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this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love. # and it's all that i need. the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not going to come for the music, you should come for the characters, you should come for the dynamics, you should come for the dance in general, you should come for the colours. # today, all day i had the feeling. actor ansel elgort, known for his role in edgar wright's film baby driver, among others, plays the male lead in west side story, tony. what's forever? like, i want to be with you forever? you don't want to start maybe with, "i would like to take you out to coffee"? one of the best performances in the movie comes from rita moreno who was in the original 1961 west side story, then in the rol
this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love. # and it's all that i need. the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not...
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Dec 11, 2021
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this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than s00,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not going to come for the music, you should come for the characters, come for the dynamics, you should come for the dance in general. you should come for the colours. actor ansel elgort, known for his role in edgar wright's film baby driver, among others, plays the main lead in west side story, tony. what's forever? like, i want to be with you forever? you don't want to start maybe with i would like to take you out for coffee? one of the best performances in the movie comes from rita moreno who was in the original 1961 west side story, then in the role of anita. maria's close confidant. in steven spielberg's movie, moreno plays a newly—c
this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than s00,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not going to come for the music, you should come...
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this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love # and it's all that i need.# the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not going to come for the music, you should come for the characters, you should come for the dynamics, you should come for the dance in general, you should come for the colours. # today, all day i had the feeling...#- actor ansel elgort, known for his role in edgar wright's film baby driver, among others, plays the male lead in west side story, tony. what's forever? like, i want to be with you forever? you don't want to start maybe with, "i would like to take you out to coffee"? one of the best performances in the movie comes from rita moreno who was in the original 1961 west side story, then in the
this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love # and it's all that i need.# the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not...
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this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love # and it's all that i need.... the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context, and if you're not going to come for the music, you should come for the characters, you should come for the dynamics, you should come for the dance in general, you should come for the colours. # today, all day. i had the feeling... actor ansel elgort, known for his role in edgar wright's film baby driver, among others, plays the male lead in west side story, tony. what's forever? like, i want to be with you forever? you don't want to start maybe with, "i like to take you out for coffee"? one of the best performances in the movie comes from rita moreno who was in the original 1961 west side story, then in the ro
this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love # and it's all that i need.... the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context, and if you're...
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this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love # and it's all that i need.# the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not going to come for the music, you should come for the characters, you should come for the dynamics, you should come for the dance in general, you should come for the colours. # today, all day- i had the feeling...# actor ansel elgort, known for his role in edgar wright's film baby driver, among others, plays the male lead in west side story, tony. what's forever? like, i want to be with you forever? you don't want to start maybe with, "i would like to take you out to coffee"? one of the best performances in the movie comes from rita moreno who was in the original 1961 west side story, then in the
this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love # and it's all that i need.# the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context and if you're not...
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this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love. # and it's all that i need... the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context, and if you're not going to come for the music, you should come for the characters, you should come for the dynamics, you should come for the dance in general, you should come for the colours. # today, all day. i had the feeling... actor ansel elgort, known for his role in edgar wright's film baby driver, among others, plays the male lead in west side story, tony. what's forever? like, i want to be with you forever? you don't want to start maybe with, "i would like to take you out to coffee"? one of the best performances in the movie comes from rita moreno, who was in the original 1961 west side story, then in
this is her performing maria four years ago, well before stephen spielberg had even heard of her. # i have a love. # and it's all that i need... the actress responded to an open casting call online and was selected from more than 300,000 applicants. rachel zegler may be a novice, but she has no problem selling this grand production in promotional interviews. it is not the west side story many people remember. it is so much different in a sense that there is so much more context, and if you're...
