Tag: West Side Story
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The Underperformance of ‘West Side Story’: No, It’s Not Just Because Gen Z Doesn’t Like Musicals (Column)
I liked Steven Spielberg’s emotionally energized, visually bustling “West Side Story” just fine, though I’m not as over the moon about it as some of my critical colleagues. There’s an ecstatic tone wafting through the reviews. I raise the issue because you would have expected that collective hosanna to be one of many things that…
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Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Set To Bomb With $10.5 Million Opening Weekend
2022 continues to be a rough year for lavish Manhattan-set musicals, as Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” has grossed just $10.5 million in its opening weekend — a disastrous result when measured against the movie’s $100 million production budget.The first warning sign was the Thursday preview ticket sales for “West Side Story,” which amounted to…
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West Side Story review – Spielberg’s remake takes off when it dances to its own tune
Rachel Zegler’s Maria alone justifies this handsome update of the classic Broadway musical hits – though not everyone is a perfect fitDo we really need a remake of West Side Story? Having won 10 Oscars (a record for a musical), including best picture, Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’s 1961 screen incarnation of the 1957 Broadway…
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Steven Spielberg on Authentic Casting in ‘West Side Story’: ‘This Is the Way to Do It’
Steven Spielberg has a simple reason for why he made sure Latino characters were played by Latino actors in his “West Side Story” adaptation.“This is the way to do it,” the director said Tuesday at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. “This is the way we are in this world. This is where we should have…
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Box Office: ‘West Side Story’ Opening on Top With Concerning $10 Million Debut
20th Century Studios’ “West Side Story” is off to a slow start at the domestic box office. Steven Spielberg’s movie musical grossed $4.1 million across 2,820 locations on Friday. Though “West Side Story” had a quiet debut on Thursday evening, collecting just $800,000 in previews, box office analysts were still sticking with original expectations for…
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Box Office: ‘West Side Story’ Opening on Top With Concerning $10 Million Debut
20th Century Studios’ “West Side Story” is off to a slow start at the domestic box office. Steven Spielberg’s movie musical grossed $4.1 million across 2,820 locations on Friday. Though “West Side Story” had a quiet debut on Thursday evening, collecting just $800,000 in previews, box office analysts were still sticking with original expectations for…
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West Side Story Ending Explained: Even Death Won’t Part Us Now
Tonight, tonight, it all begins toniiiiiight, as “West Side Story” is finally out in theaters. There were plenty of skeptics when Steven Spielberg announced he was tackling the musical theatre juggernaut known as “West Side Story,” the beloved stage production turned into a classic film from Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. Despite having never directed…
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How ‘West Side Story’s’ First-Class Music Team Preserved the Authenticity of Leonard Bernstein’s Score
Audiences viewing Steven Spielberg’s new “West Side Story” will see many differences from the 1961 version, including a younger cast, revised screenplay and new choreography. What hasn’t changed is the music by Leonard Bernstein, the result of four high-profile experts who teamed up to record the score anew.Oscar-nominated composer David Newman oversaw all of the…
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West Side Story Star Mike Faist On Playing Riff & The ‘Jet-Tivities’ Weekend [Interview]
Mike Faist is no stranger to musicals. He originated the role of Connor Murphy in the Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical. He also originated the role of Morris Delancey in Disney’s “Newsies.” He’s been in films like “The Unspeakable…
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West Side Story Star Rachel Zegler Shares Tribute To Stephen Sondheim: ‘This Movie Is For Stephen, By Steven’
It’s near-impossible to measure the impact the late Stephen Sondheim had on the worlds of Broadway, cinema, and musical theater in his 91 years on Earth, although /Film’s Bj Colangelo did as good as job as anyone could with her obituary for the songwriting icon. The timing of his passing is all the more bittersweet,…