According to Playbill, The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will present a concert variation of the Oscar-winning West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, as part of The Music of Leonard Bernstein at the Hollywood Bowl.
Rachel Zegler in "West Side Story"
What’s Happening:
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel will bring the score to life alongside the Philharmonic on July 12th and July 14th at 8:00 PM.
- Dudamel—who conducted the score for the 2021 adaptation—will lead a performance of the beloved musical by Arthur Laurents, Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Jerome Robbins while the 2021 film is projected on the Bowl’s big screens.
- Click the links below to get tickets to the performances:
More on West Side Story:
- Directed by Academy Award-winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City.
- Check out Alex’s review of West Side Story, which adds new elements while staying mostly faithful to the original.
- West Side Story is now available to stream on Disney+.
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