West Side Story is a reimagined Romeo and Juliet, set on the streets of Manhattan in the 1950s. The original work is by playwright Arthur Laurents, composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen ...

Los Angeles Opera opens James Conlon's final season as music director with 'West Side Story' in Francesca Zambello's well-traveled production.

Legendary actress Rita Moreno, this year’s George Eastman Award recipient, will appear at a screening of “West Side Story” ...

The production, created specifically for grand opera houses, has its West Coast premiere Saturday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: “Restoring the original scale and glory to certain pieces … is what ...

"West Side Story" is a tale that is operatic, through and through, thanks in part to its poignant "Romeo & Juliet" origins, the incredible songs and staging, and a love story at its center that is ...

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 ...