Posted January 18, 2018 by Kristen Lopez1 Comment 1960

Ticklish Business Episode #36: West Side Story (1961)

My year-long Centennial Celebration kicks off with a two-episode look at composer Leonard Bernstein.

Guest Kaci Kielmar joins me to start things off with a look at Sharks, Jets and brownface in the Bernstein-composed musical adaptation, West Side Story.

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https://www.podbean.com/media/player/sk7y7-83f477?from=site&vjs=1&skin=1&fonts=Helvetica&auto=0&download=0

NEXT TIME: Our Bernstein tribute continues with a look at the only score he created for a film, 1954’s On the Waterfront.

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A freelance film critic whose work fuels the Rotten Tomatoes meter. I've been published on The Hollywood Reporter, Remezcla, and The Daily Beast. I've been featured in the L.A. Times. I currently run two podcasts, Citizen Dame and Ticklish Business.

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