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Article: CSO PLAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 'WEST SIDE STORY'.(TIMEOUT)

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September 25, 1997
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Byline: Mary Ellyn Hutton Post music writer

Tony and Maria haven't aged a bit, but Leonard Bernstein's ''West Side Story'' turns 40 this year.

Jesus Lopez-Cobos and the Cincinnati Symphony celebrate at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Music Hall with an all-Bernstein program featuring tenor Jerry Hadley, soprano Sari Gruber and a cast of vocal soloists in excerpts from the show.

In fact, Friday's concert marks the exact anniversary of its 1957 New York premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre, an event that caused tremors on Broadway.

It may be hard to believe now, but ''West Side Story'' - Romeo and Juliet updated to the mean streets of ...

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