he became known as a composer too and wrote all different types of music including symphonies, musicals, operas and films. Perhaps his biggest success was with his musical West Side Story - a re ...

West Side Story, a modern Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of gang violence, is a powerful and timeless musical. The music was composed by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by ...

Milanov knows all too well the power that music has to enhance the action onstage, and the score to “West Side Story” is no exception. “The interesting thing about the musical choices ...

Not West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein packed his score ... Some of his most thrilling music came not in the songs but in the dance sequences, and his music flattered a simple story with some ...