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there you are with stephen spielberg on the set. you visited while they were shooting. >> yeah. >> stephen: what can you tell us? what do you know? >> oh, it's terrific. again, touting my own work. no, it's really terrific. everybody, go. you'll really have a good time. ( laughter ) and for those of you who know the show, there are going to be some real surprises in it, because tony kushner, who wrote the screenplay, has done some really imaginative and surprising things with the way the songs are used in the story. and the whole thing is-- has real sparkle to it and real energy. and it feels fresh. it's just-- it's really first rate. and movie musicals are hard to do, and this one, spielberg and kushner really nailed it. >> stephen: it's lovely to see you again. thank you for coming on. >> my pleasure. >> stephen: i look forward to "square one." >> my pleasure. >> "square one," indeed. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonder
there you are with stephen spielberg on the set. you visited while they were shooting. >> yeah. >> stephen: what can you tell us? what do you know? >> oh, it's terrific. again, touting my own work. no, it's really terrific. everybody, go. you'll really have a good time. ( laughter ) and for those of you who know the show, there are going to be some real surprises in it, because tony kushner, who wrote the screenplay, has done some really imaginative and surprising things with...
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and they were interviewed for stephen spielberg's survival of the shoah. i want to know how it changes the epidemics of our lives. it changes us as people, changes us as other people. changes how we feel about guilt and food and everything. and i remember asking doctor dennis charlie of mount sinai. i asked him, how did they? survive -- they not only, survived they flourished. and he said, they had the resilience gene. and you have inherited the resilience gene. and david, you kept on saying, but how did these people survive? everyone has a resilience gene. and it shows you, yesterday, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of 9/11. and how people move on. that is human nature. and that's what i wanted to point out. >> well, thank you for sharing that. and i think that is right and i think that rabinowitz and lazowski and other families, they all ask them, how it's a little bit -- what would mariam do? i think that moment is something that lives on, in addition to the resiliency in, right? they managed to flourish after the war. and i think that that is part o
and they were interviewed for stephen spielberg's survival of the shoah. i want to know how it changes the epidemics of our lives. it changes us as people, changes us as other people. changes how we feel about guilt and food and everything. and i remember asking doctor dennis charlie of mount sinai. i asked him, how did they? survive -- they not only, survived they flourished. and he said, they had the resilience gene. and you have inherited the resilience gene. and david, you kept on saying,...
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find out what mark kermode thinks of theirs, it is of course stephen spielberg's west side story. add the rest of the main releases in the film review at 5:45pm. an inquestjury has concluded that police errors probably contributed to the deaths of three young men who were murdered by the serial killer, stephen port. the jury found that flaws in the investigation into the first death in east london, meant he was free to kill three more times before he was caught. port is serving life for the murders in 2014 and 2015. the families of the victims believe the police failures were partly driven by homophobia — a charge the met denies. helena wilkinson has more for life truly cut short, fashion student anthony walker, caprari, young chef daniel whitworth, and forklift driverjack taylor from dagenham. all murdered with the date rape drug ghb, but the police could stop the killing. the men's police had all been discovered in the same small area of barking in east london, overa small area of barking in east london, over a period of less than a year and a quarter. detectives simply did no
find out what mark kermode thinks of theirs, it is of course stephen spielberg's west side story. add the rest of the main releases in the film review at 5:45pm. an inquestjury has concluded that police errors probably contributed to the deaths of three young men who were murdered by the serial killer, stephen port. the jury found that flaws in the investigation into the first death in east london, meant he was free to kill three more times before he was caught. port is serving life for the...
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stephen spielberg was not enough to save "west side story" after being a box office bomb, only taking in $36 million after three weeks on the screen with the hype of a musical that disappointed. movie-goers bo out for the right film despite the omicron spread right now. another indicator americans are willing to go out to open their wallet, holiday spending up 8% from last year. even more impressive up 11% from 2019 before the pandemic started. most of that up online about 1/5 according to mastercard spending data which shows you how much spending and shopping has been online. jewelry sales are up a third. that is good news for all retailers. biggest shopping day of the year black friday, that is not surprising. who doesn't love a bargain basement bargain even if you have to get up early. as you know, david, the economy powers 2/3, almost 3/4 by the consumer. that is positive for the u.s. gdp. david: everybody is worried about production and whether or not these labor shortages are going to lead to that. we have 11 million unfilled jobs out there. hopefully we'll find businesses produ
stephen spielberg was not enough to save "west side story" after being a box office bomb, only taking in $36 million after three weeks on the screen with the hype of a musical that disappointed. movie-goers bo out for the right film despite the omicron spread right now. another indicator americans are willing to go out to open their wallet, holiday spending up 8% from last year. even more impressive up 11% from 2019 before the pandemic started. most of that up online about 1/5...
