West Side Memories

Plot Summary

Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score-making processes.

Top Cast

Jerome Robbins Self (1960 interview) (voice) (archive footage)

Arthur Laurents Self

Stephen Sondheim Self

Hal Prince Self (as Hal Prince)

Greg Lawrence Self