precede thought, emotions determine thought; plays are emotions.”. This was the guiding principle of American playwright, screenwriter, and stage director Arthur Laurents ( b. Brooklyn, NY, 14 July 1917; d. New York, NY, 5 May 2011 ), whose remarkable career spanned seven decades.
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It is widely known that West Side Story (WSS) is based directly on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (R&J). Far less well known is the fact that Shakespeare based his play (1594) on other material, particularly a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke entitled The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562).
