"Next to the great George Gershwin, no other American composer can claim to have worked across as many musical genres, except for Leonard Bernstein. A musical genius who enlightened our lives, Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) seemed equally at ease in classical, theatre, jazz and, in at least one instance (Elia Kazan’s On The Waterfront) film scores; across them all, his work was consistently compelling, singular and sublime. Here’s a look at how one of America’s greatest composers conquered the Broadway stage and beyond. ..."
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Vanity Fair: Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, and the Road to West Side Story
W - West Side Story
W - Leonard Bernstein, W - Jerome Robbins
Discogs, amazon: Bernstein On Broadway
Left, Jerome Robbins, photographed in his apartment in N.Y.C. by Philippe Halsman, 1959; right, director-choreographer Robbins on the set of West Side Story with Chakiris and Verso.
2017 October: How Bernstein shook up the status quo with ‘On the Waterfront’
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