Just saw the movie last night. This is so much more compelling. They do seem intensely in love. That passion did not come through in the movie. I forgot how beautiful Carol Lawrence was.
frank m Ed was a big fan of Broadway as well as The R & B Musicians. I only saw The Movie Version but these things happen. Do you think The Movie Version of Grease would have been successful if one of the Original Broadway Players played Danny & Sandy. Also, Larry Kert was one of the first people to die of AIDS related Illness.
@@laminage What does Kert dying of Aids have to do with this? And no, he wasn't one of the first... he died in 1991, after thousands had already died horrible deaths.
@@laminageIt’s been almost a decade since you said that, but what does him dying of AIDS over 30 years since he played Tony in West Side Story have to do with that. If anything, the casting of Larry in the role of Tony in WSS1961 might’ve worked just as good, if not better, than casting Richard Beymer and dubbing over him with Jimmy Bryant for singing, since Larry could do both. It also would’ve captured his physical interpretation of Tony on a medium that was much better preserved than clips like this or a few photos.
Two greats - in one of the most memorable roles ever in theatre. Carol was perfection vocally. Larry had it all - such a loss. Glad we have clips like this to remember the greatness that was. Today ...
This is absolutely shimmering! Their kiss, their voices... the way that they look at each other...oh my!!! I am a drummer who has done a number of Broadway shows. What is so, so exciting to me (and to, I'm sure- some of you) is that this clip on the Ed Sullivan show gives us just a tiny glimpse of what it must have been like had we been in the theatre seeing WSS LIVE around the time that these two were actually starring in the show and making history!!! Isn't that just thrilling? I wonder if they came to the Sullivan show for this after doing a matinee earlier? Also, these are probably the same actual costumes that they wore on the stage at that period of time. Also they had to execute all of this LIVE for the studio audience and as millions of Americans watched this LIVE on CBS TV! This is the closest thing to documenting this original Broadway show! Woweee.
As someone also very friendly toward a wonderful tune, I think the melody prior to the kiss should be memorized by every schoolchild of suitable age. They can learn it on all the instruments. The melodic line is so amazing here. It is pure opera. "Today, all day I had this feeling!..." It's to memorize.
I wish, wish there was a film clip somewhere of Larry Kert singing "Something's Coming" on stage. His version never fails to give me chills. If anyone out there has it, please upload!
This is a wonderful thing to see! What a treat after having been raised on the original cast album of "WSS". And to see how it was staged so minimally yet so effectively. And the actors/singers are just the best. Bravo to all involved for such a terrific scene that puts it together visually. Thank you for the posting!!!!!
I saw WWS on Broadway when I was 13, and visiting the US with my folks. It has haunted my whole musical life ever since. I've never stopped adoring it, show, movie and now the 2021.Spielberg movie upcoming hopefully to captivate us all over again. Can't wait. It's the most perfect and brilliant musical score and dance work ever created.
I was crazy about Larry Kert as a girl, his voice is like honey. I always wanted to see him sing it, and now I have. This shows he was a great actor, as well- he is so in love with Maria in this clip. Thank you so much for this delight!
Rachel Sanchez Hi Rachel• My name is Ron Pullen, I was Larry’s partner for the last 19 yrs. of his life• and I just want to let you know how much Larry would have loved reading your post• I can tell you first hand, he was one of the most dynamic, beautiful, funny, witty person inside and out• I wish you had known him• you love his singing• you would love the man• he just had a birthday on Dec. 5th, and the holidays makes it often a hard time of the year• You just helped to make it better• and I thank you for that• and Larry would want me to thank you for saying such kind words• HAPPY HOLIDAYS•••
Hi Ron! I saw the movie when I was 6 and have been obsessed with everything about this movie ever since. I have just recently discovered Larry’s “Tony” and now completely in love with him. He is an amazing singer and reaches deep into my soul w his voice. I must find more on him and at now 65 I am totally crushing on him😍😍😍.
Absolutely shimmering!!! This gives us just a little glimpse of what it must have been like to fortunately be in the audience around 1957/58. I have played in the orchestra pit for some Broadway shows, and have seen and heard a lot. Their intonation, their expressions here are a performance treasure. The Ed Sullivan Show captured this at the time when they were soaring high on Broadway. Watching this, is it any wonder that WSS was such a screaming success? Woweeee! When they kiss and embrace, look at their faces; you can FEEL their hearts beating!!! This scene was a true Broadway "Oil Painting."
Thank you for this. I remember watching this on Ed Sullivan and remember, very well, the show. This performance by Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert is the "standard" that all performances of this duet should strive to attain.
