To be honest, the Spanish language has not been bothering me a lot in “West Side Story”. Even though I don’t speak Spanish at all, I was able to understand the tone of the performance. But it is definitely will be much easier for me to feel the show when such wonderful songs as “I feel pretty” or “Boy like that” are performed in English.
I don’t think that the language was the worst problem of the show. And, you can read my West Side Story review to see what I don’t like about the show. I just have read several opinions at different online forums and blogs, and the most of people there agree, that the original lyrics in English is much better. So, probably producers made the right decision to change it back to the origins.
Despite any changes and mixed-to-negative reviews after opening night, it looks like "West Side Story" is doing great on Broadway. I mean, financially. It earned a slightly more than one million of dollars for the last Week. This is pretty good. I am sure any Broadway show would want such popularity among tourists! I would definitely want if I were a producer!
By Broadway Sergey
