Place for Us: Fifty Years of West Side Story, A
- Synopsis
- Radio documentary hosted by Scott Simon, on the show West Side Story. Members of the original creative team and cast discuss the show’s birth, members of the movie cast discuss the show’s translation from stage to screen and critics and artists talk about the impact of the show and its score on popular culture. Interviewees include lyricist Stephen Sondheim, bookwriter Arthur Laurents, original cast members Carol Lawrence and Chita Rivera, producer Harold Prince, movie cast members Rita Moreno and Marni Nixon, New York Times columnist Frank Rich, jazz artist Bill Charlap, among others. Composer Leonard Bernstein, director/choreographer Jerome Robbins and original cast member Larry Kert are heard in archival audio. The documentary also includes classical, jazz and pop interpretations of the score. The programme features selections from foreign productions of West Side Story, a recent high school production at a yeshiva in the Bronx, and a production performed by inmates at Sing-Sing prison.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 26 Sep 2007 at 20:00 (Channel: NPR)
- Duration
- 59 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jeff Lunden
- Producer
- Margaret Low Smith
- Writer
- Jeff Lunden
- Contributor
- Arthur Laurents; Bill Charlap; Carol Lawrence; Chita Rivera; Frank Rich; Harold Prince; Marni Nixon; Rita Moreno; Simon Scott (2); Stephen Sondheim
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- musicals; prisoners; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Audio slideshow from the programme available at www.npr.org (accessed 3/2009).
Archive
- Name
Peabody Awards Collection Archives
- Phone
- 706 542 7360
- Fax
- 706 542 4144
- Address
- Media Department
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens
GA 30602
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Place for Us: Fifty Years of West Side Story, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72008 (Accessed 13 Nov 2024)