On September 26th 1957, Stephen Sondheim wrote a letter to Leonard Bernstein upon the opening of West Side Story.

1957年9月26日，《西区故事》的首演日，史蒂芬·桑德海给里奥纳多·伯恩斯坦书写了一份信函。

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"West Side Story" guaranteed Leonard Bernstein a special place in American musical theater.

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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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