| West Side Story | |
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| Cast recording by the original Broadway cast of West Side Story | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Recorded | September 29, 1957 |
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street (New York City) |
| Genre | Musical Theater |
| Length | 78:04 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Producer | Goddard Lieberson Sylvia Drulie |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) is the 1957 recording of a Broadway production of the musical West Side Story. Recorded 3 days after the show opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, the recording was released in October 1957 in both mono and stereo formats. In 1962, the album reached #5 on Billboard's Pop Album chart. It certified gold by the RIAA on January 12, 1962. The album was reissued in 1973 and made its first appearance on CD in 1986. A 1997 remastered edition was released coupled with an orchestral suite, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story recomposed and conducted by its original composer Leonard Bernstein and performed by the New York Philharmonic recorded at the Manhattan Center on March 6, 1961.[2]
It was recorded at the CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ West Side Story The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide. Accessed September 24, 2007.