Allow deranged guitar genius Duane Denison to describe the band’s new ... West Side Story, and hence the name. Really.” Hmm. OK. “Westside” is a lumbering, gargling monster-beast of a song ...

When the news broke Tuesday of Broadway legend Chita Rivera’s death at 91, the song “Somewhere” started playing in my head. The beautiful tearjerker from “West Side Story,” often used during “In ...

Timeless love songs, sharp choreography are crowd pleasers Merging “Romeo and Juliet” with New York gang warfare in a musical setting was initially a tough sell in the 1950s. “West Side Story” ...

A new, Jewish-led adaptation of the musical hits theaters, as cultural conversations around identity and representation have shifted dramatically since the original show. (JTA) — In 1955 ...