West Side Story (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (650)
See it if Wanting to see the toughest, grittiest WSS ever. Totally relevant in 2020. Cast looks like genuine street thugs, not chorus boys.
Don't see it if Wanting to wait for Spielberg’s film. Van Hove seems to be struggling to decide if he is a film or stage director. Video doesn’t all work. Read more
See it if you are open to a very different interpretation of the original with a multimedia approach that meshes screens/videotaping and stage acting.
Don't see it if you are a purist devotee of the movie and would be distracted by the overwhelming video/screen aspects of the production. Read more
See it if you're a fan of the show. The score alone is worth a 75. The staging relies a lot on projections of the action Sometimes confusing.
Don't see it if you don't like the show are not a fan of the director. He uses a lot of the techniques he used in Network
See it if You love the music with beautiful voices and talented performers. Keep an open mind about the video and set.
Don't see it if You expect to see the original version. This was very innovative tech and a little distracting at times
See it if You like experimental takes on revivals that reflect the current climate.
Don't see it if You're a purist, or if you get particularly bad motion sickness (the video projections can be pretty nausea-inducing) Read more
See it if into a brilliant though not fully there present-day take on a classic; want to see the exceptional performance of Isaac Powell as Tony
Don't see it if a strict purist, though musically this has not changed that much; not into Ivo's style and tendency to hammer points Read more
See it if you like modern interpretations of classics with a cinematic twist, an enthusiastic and talented cast, and wonderful choreography.
Don't see it if you are a purist when it comes to classics. Also, the video and big stage overwhelmed the outstanding dancing and singing from time to time. Read more
See it if You want to see a new ‘take’ on a classic show. I missed the choreography.
Don't see it if You do not want to see a new production.