Tony Mordente , who was " Action" in the 61, movie and also in original WSS cast and has seen many productions of WSS said no one was a better Tony than Larry Kert and after seeing this I have to agree.
I also read about the abuse Jerome Robbins inflicted on Larry Kert during rehearsals. It's terrible to think this beautiful, incredibly gifted man had to endure that, but as you say, he is the definitive Tony.
This aired the day after my first birthday! About 22 years later, I saw the revival (the Debbie Allen version) in NYC and can only imagine what the original production must have been like.
I urge you to listen to this song again, knowing that its subtext is that Tony will soon die. The poignant drama of this context is gut-wrenching. Watch the tears form in your eyes. They ACT the subtext and they are brilliant.
Used to see Carol Lawrence on game shows when I was a teen wondering what the heck her claim to fame was. Then I found out she was the original Maria on stage and she became a goddess to me. Wish the whole show was on video.
@@nastehoosman7680 lol....beauty is subjective i guess,,,, she is not a beautiful woman..that is sure...why? her mouth is way to big..her teeth have an overbite...she has a big jaw with a double chin...her nose is to short and thick at the bottom...her eyes are to close together.....for starters
It almost seems cliche in saying but this original cast version is simply the best I've heard. It's hard to explain. Certainly Marni Nixon was wonderful and the motion picture is great. But there's something about this original. The honesty of the performance, the conveyance of youthful innocence, the urgency and longing in their voices. Simply fantastic. Perhaps much credit should be given to the original director. A close proximity to Sondheim and Bernstein perhaps? Anyway...it works!
Leonard Bernstein is true Uncle Lenny to all of us musicians! As well as all the rest of us, the audience called Humanity. Thanks! Everybody please safe during this pandemic,and promise yourself to play your favorite music EVERY day. It is the ultimate antidote to what ails us. Uncle Lenny's documented body of astounding body of work lives forever.
It's a muscle as any other and it has to be conditioned; you might not like the sight of it but you can't deny that Carol Lawrence in "her day" was truly awesome.
Unfortunately there was only one Larry Kert. A tragic loss. His "Maria" can never be equaled. Those top notes, without a break, I get the chills every time I hear it! The 2021 film Tony sings like an AI bot, passionless and plodding.
They weren't too old to make the film. They were both forever unhappy they had not even been invited to test for it. The studio felt it needed box office names, at least one, and so the role went to Natalie Wood, who could not sing the part but otherwise seemed just right for it and did beautifully with it and won an Oscar nomination. Rita Moreno and George Chakiris were both nominated and won Oscars and the film won Best Picture and much else. But these two are the gold standard.
In the movie, Natalie Wood did her own vocals and then they dubbed her with Marnie Nixon. I read somewhere that Natalie sung the lower notes while Marnie sung the high ones. Richard Beymer's singing voice can be heard in the beginning lyrics of Maria, but that's it. Russ Tamblyn was also dubbed by Tucker Smith (Ice) in the Jet Song.
Here I am watching saved by the bell on netflix and googling random cast members who were obviously not part of the main group and come to her. On the Zack Tapes... Well... things you learn everyday. And she's still going strong it seems at 89 !
in my opinion carol lawrence sounds better here live then on the recording because in the recording most of her high notes are pinched and unsupported. this is so amazing though to see this! the original is always the best. i feel like even broadway these days isn't the greatest. people were much more talented back then.
By the time the film was made, Carol Lawrence was a tad too mature for the film version as was Larry Kert. Natalie Wood, who portrayed Maria in the film version was only 23 at the time and looked younger than even that. So, with the help of the singing voice of Marni Nixon I think that Natalie Wood was a very good choice for the movie version of West Side Story.
Sadly Larry Kert was one of many Actors who lost his life to AIDS. I saw The Movie Version when I was allowed to stay up on a Friday Night when I was A Kid. I was blown away. I thought The Ending Credits were written by Folks. (Ha! Ha!).
Might sound better than the original Broadway recording because of the accoustics in the Ed Sullivan Theater. PS: What a coincidence that the Wood drowning investigation was reopened a day after the 50th anniversary re- release of the movie version!
Having just come across this version or the orginal cast.I thought Kent puts Beryma to shame,his shot solo near the end of this viedo was outstanding.They proably picked Ms Wood because she was a "A" list movie star @ that time Beryma was woefully miscast as Tony.From other you tube notes about the movie Ms Wood didn't get along well with Mr Beryma,so perhaps Ms Wood and Larry Kent would have been a better choice
Natalie should never have been cast as Maria. She treated Richard Beymer terribly and stayed aloof from the rest of the cast. Larry and Carol should have been in the movie. They were still young. They were Tony and Maria.
