'west Side Story' Playwright Arthur Laurents Dies

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WEST SIDE STORY To Be Presented By Houston Grand Opera to In January
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open blockbuster musical West Side Story, created by composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, choreographer Jerome Robbins, and playwright Arthur Laurents.
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