Leonard Bernstein

West Side Story

Atlantic Crossings

The Seattle Symphony's Ludovic Morlot leads a musical exchange program.

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The Seattle Symphony's Ludovic Morlot leads a musical exchange program.

Seattle Symphony

The Seattle Symphony's Ludovic Morlot leads a musical exchange program.

Busting the Pipeline

How the Seattle Symphony’s new head could shake things up.

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How the Seattle Symphony’s new head could shake things up.

Bugs Bunny on Broadway

How the Seattle Symphony’s new head could shake things up.

Opening Nights: Candide

How do you solve a problem like Voltaire? The 5th Avenue tries.

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How do you solve a problem like Voltaire? The 5th Avenue tries.

Stage Preview: Uneasily Assimilated

Leonard Bernstein wrote a musical with a personality just as split as his own.

Martin Charnin on "West Side Story"

Leonard Bernstein wrote a musical with a personality just as split as his own.

Candide

Leonard Bernstein wrote a musical with a personality just as split as his own.

Opening Nights: On the Town

A period piece made spectacular by love and style.

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A period piece made spectacular by love and style.

On the Town

A period piece made spectacular by love and style.

Spring Arts Calendar

A guide to what’s up and what’s on, with our picks for the best.

A.M. Music News: Abbey Road For Sale, Bernstein on DVD, Beach House on Record Store Day

​-- Reverb: Obviously the big news of the day is the Sasquatch! 2010 lineup release: My Morning Jacket, MGMT, LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, etc. -- Sub Pop: Beach House is releasing the Zebra EP for Record Store Day. It's available only at your favorite local record store starting April 1 ... More >>

Your Weekend Arts Advisory

What to do? What to see? How about ridiculously bad movies being ridiculed on stage? Or peruse all kinds of new bikes and gear to get ready for spring riding? Or see the choreography from West Side Story danced live? (Or see the original movie, with Rita Moreno, pictured above, if you prefer.) Thes ... More >>

West Side Story

What to do? What to see? How about ridiculously bad movies being ridiculed on stage? Or peruse all kinds of new bikes and gear to get ready for spring riding? Or see the choreography from West Side Story danced live? (Or see the original movie, with Rita Moreno, pictured above, if you prefer.) Thes ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: This Week's Notable Events

What to do? What to see? How about ridiculously bad movies being ridiculed on stage? Or peruse all kinds of new bikes and gear to get ready for spring riding? Or see the choreography from West Side Story danced live? (Or see the original movie, with Rita Moreno, pictured above, if you prefer.) Thes ... More >>

How Happy an Ending?

PNB’s Robbins program speaks to the company’s continuing evolution under Peter Boal.

Seattle Philharmonic/Seattle Opera Young Artists

A comic—kind of—take on marriage

Trouble in Tahiti & Rita

Two comic takes on marriage from Seattle Opera

Classical Picks

Two comic takes on marriage from Seattle Opera

Jan. 17-24, 2007

Billy Wilder in post-war Berlin, and William S. Burroughs in '70 Portland.

FRIDAY

A sexual harassment suit set to music by composer Igor Keller.

Fancy That

From the jazzy Fancy Free to the elegant Theme and Variations, Pacific Northwest Ballet sparkles.

Stage Calendar

From the jazzy Fancy Free to the elegant Theme and Variations, Pacific Northwest Ballet sparkles.

And the Band Plays On

Backstage bickering has reached a crescendo at Benaroya, but the symphony sounds as good as ever.

Merry Widow, Bacchus

Backstage bickering has reached a crescendo at Benaroya, but the symphony sounds as good as ever.

Are We There Yet?

Also: The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Assault on Precinct 13, Dolls, Fear and Trembling, The Green Butchers, William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and Notre Musique.

Death By Mixtape

A decade-plus adventure in aggressively misunderstanding rock and roll.

What's That Sound?

Think you've heard it all? Guess again.

WEST SIDE STORY

MGM Home Entertainment, $39.98

Uneasy Fanfare

Aaron Copland's Third Symphony captures the sound of a nation.

2002 Holiday Calendar

Aaron Copland's Third Symphony captures the sound of a nation.

Out of Bounds

Breaking the rules, thrillingly, with composer Henry Brant.

The write notes

The parallel talents of composer Ned Rorem.

We got magic, see

'West Side Story' and 'The Racket' speak in tongues.

Disc Man

'West Side Story' and 'The Racket' speak in tongues.

The Holiday Canon

Fire away with everything from Charlie Brown to Cole Porter

Disc Man

Fire away with everything from Charlie Brown to Cole Porter

All keyed up

Seattle's two new concert organs make themselves heard.

Behind the music

What the program notes won't tell you.

A place for us

What the program notes won't tell you.

Indiana wants me

What the program notes won't tell you.

Bach for more

Oregon's premier classical festival turns 30.

Live in the now!

Oregon's premier classical festival turns 30.