I think that both Carol Lawrence and Larry Kern would have been better than Nathalie Wood,dubbed by Marni Nixon and Richard Beymer(dubbed by Jum Bryant) in the film. They were the actors-singer chosen by Berstein and they sang beautifully.
I can't help thinking Carol Lawrence got cheated out of a larger career when Natalie Wood was cast as Maria in the film version of West Side Story instead of her. The same thing almost happened to Julie Andrews with My Fair Lady but she had a Walt Disney to rescue her with Mary Poppins.
Interesting how beefy Larry Kert looks here. His face in particular - very rugged looking, very convincing as a first-generation Pole. I really think bigger is better for Tony - at least, more interesting.
N.athalie Wood wasnt nominated for West Side Story.She was nominated thie year for Splendor in The grass and Sophia Loren wan for La Ciociara.But I think that Carol Lawrence and Larry King should have done Maria and Tony in the film.,,But Hollywood always did this and we lost the Mame of Angela Lansbury,The Marian Paroo of Barbara Cook,the Eliza and Geneviere of Dame Julie Andrews,The Quixote of Richard Kiley,The Sir Lancelot of Robert Goulet,The Mama Rose of Ethel Merman,the Dolly of Carol Channing,the Kismet and Petruccio of Alfred Drake, the Kate of Patricia Morrison, the Billy of John Raitt in Carousell, and many more.All were talented and right for the roles.When they repited their Broadway roles were perfect:Rex Harrison Higgins,Robert Preston Harold Hill,Ethel Merman Call me madam, John Raitt in Pajama Game,Judy Holliday in Bells are ringing, Dick Van Dyke in Birdie,Bea Arthur and Jane Connell in Mame,John Mc Martin in Sweet Charity etc..They put non singers like Nathalie,Audrey and Deborah Kerr in The king and I, or if they were singers and good like Shirley Jones in Music Man,they werent thr right ones.With Cook, Preston would have been and Oscar nominated Harold Hill and she too.With Andrews Myf air lady would have wan all the most important prices.Of course bothLansbury and Chaning would have been nominated and wan the Oscar for Mame and Dolly. and of course both Lawrence and Kert would have been nominated for West Side Story.Why do I say this? Lansbury,Channing,Preston, and Cook wan the Tony for their roles and THEY WERE THEM.Its a pity that Hollywood and his proiducers didnt understand it.
He really does capture Tony better than anybody else. It makes so much sense with Kert. The Spielberg movie is fantastic though. WAAAAAY better than the original. It restores the order and the cuts from the show and the script changes makes it way more edgy and also more believable. My husband who is not a show guy thought the original movie was "just stupid". Then he saw the new movie and grudgingly admitted that it was really good.
The fact that Larry and Carol looked too old to be believable teenagers when they were filming the movie is the reason they didn't get cast. Except for Eliot Field (who played Baby John in the film and A-Rab on stage), most of the cast were past their teens with the eldest being Rita Moreno (Anita) who was 30.
teenagers don't have the acting or vocal maturity to pull it off ... p.s. the audience doesn't see older people, it's called willing suspension of disbelief and it works every night in every theater in the world
Carol seems to be at the very top of her range here, she's losing support. But there's such passion here, such sweetness, more than makes up for that. So lovely.
I also think that Carol Lawrence and Larry Keryt should have played Maria and Tony in ther movie which was made only four years after the Broadway musical and they wouold have been better than Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer who were dubbe. But always in Hollywood the talent isnt recognized.
For what I would consider the BEST audio clip of these two singing, check out this link: ruclips.net/video/Qm12-lcZd4E/видео.html Just takes your breath away!
Why didn’t Hollywood use Carol Lawrence in the movie? As much as I love the old movie version, I feel Natalie Wood was somewhat miscast. Tony was also not the best choice.
In close-up, with the strain of singing to project to the theater's last row, they are clearly not teenagers, which the characters were supposed to be. On stage, that wouldn't show as much, but on camera it would (and does). I can easily see why they wouldn't have been considered for the film roles, regardless of their talent and experience in the roles.
Don't know about anyone else here, but as an ardent, infatuated fan of the original cast recording, I find the recent revival recording just a travesty (although some of the re-orchestration ain't bad, and the use of Spanish makes sense).
