‘West Side Story’ sing-along at Castro
When you think about it, “West Side Story” was the “La La Land” of 1961 — a musical love story that became a hugely popular Oscar contender.
The adaptation by Robert Wise and original choreographer Jerome Robbins of the 1957 Broadway play that transposed Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” to the gangs of modern-day New York was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning 10 (a record for a musical), including best picture.
Everyone gets a bag of goodies at the door, and the three-hour program, which subtitles Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein’s songs (“Maria,” “Somewhere,” “Tonight,” “I Feel Pretty”), includes an intermission.