And then, of course, there's West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein's modern take on Romeo and Juliet.

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Jerome Robbins enrolled in night school, in the midst of creating West Side Story, simply so that he could have better conversations with composer Leonard Bernstein in order to make their project better.

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With a song like Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" (from West Side Story), the melody is here, but it's unlike any version of the song I've heard recorded.

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Anastasio, who was obsessed with "West Side Story" as a kid, joked that he used to love poring over old photos of Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein lounging on couches as they collaborated on last-minute songs.

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