Carol deserved to be cast in the film version, especially since Natalie Woods didn't sing a note in the film but lip-sinc'ed to Marni Nixon's voice-over. Marni's work in film singing never got listed in the credits. She also sang Eliza's voice for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and Anna's voice for Deborah Kerr in King and I. Marni was adept at "sounding" like the actress' speaking voice. Amazing really. It's infuriating that neither Carol's nor Julie Andrews' stunning precious Bway original performances are captured on film. Both were skilled actresses as well as great sopranos. Truly H'wood is full of idiots.
Right on, Caitlin and Diana! The excuse is that they were too old, but if you look at photos from 1963 or so, Natalie and Carol are equally youthful looking, though neither of them could pass for the teenagers they were playing in the movie and show! It was Hollywood star power politics that gave Natalie the role.
Actors can get away with playing much younger onstage, but in the movie they would have looked far too old to be playing teenagers It would have ruined the movie.
Of course they should have done the movie not Nathalie Wood and Richard Beymer who was bland as Tony.The film was made only four yearts after the play and they werent old for the film.
Larry Kert was I guess, looks kinda old in close-up to be in the film but why wasn't Lawrence cast as Maria? She was still young enough. Larry Kert died of AIDS; WSS was an incredibly gay show! The composer, lyricist, choreographer, etc.
63 years ago today, WSS opened on Broadway and An American Classic was born. I love the song but I don’t feel the chemistry between the two. Maybe it’s just me
+kerryincolumbus you have capitalization problems and....puntuation! problems. Too bad there is no content in your comment to make up for that. Give me an original live theatre performance any day of the week over a movie, anytime.
YOU'D RATHER HAVE A ROTTEN LIVE PERFORMANCE THAN A PERFECT FILM ONE??? YOU MUST BE FROM EUROPE BECAUSE ONLY EUROPEANS THINK ROTTEN LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE BETTER! IS THIS ENOUGH CAPITAL LETTERS FOR YOU TO READ?!??!?
LOL not anger.. just trying to give a smart-ass response back to ChicWebb .. read his (or her) comment about capital letters.. what a smart ass... my comments weren't directed at you at all, my apologies if you thought that.
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Carol was beautiful, and Larry so handsome. Rest in peace Larry.
Just saw the movie last night. This is so much more compelling. They do seem intensely in love. That passion did not come through in the movie. I forgot how beautiful Carol Lawrence was.
I really wish there were more clips available from the original Broadway show. Treasure like this should never go unseen!
frank m Ed was a big fan of Broadway as well as The R & B Musicians. I only saw The Movie Version but these things happen. Do you think The Movie Version of Grease would have been successful if one of the Original Broadway Players played Danny & Sandy. Also, Larry Kert was one of the first people to die of AIDS related Illness.
@@laminage What does Kert dying of Aids have to do with this? And no, he wasn't one of the first... he died in 1991, after thousands had already died horrible deaths.
@@laminageIt’s been almost a decade since you said that, but what does him dying of AIDS over 30 years since he played Tony in West Side Story have to do with that. If anything, the casting of Larry in the role of Tony in WSS1961 might’ve worked just as good, if not better, than casting Richard Beymer and dubbing over him with Jimmy Bryant for singing, since Larry could do both. It also would’ve captured his physical interpretation of Tony on a medium that was much better preserved than clips like this or a few photos.
@@elipse371i8 i8 i8
Two greats - in one of the most memorable roles ever in theatre.
Carol was perfection vocally. Larry had it all - such a loss. Glad
we have clips like this to remember the greatness that was. Today ...
This is absolutely shimmering! Their kiss, their voices... the way that they look at each other...oh my!!! I am a drummer who has done a number of Broadway shows. What is so, so exciting to me (and to, I'm sure- some of you) is that this clip on the Ed Sullivan show gives us just a tiny glimpse of what it must have been like had we been in the theatre seeing WSS LIVE around the time that these two were actually starring in the show and making history!!! Isn't that just thrilling? I wonder if they came to the Sullivan show for this after doing a matinee earlier? Also, these are probably the same actual costumes that they wore on the stage at that period of time. Also they had to execute all of this LIVE for the studio audience and as millions of Americans watched this LIVE on CBS TV! This is the closest thing to documenting this original Broadway show! Woweee.
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As someone also very friendly toward a wonderful tune, I think the melody prior to the kiss should be memorized by every schoolchild of suitable age. They can learn it on all the instruments.
The melodic line is so amazing here. It is pure opera. "Today, all day I had this feeling!..." It's to memorize.
I wish, wish there was a film clip somewhere of Larry Kert singing "Something's Coming" on stage. His version never fails to give me chills. If anyone out there has it, please upload!
cinnaplid why do I seem to recall he did it? I hope someone finds it!
