A new Broadway revival of West Side Story just opened and it's not only a revival but also a reimagination. The song "I Freel Pretty" as been dropped (perhaps a little too creepily objectifying in 2020) and the choreography is more hip hop. Also, the great musical Company is soon to be revived and this time Bobbie is a woman.
There are some people who don't like the idea of old musicals being reimagined but I'm all for it: art shouldn't be static, it shouldn't be frozen in time. It should live and change -- just like life!
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