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it's always interested stephen spielberg, who has never directed a musical before. i think i wanted to direct a musicalfilm because i knew i couldn't sing and dance, so it's a tremendous way of throwing myself into a genre that physically i would never be part of except to be able to tell a story in that idiom. i like to live in america. # 0k by me in america #. the 1961 film adaptation of the musical was a huge hit and it won ten oscars. it's a revered classic. the new film is seen as more intense. there is bloodshed, there's brutality, and yet, it manages to do a very tricky thing, which is there are these incredibly realistic and powerful scenes, and then it becomes operatic, it becomes musical theatre. the 1961 film was criticised for having many of the members of a puerto rican gang, the sharks, portrayed by white actors. we just wanted for this movie to get it right in the way that we wanted every single person, who plays a puerto rican to be from the latin community and that was a mandate from the get go. the launch of west side story new york this week has b
it's always interested stephen spielberg, who has never directed a musical before. i think i wanted to direct a musicalfilm because i knew i couldn't sing and dance, so it's a tremendous way of throwing myself into a genre that physically i would never be part of except to be able to tell a story in that idiom. i like to live in america. # 0k by me in america #. the 1961 film adaptation of the musical was a huge hit and it won ten oscars. it's a revered classic. the new film is seen as more...
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there was a lot of consternation over last week's box office with stephen spielberg's film, whether something like that will never unfortunately be able to work anymore in the theater? >> listen, thanks for having me. we're making incredible progress we have a really unique strategy you can talk about our legacy business we're leveraging that legacy business, we are still to this day over 70% of all tv minutes are spent on linear. we're using that great ba is to launch a new series and bringing that to paramount plus, nine months in, we're already the fastest growing service in streaming. >> and when you think about your streaming service relative to what you are seeing out of nbc universe am, peacock, for example, netflix, is the -- how do you stack them? by the way what is your sense in terms of long term how viewers, how many of these services a viewer will ultimately have? >> relative who what our competition is doing, we're playing a different game we're taking our big massive hits on linear, like yellowstone, we premiered back, it's already the number one show in the u.s. with 15 millio
there was a lot of consternation over last week's box office with stephen spielberg's film, whether something like that will never unfortunately be able to work anymore in the theater? >> listen, thanks for having me. we're making incredible progress we have a really unique strategy you can talk about our legacy business we're leveraging that legacy business, we are still to this day over 70% of all tv minutes are spent on linear. we're using that great ba is to launch a new series and...
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spielberg whose - my own show if my work was so impressive. now not just since i was a child ofe i side signed countless in context i never understood that they work these arbitration clauses usedda it to keep me in secret and protect cbs in the sexual-harassment perpetrator who blatantly retaliated against me and i was shocked to learn that i had signed away my rights before taking a job and it would everything that would be such because it would be meant to favor and protect and became clear, not me. i began to understand how very limited my options were to try to address the transiting harassment and legal retaliation that i experienced in response to a letter from my councils, cbsn over hundred of hours of tapes which include video of the actual harassment and was captured verbatim on their tapes. no one other than my legal advisors from cbs has overseen or will ever see those tapes. i was trapped in a binding arbitration because i unknowingly signed predict that i share found myself pitted against one the most powerful media corporations
spielberg whose - my own show if my work was so impressive. now not just since i was a child ofe i side signed countless in context i never understood that they work these arbitration clauses usedda it to keep me in secret and protect cbs in the sexual-harassment perpetrator who blatantly retaliated against me and i was shocked to learn that i had signed away my rights before taking a job and it would everything that would be such because it would be meant to favor and protect and became clear,...
