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  1. 5 days ago · West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet , the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial , blue-collar neighborhood.

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  2. 2 days ago · From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Paper Mill Playhouse will present Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernsteinand Stephen Sondheim's classic musical West Side Story, dir...

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  3. 3 days ago · Film adaptations of his works include West Side Story (1961), Gypsy (1962), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), A Little Night Music (1977), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Into the Woods (2014), and West Side Story (2021).

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  5. 4 days ago · "West Side Story," with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is a retelling of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," set in the harsh backdrop of gang rivalry.

  6. 2 days ago · You know the hits: Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music... and who can forget A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ? ...

  7. 2 days ago · Then there are the lyrics, written by Stephen Sondheim as his first real professional composition: There’s a place for us / somewhere a place for us /. Peace and quiet and open air / wait for us somewhere. Some day / somewhere. We’ll find a new way of living. We’ll find a way of forgiving.

  8. 5 days ago · West Side Story features music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical's captivating score, composed by Leonard Bernstein, and the poignant lyrics by Stephen Sondheim have left an indelible mark on the world of musical theater.