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West Side Story Star Explains Why 'Cool' Was Changed In Spielberg's Movie [Exclusive]

BY JOSHUA MEYER

In the 1961 film adaptation of "West Side Story," there's a song entitled "Cool" wherein Ice, played by Tucker Smith, sings, "You want to live in this lousy world? Play it cool." That's good advice for the here and now of 2021, where we're winding down another tough year and maybe looking to movies like Steven Spielberg's new adaptation of "West Side Story" for a little comfort and escape from the ongoing challenges of the real world.

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Video: ‘West Side Story’ Artists Perform at WTTW

Marc Vitali

The spring musical at Lyric Opera of Chicago has become an annual tradition. This year, the venerable opera company rumbles with “West Side Story,” the 1957 classic created by Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins and Stephen Sondheim – with an assist from William Shakespeare.

“West Side Story” famously tells the story of the Jets and the Sharks – New York street gangs – and an ill-fated romance that echoes “Romeo and Juliet.”
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