The opening of “West Side Story,” both the 1961 and 2021 films, is not a song or a dialogue scene or even a traditional overture; it’s a dance. And it’s not just a dance — it’s a plunge into a world ...

Featuring students from Chantilly, Westfield and Oakton high schools, plus Rocky Run, Stone and Rachel Carson middle schools, Not Just Dance presents the musical, “West Side Story.” Performances are ...

In many musicals, the dance is the icing on the cake — a sweet, sometimes saccharine flourish on top of an already constructed treat. But the “West Side Story” recipe is different. In the 1957 musical ...

Rev-Up MKE, a competition aimed at encouraging business startups on the city's near west side, has named Vertical Essence Dance Company its winner for 2022. The competition culminated Wednesday night ...

Dancing in the streets of NYC, things got muy caliente filming Steven Spielberg’s new “West Side Story,” which hit theaters Friday. In fact, the sweltering heat and humidity led Ariana DeBose — who ...

On December 12, 2006, Rita Moreno reflected on how Jerome Robbins’ toughness as a director and choreographer shaped the 1961 production of "West Side Story" and helped her sharpen her skillset.

Sixty years later, Moreno is an executive producer on Spielberg's West Side Story. She also gives a poignant performance in the new role of Valentina, the widow of Doc, the drugstore owner. By her ...

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 9:49 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. The LA Opera’s “West Side Story” is in the right place at the right time. Originally brought to Broadway in 1957 by a legendary ...

Decades ago, on my first visit to New York City, we drove past multiple blocks of brown brick tenements where boys huddled in corners, smoking and whistling at girls walking by, while older men in ...

For fans of the classic 1961 filmed version of the stage musical West Side Story, the initial trailers for Steven Spielberg’s 2021 update weren’t necessarily inviting. The first images made it obvious ...