West Side Story

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks

Something "Cool" is coming! Set in NYC's Upper West Side, West Side Story, the classic musical based on Romeo & Juliet, is about to make our hearts soar all over again to the legendary score by Leonard Bernstein and brilliant lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Thru - Aug 4, 2019

West Side Story Reviews

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Stage and Cinema - Recommended

"...5-Star's revival, as hard-hitting as some of it is, loses a bit of emotional power with some awkward line readings, miscast adults (except for the great Skip Pipo as Lt. Schrank), and badly timed and unnuanced segues. Raben clearly had his hands full with a gigantic cast and orchestra (a joy to hear under Jeff Rizzo's kick-ass conducting), and only a few weeks of rehearsal, so the needed nuance may appear as the short, and already popular, run progresses. I'm so grateful that I get to hear the orchestrations and arrangements exactly as they were heard on opening night in 1957. This earnest production and it's rocko-socko-boffo leads will make anyone happy to be alive."

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- Tony Frankel

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Inspired direction and innovative choreography reign supreme as 5-Star Theatricals revives and reinvigorates West Side Story, the 1957 Broadway classic about a boy and girl from rival teen gangs (one white, one Puerto Rican) who fall hopelessly in love on the mean streets of New York."

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- Steven Stanley

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Stage and Cinema - Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

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