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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australia

  • Hamer Hall 100 Saint Kilda Road Southbank, VIC, 3006 Australia (map)

Benjamin Northey conductor

Experience a thrilling presentation of this iconic film and winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. The MSO plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the newly re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialogue intact. This classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals, features Robbins’ breath-taking choreography and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman based on the masterful book by Arthur Laurents.

West Side Story © 1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Inc. All rights reserved.

Running Time: 2 hours and 45 minutes