West Side Memories (2003)

Plot Summary

Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score-making processes.

Full Cast & Characters

Jerome Robbins

Self (1960 interview) (voice) (archive footage)

Arthur Laurents

Self

Stephen Sondheim

Self

Hal Prince

Self (as Hal Prince)

Greg Lawrence

Self

Walter Mirisch

Self

Robert Wise

Self

Richard Beymer

Self

Robert E. Relyea

Self (as Robert Relyea)

Tony Mordente

Self

Rita Moreno

Self

Russ Tamblyn

Self

Director & Crew

Where to Watch West Side Memories Online

Movies Similar to West Side Memories

⭐ 5.8

Please Baby Please

2022

⭐ 7.4

Grease

1978

⭐ NR

Grave Side Story

2024

⭐ 3.9

Birdman

2015

⭐ NR

Boiler Room | Stay in Russia

2015

⭐ 6.8

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

2002

Frequently Asked Questions