"West Side Story" is a musical written by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim. (United Artists Pictures, Inc.)
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- A place for us: 50 years of 'West Side Story' (program audio)
A place for us: 50 years of 'West Side Story'
Broadcast: Midday, 09/26/2007, 12:00 p.m.
NPR's Scott Simon hosts a new documentary on the classic musical "West Side Story." We'll hear from lyricist Stephen Sondheim, bookwriter Arthur Laurents, and original cast members Carol Lawrence and Chita Rivera.
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