Broadway History: The Golden Age of the American Book Musical, Part 5 West Side Story
…piece of theatre that utilized ballet-based dance and various other styles in equal measure with the other three elements, allowing it to define character, conflict and the progression of the story. Interestingly, although West Side Story can be said to be a highly stylized piece of musical theatre, it is also simultaneously extremely real. Somehow the four major creative talents responsible for its inception managed to find the balance between st…