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of steven spielberg's "west side story" and just knew. >> steel berg knew what the style was going to be. he was really going to dig into the characters. i had a feeling the movie was going to be terrific. that feeling pervaded the set for me, and i couldn't explain it. i just thought, this is going to be a really good movie, and i was right. ♪ >> our thanks to chris. be sure to tune in sunday night at 7:00 for the 2020 special event, "something's coming: west side story." side story." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪why do you build me up (build me up)♪ butter... cup... baby... up would be the operative word there pal. oh, yeah, yeah. sorry, have a good day! if you ride, you get it. - come on in! oh wow, we're really backed up. geico motorcycle. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. geico motorcycle. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger.
of steven spielberg's "west side story" and just knew. >> steel berg knew what the style was going to be. he was really going to dig into the characters. i had a feeling the movie was going to be terrific. that feeling pervaded the set for me, and i couldn't explain it. i just thought, this is going to be a really good movie, and i was right. ♪ >> our thanks to chris. be sure to tune in sunday night at 7:00 for the 2020 special event, "something's coming: west side...
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the film's lyricist, stephen sondheim. died at the age of 91 prior to the film's monday night premiere. >> i showed the film in february of this year. he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. so when we got the news, i believe on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. ♪ >> sondheim's talents live on for all to hear in the new film, which has gotten excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with westside story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a policy or for the city as it struggles with anxieties of life in the covid-19 era. tom brooke, bbc news, new york. >> we will definitely have to check it out. as we ge closer to the holidays, you may have noticed santa popping in in a lot of places. shopping centers, parades, and even in this aquarium in budapest. these divers are there to feed the fish, avoid the sharks, and spread christmas cheer to visit
the film's lyricist, stephen sondheim. died at the age of 91 prior to the film's monday night premiere. >> i showed the film in february of this year. he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. so when we got the news, i believe on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. ♪ >> sondheim's talents live on for all to hear in the new film, which has gotten excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender....
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the film's lyricist, stephen sondheim. died at the age of 91 prior to the film's monday night premiere. >> i showed the film in february of this year. he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. so when we got the news, i believe on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. ♪ >> sondheim's talents live on for all to hear in the new film, which has gotten excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with westside story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a policy or for the city as it struggles with anxieties of life in the covid-19 era. tom brooke, bbc news, new york. >> we will definitely have to check it out. as we closer to the holidays, you may have noticed santa popping in in a lot of places. shopping centers, parades, and even in this aquarium in budapest. these divers are there to feed the fish, avoid the sharks, and spread christmas cheer to visitors
the film's lyricist, stephen sondheim. died at the age of 91 prior to the film's monday night premiere. >> i showed the film in february of this year. he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. so when we got the news, i believe on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. ♪ >> sondheim's talents live on for all to hear in the new film, which has gotten excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender....
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and his cast because the film's lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim died at the age of 91 just prior to the film's big monday night premier. i film's big monday night premier-— film's big monday night premier. , ., premier. i showed him the film back in february _ premier. i showed him the film back in february this _ premier. i showed him the film back in february this year - premier. i showed him the film back in february this year and i back in february this year and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a bigger audience and of course when we got the news on, i believe, on saturday that he had passed, it was devastating and it is still devastating. a? was devastating and it is still devastating.— devastating. # tonight, tonight- _ devastating. # tonight, tonight. sondheim's - devastating. # tonight, - tonight. sondheim's talents live on for all to hear in the new film which has been getting excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new yo
and his cast because the film's lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim died at the age of 91 just prior to the film's big monday night premier. i film's big monday night premier-— film's big monday night premier. , ., premier. i showed him the film back in february _ premier. i showed him the film back in february this _ premier. i showed him the film back in february this year - premier. i showed him the film back in february this year and i back in february this year and...
