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Movies

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Sun Nov 28, 2021, 06:06 PM Nov 2021

West Side Story

I'm going.

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West Side Story (Original Post) Tomconroy Nov 2021 OP

Saw the first one at a drive-in movie way back, 50 years ago. sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #1

A friend of mine was Bernstein's assistant for many years DFW Nov 2021 #2

No classical musician so dominated our culture. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #3

2 questions. Will it have finger snapping? Will they change the ending to Spielberg type? uppityperson Nov 2021 #4

You might be able to catch the original on the big screen for a few more days TexasBushwhacker Nov 2021 #5

sinkingfeeling

(53,132 posts)

1. Saw the first one at a drive-in movie way back, 50 years ago.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 06:09 PM

Nov 2021

DFW

(56,736 posts)

2. A friend of mine was Bernstein's assistant for many years

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 06:15 PM

Nov 2021

Incredible as it may seem now, Bernstein worried himself sick that his composing for West Side Story wasn’t good enough for public presentation (!!!!).

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

3. No classical musician so dominated our culture.

Reply to DFW (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 06:18 PM

Nov 2021

uppityperson

(115,880 posts)

4. 2 questions. Will it have finger snapping? Will they change the ending to Spielberg type?

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 06:49 PM

Nov 2021

Where everyone is happy?

I hope so, I hope not.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,711 posts)

5. You might be able to catch the original on the big screen for a few more days