The 2020 version of "West Side Story" opens on Broadway today (Feb. 20, 2020) and before the reviews are published tomorrow, I thought I would put forth my impressions, having seen the show just over a week ago near the end of its exceptionally long run of "previews."
My headline to this post pretty much says it all, but let me start out on a high note: Shereen Pimentel, who plays Maria has a lovely voice and, thankfully, she isn't over-miked as the singers in many Broadway musicals are. She doesn't, however, look much like the innocent girl we expect of Maria based on past productions and that may well be one reason why one of her signature song's from the past, "I Feel Pretty," is missing from this show.
Showing posts with label West Side Story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Side Story. Show all posts
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Saturday, June 29, 2019
A Good Project for Lin-Manuel Miranda
Whatever happened to Maria?
How did the remainder of her life play out after Tony, the young white man she wanted, was shot dead by her fellow Puerto Rican-American Chino at the end of "West Side Story?" Maria, readers will recall, got the gun after Chino dropped it and threatened to use it to kill both others and herself, but couldn't pull the trigger. So there she was, still alive when the final curtain came down.
How did the remainder of her life play out after Tony, the young white man she wanted, was shot dead by her fellow Puerto Rican-American Chino at the end of "West Side Story?" Maria, readers will recall, got the gun after Chino dropped it and threatened to use it to kill both others and herself, but couldn't pull the trigger. So there she was, still alive when the final curtain came down.
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