As the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzy Klein go in search of the true stories behind the inception of this classic show. For the first time on television, they hear first-hand from those involved in the show when it opened on Broadway in September 1957, including Sondheim himself, producer Hal Prince and original cast members from both show and movie, including Chita Rivera Carol Lawrence and Rita Moreno. With the BBC Symphony Orchestra and specially cast singers, we re-live some of the wonderful music and, in the company of Suzy and Bruno, we discover how West Side Story placed the 1950s phenomena of racial tension and teenage gangs centre stage to create a hit that changed musical theatre forever.
0.0/10
8.6/10
Our Hospitality
Murder at the Gallop
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Rocco and His Brothers
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
The Astronomer's Dream
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Nothing Can Stop Us Now
Madame Bovary
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
Woman in Gold
The Shape of Water
Gilbert
Alien: Romulus
Michael Lives Alone
A
Old Man Junior
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and HellAs the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzy Klein go in search of the true stories behind the inception of this classic show. For the first time on television, they hear first-hand from those involved in the show when it opened on Broadway in September 1957, including Sondheim himself, producer Hal Prince and original cast members from both show and movie, including Chita Rivera Carol Lawrence and Rita Moreno. With the BBC Symphony Orchestra and specially cast singers, we re-live some of the wonderful music and, in the company of Suzy and Bruno, we discover how West Side Story placed the 1950s phenomena of racial tension and teenage gangs centre stage to create a hit that changed musical theatre forever.
At the moment we don’t know of any streaming service where you can watch West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
