West Side Memories
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.
Cast
Saul Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Richard Beymer
Self
Daniel L. Fapp
Self (archive footage)
Tony Mordente
Self
Harvey Evans
Self (as Harvey Hohnecker)
Stephen Sondheim
Self
Walter Mirisch
Self
Robert Banas
Self
Bert Michaels
Self
Jerome Robbins
Self (1960 interview) (voice) (archive footage)
Arthur Laurents
Self
Hal Prince
Self (as Hal Prince)
Robert Wise
Self
Rita Moreno
Self
Russ Tamblyn
Self