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>> the minute steven spielberg asked me. he sent me a script and i was bowled very first day of shootig for me, stephen said, "do you mind if i introduce you to the cast? you are so special. i said, ", no." there was polite applause. >> can you believe she is 90? she looks amazing. i'll have what she is having. and a reminder, the bay is going to be represented again tonight on "jeopardy." a professor at the university of san francisco competing in the first ever professor's tournament. a bunch of smart guys that's tonight right - hi, i'm steve. - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor. [lea] i'm a retired art teacher. [steve] we met online about 10 years ago. as i got older, my hearing was not so good so i got hearing aids. my vision was not as good as it used to be, got a change in prescription. but the thing missing was my memory. i saw a prevagen commercial and i thought, "that makes sense." i just didn't have to work so hard to remember things. prevagen. healthier brain. better life
>> the minute steven spielberg asked me. he sent me a script and i was bowled very first day of shootig for me, stephen said, "do you mind if i introduce you to the cast? you are so special. i said, ", no." there was polite applause. >> can you believe she is 90? she looks amazing. i'll have what she is having. and a reminder, the bay is going to be represented again tonight on "jeopardy." a professor at the university of san francisco competing in the first...
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>> the minute steven spielberg asked me and he said me a script and i was bowled over. the very first day of shooting, stephen said do you mind if i citroduced you to the cast?pe al. i said no. and he did. there was polite applause. it was so wonderful. liz: she is just incredible. i am so excited to see this movie. "west side the seven happy birthday rita moreno. okay, next a holiday tree lighting like no other where you can see a special. laser show and snow happening tonight. the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. tension builds... the plot twist the hero prevails in hollywood, this would be the end. but our here, we are just getting started. introducing the all-new nissan frontier. ♪ ♪ but our here, we remember when no dreamed. was too big? and you could fearlessly face the unknown. you still can. ♪ ♪ when you have a rock you can depend on for life you'll be unstoppable. like the millions of people who rely on prudential for financial planning and investing. who's your rock? liz:
>> the minute steven spielberg asked me and he said me a script and i was bowled over. the very first day of shooting, stephen said do you mind if i citroduced you to the cast?pe al. i said no. and he did. there was polite applause. it was so wonderful. liz: she is just incredible. i am so excited to see this movie. "west side the seven happy birthday rita moreno. okay, next a holiday tree lighting like no other where you can see a special. laser show and snow happening tonight. the...
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the launch of west side story in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film�*s lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim, died at the age of 91 just prior to the film�*s big premiere. i showed him the film back in february of this year. and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. and so, when we got the news on, i believe it was on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. it�*s still devastating. sondheim�*s talents, of course, live on for all to hear in the new film, which has been getting excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. but musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with west side story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a panacea for the city as it still struggles with anxieties of life in the covid—19 era. tom brook, bbc news, new york. it looks amazing. i can�*t wait to see that. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. is it isita is it a weekend for staying i
the launch of west side story in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film�*s lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim, died at the age of 91 just prior to the film�*s big premiere. i showed him the film back in february of this year. and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. and so, when we got the news on, i believe it was on saturday, that he had passed, it was...
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the launch of west side story in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film's lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim, died at the age of 91 just prior to the film's big premiere. i showed him the film back in february of this year. and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. and so, when we got the news on, i believe it was on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. it's still devastating. sondheim's talents, of course, live on for all to hear in the new film, which has been getting excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. but musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with west side story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a panacea to the city as it still struggles with anxieties of life in the covid—19 era. tom brook, bbc news, new york. i can't get enough of that. i love it. . , , , it. on a slightly different level, but nonetheless _ it. on a slightly different level, but noneth
the launch of west side story in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film's lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim, died at the age of 91 just prior to the film's big premiere. i showed him the film back in february of this year. and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. and so, when we got the news on, i believe it was on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating....