West Side Story (2021)
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I have a complicated relationship with West Side Story. When I watched it as a teen, I thought it was silly, and I hated it. The music, the dancing, everything. When I discovered Stephen Sondheim (thank you, 1996 Bernadette Peters concert on PBS!), I was always embarrassed for him that his first professional job was on this piece of trash. Even he said …
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