Whew- it has been craaaazy and there has been no time to write. Alrighty- main news article for tonight is that West Side Story opened at the Palace Theatre. The music for WSS is by Leonard Bernstain with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (his b-way debut.) The book is by Arthur Laurents. The story is based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"- only replacing the warring families are two different gangs (the Puertorican "Sharks" and American "Jets") from which Tony (a Jet) and Maria (the sister of the leader of the Sharks) fall in love.
This updated revival features many of the songs that the Sharks sing now in Spanish (translated by Lin Manuel Miranda who wrote and starred in "In the Heights.") The new production features Matt Cavenaugh (A Catered Affair, Grey Gardens) as Tony, Karen Olivo (In the Heights) as Anita, Maria's sister-in-law, and Josefina Scaglione, a 21 year old Argentinian actress making her b-way debut as Maria.
From what I've heard talking to people, Karen's Anita is incredible and there's mucho talk of a Tony for her.
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Also:
March 26-29 City Center Encores! is presenting "Finian's Rainbow" with Jim Norton, Kate Baldwin, and (get out of here) Cheyenne Jackson. Lol.
The "Shrek" cast album will be played on BroadwayWorld.com's radio again tommorrow and then the 24th at specified times (check the website.) It officially goes on sale the 24th.
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