Category — Readings

Here’s a a link to the NYTimes blog coverage of topics relating to the upcoming opera, From the House of the Dead. This is highly recommended reading. Whether you are friendly with opera or not, this blog is worth following – it’s providing a great introduction to the story, the music, the production, etc. I think that you’ll have a much richer experience at the opera if you take the time to learn about it now. New blog posts seem to be coming in daily. I imagine there will be an extensive review of the show when it opens next week.

Here are four feature articles, each developing an issue related to West Side Story.
A Changed West Side Story Returns…
They’re Ready to Rumble
Some Lyrics Restored to English
Rekinding Jerome Robbins

Here are five reviews of the 2009 production of West Side Story, in PDF format:
West-Side-Story-NYTimes-Review-2009
West-Side-Story-TheaterMania-Review-2009
West-Side-Story-USA-Today-Review-2009
West-Side-Story-Variety-Review-2009
West-Side-Story-Hollywood-Reporter-Review-2009

And here is a review of the original 1957 production:
West_Side_Story-NYTimes-Review-1957

Here is a feature article about the 2009 production:
A-Changed-West-Side-Story-Returns-NYTimes-Feature-2009

And finally, an interview-style article, from 2008, with Arthur Laurents: Jets-Yes-Sharks-Si-NYTimes-Interview-2008

Enjoy!