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petzipellepingoGeorge Akram, who played Bernardo in the 2009 Broadway revival, will be appearing - and dancing - in the April 9 episode of NCIS : Los Angeles.
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Jul. 16th, 2016 04:01 ampetzipellepingoGustavo Dudamel's Hollywood Bowl 'West Side Story' is a story for right now
Mark Swed, Music Critic
Of “West Side Story’s” many Broadway musical innovations, the least noticed may be the role of the conductor. In the first of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s two performances of Leonard Bernstein’s complete score at the Hollywood Bowl Thursday night, Gustavo Dudamel was noticed.
He led an enthrallingly energized performance that nevertheless recognized the profoundly dark and spiritual underside of a 1957 show in which there is a lot going on. Thematically, this update of “Romeo and Juliet” to a then-gang-ridden Upper West Side of Manhattan has never not been timely. The composer penciled over the top of his copy of Shakespeare’s play: “An out and out plea for racial tolerance.”
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Mark Swed, Music Critic
Of “West Side Story’s” many Broadway musical innovations, the least noticed may be the role of the conductor. In the first of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s two performances of Leonard Bernstein’s complete score at the Hollywood Bowl Thursday night, Gustavo Dudamel was noticed.
He led an enthrallingly energized performance that nevertheless recognized the profoundly dark and spiritual underside of a 1957 show in which there is a lot going on. Thematically, this update of “Romeo and Juliet” to a then-gang-ridden Upper West Side of Manhattan has never not been timely. The composer penciled over the top of his copy of Shakespeare’s play: “An out and out plea for racial tolerance.”
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Jul. 11th, 2016 06:19 pmpetzipellepingoKevin Chamberlin Will Join Jeremy Jordan, Karen Olivo in Hollywood Bowl West Side Story
The concert evenings will be presented July 14 and 19
By Andrew Gans
Additional casting has been announced for the Hollywood Bowl's July 14 and 19 concert presentations of Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.
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The concert evenings will be presented July 14 and 19
By Andrew Gans
Additional casting has been announced for the Hollywood Bowl's July 14 and 19 concert presentations of Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.
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Jun. 11th, 2016 06:30 ampetzipellepingoKaren Olivo, Jeremy Jordan & More to Lead WEST SIDE STORY in Concert at The Hollywood Bowl
by Tyler Peterson
The Hollywood Bowl has enlisted some top Broadway talent for the Los Angeles Master Chorale's upcoming concert presentations of WEST SIDE STORY this summer.
Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel on July 14 and July 19, the cast will feature Jeremy Jordan as Tony and Karen Olivo as Anita, who won a Tony Award for her take on the role in the 2009 Broadway revival.
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by Tyler Peterson
The Hollywood Bowl has enlisted some top Broadway talent for the Los Angeles Master Chorale's upcoming concert presentations of WEST SIDE STORY this summer.
Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel on July 14 and July 19, the cast will feature Jeremy Jordan as Tony and Karen Olivo as Anita, who won a Tony Award for her take on the role in the 2009 Broadway revival.
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petzipellepingo.livejournal.comBroadway Actors Who Are Bracing for Final Curtain
By ERIK PIEPENBURG
In the theater every closing night stirs up a bevy of feelings: sadness, elation, relief, anxiety. Those and many other emotions will be running high across Broadway soon, as 15 productions — almost half the shows currently playing — are scheduled to go dark by the end of January. (Reasons for the mass exodus vary; some shows are closing because of sagging ticket sales, others are finishing limited engagements.)
For actors who have been with their shows for several years, from workshops to Broadway, closing-night tears often sting more sharply. Playing the same character eight shows a week will do that to a person. Five actors spoke about saying goodbye to their characters and what will happen after the curtains come down.
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By ERIK PIEPENBURG
In the theater every closing night stirs up a bevy of feelings: sadness, elation, relief, anxiety. Those and many other emotions will be running high across Broadway soon, as 15 productions — almost half the shows currently playing — are scheduled to go dark by the end of January. (Reasons for the mass exodus vary; some shows are closing because of sagging ticket sales, others are finishing limited engagements.)
For actors who have been with their shows for several years, from workshops to Broadway, closing-night tears often sting more sharply. Playing the same character eight shows a week will do that to a person. Five actors spoke about saying goodbye to their characters and what will happen after the curtains come down.
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