Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) was a playwright, novelist and director; while he was perhaps best known for “West Side Story,” for which he wrote the book, Laurents was celebrated for many successful ...

Arthur Laurents is a playwright who always knows exactly what he's doing. He has been widely acclaimed for his Home of the Brave, Time of the Cuckoo, and West Side Story. Yet despite a laudable ...

On Feb. 15, Houston Grand Opera presented an electrifying performance of West Side Story ... it’s the work of Arthur Laurents, who penned the book, composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist ...

From the first notes to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY is a theatrical ... Broadway legends Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Jerome Robbins created a show that ...

She played the Jet girl Velma in the iconic musical productions, then was an acting teacher for many years in New York and Hollywood.

Arthur Laurents has written 18 shows including Home of the Brave (Playwright), The Bird Cage (Playwright), The Time of the Cuckoo (Playwright), A Clearing in the Woods (Playwright), West Side ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed the Jet girl Velma in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story ... and a book by Arthur Laurents.