West Side Memories (2003)

West Side Memories

2003

Documentary Music

Synopsis

Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score-making processes.

Credits

Director

Michael Arick

Cast

Arthur Laurents as Self

Greg Lawrence as Self

Hal Prince as Self (as Hal Prince)

Jerome Robbins as Self (1960 interview) (voice) (archive footage)

Richard Beymer as Self

Robert E. Relyea as Self (as Robert Relyea)

Robert Wise as Self

Stephen Sondheim as Self