Broadway, Baby! VO7

Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, which premiered in 1957, was a significant moment in American musical theater. The show was inspired by Romeo and Juliet and featured Stephen Sondheim's lyrics and Jerome Robbins' direction and choreography, which elevated it to new heights. Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story marks yet another turning point in American musical theater when it made its debut in 1957. Inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the Stephen Sondheim lyrics and Jerome Robbins' direction and choreography propelled the show into another universe.