‘West Side Story’ at Paper Mill suffers from peculiar lack of energy | Review

There is something inescapably peculiar about a “West Side Story” in which Riff cannot snap very well. The oddness of this ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse-A Stellar Production

The story is a modern reimaging of the tale, Romeo and Juliet.  Set in 1957 on the West Side of New York City in the last ...
The Baltimore Sun

Review: ‘West Side Story’ ignites the Lyric stage

Safety warning for patrons attending “West Side Story” this weekend at the Lyric Baltimore theater: Leave your cigarette lighters at home. Ditto for your candles, torches and Bunsen burners. And don’t ...
Daily Bruin

Theater review: ‘West Side Story’ hits right notes as timeless tragedy with contemporary topics

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 9:49 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. The LA Opera’s “West Side Story” is in the right place at the right time. Originally brought to Broadway in 1957 by a legendary ...
Albuquerque Journal

Beyond the rumble: Dark themes, dramatic performances in Musical Theatre Southwest’s ‘West Side Story’

Musical Theatre Southwest’s newly formed Theatre Arts Collective — a rigorous theater arts training program for teens — debuts its first production, “West Side Story: School Edition,” at Expo New ...