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Conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. (Credit: Ray Fisher/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Collection: West Side Story

Explore West Side Story, the quintessential Leonard Bernstein musical through Bernstein, collaborators, and more. Start with the introduction or the guided audio tour, or dig right into the current equivalent, interviews, the context of the time, and more. “Somewhere” begins here. Check back for new features throughout The Bernstein Centennial.

Then and Now: Looking Back to 1957

1957 was a critical year for Leonard Bernstein as a composer, conductor, and humanitarian. How does it compare to the world we live in today? Here are 10 facts to help put the events of that dynamic year in context.

Hal Prince on Producing ‘West Side Story’ (Audio Exclusive)

Today, Prince's 60-plus years of working on Broadway and 21 Tony Awards are evidence enough of his gifts, but in 1957 he was still relatively untested.

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