There is a film clip of him singing it that has been uploaded. It's absolutely thrilling. It brings me to tears. What a loss!
@@vigcyn where is it
???
Larry Kert is outstanding, the only Tony in my heart!
This is a wonderful thing to see! What a treat after having been raised on the original cast album of "WSS". And to see how it was staged so minimally yet so effectively. And the actors/singers are just the best. Bravo to all involved for such a terrific scene that puts it together visually. Thank you for the posting!!!!!
Larry Kert was an incredible talent
I saw WWS on Broadway when I was 13, and visiting the US with my folks. It has haunted my whole musical life ever since. I've never stopped adoring it, show, movie and now the 2021.Spielberg movie upcoming hopefully to captivate us all over again. Can't wait. It's the most perfect and brilliant musical score and dance work ever created.
pure magic nothing day even compares to this greatness
Fuck that. Today's vocalists are far superior. Drop that silly nonsensical nostalgia!!
I was crazy about Larry Kert as a girl, his voice is like honey. I always wanted to see him sing it, and now I have. This shows he was a great actor, as well- he is so in love with Maria in this clip. Thank you so much for this delight!
So wonderfully said.
Rachel Sanchez
Hi Rachel• My name is Ron Pullen, I was Larry’s partner for the last 19 yrs. of his life• and I just want to let you know how much Larry would have loved reading your post• I can tell you first hand, he was one of the most dynamic, beautiful, funny, witty person inside and out• I wish you had known him• you love his singing• you would love the man• he just had a birthday on Dec. 5th, and the holidays makes it often a hard time of the year• You just helped to make it better• and I thank you for that• and Larry would want me to thank you for saying such kind words•
HAPPY HOLIDAYS•••
I got to see Larry Kert in person. Was only a child but was awed by his stage presence and talent. He was the best!
Hi Ron! I saw the movie when I was 6 and have been obsessed with everything about this movie ever since. I have just recently discovered Larry’s “Tony” and now completely in love with him. He is an amazing singer and reaches deep into my soul w his voice. I must find more on him and at now 65 I am totally crushing on him😍😍😍.
Simply superb, so genuine and the vocals are peerless!
No one, even Marni, can match the vocal perfection for these roles that these two had.
Absolutely shimmering!!! This gives us just a little glimpse of what it must have been like to fortunately be in the audience around 1957/58. I have played in the orchestra pit for some Broadway shows, and have seen and heard a lot. Their intonation, their expressions here are a performance treasure. The Ed Sullivan Show captured this at the time when they were soaring high on Broadway. Watching this, is it any wonder that WSS was such a screaming success? Woweeee! When they kiss and embrace, look at their faces; you can FEEL their hearts beating!!! This scene was a true Broadway "Oil Painting."
Thank you for this. I remember watching this on Ed Sullivan and remember, very well, the show. This performance by Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert is the "standard" that all performances of this duet should strive to attain.
The originals. Thank you so much for uploading this! :)
Wow! What a treat !!! 💖💖💖
RIP Larry Kert.
Tony Mordente , who was " Action" in the 61, movie and also in original WSS cast and has seen many productions of WSS said no one was a better Tony than Larry Kert and after seeing this I have to agree.
This is incredibly impeccable!
Omg I want to cry! I read somewhere the director was name calling Larry during rehearsals. Good for him to stick with it and became a great Tony.
I also read about the abuse Jerome Robbins inflicted on Larry Kert during rehearsals. It's terrible to think this beautiful, incredibly gifted man had to endure that, but as you say, he is the definitive Tony.
What a voice
They took their performances to that rare place: they Are Tony and Maria here, in every detail.
Gives me chills
Kyley McClung , me too
This was the mold that could never be re-filled as well.
I had the Broadway soundtrack before I saw the film. It is a Pity they did not cast Carol Lawrence and Larry Kerr in the film
She wasn't pretty enough.
They would have been better than Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer
@@dianaaljadeff2983 they thought Carol was too old and they never casted larry
@@eugeniasyro7315 Carol was and is beautiful. And she sang fabulously.
What great voices.
My favorite musical of all time.
Carol and Larry were on a episode of Hawaii Five 0 together a decade later, i just saw it on DVD recently
Carol Lawrence in the part she was born to play. She had the right look-pretty and optimistic, and the perfect voice for this music.
Absolutely magnificent
This aired the day after my first birthday! About 22 years later, I saw the revival (the Debbie Allen version) in NYC and can only imagine what the original production must have been like.
A Treasure indeed!!!
No other production of WSS including the film can match the passion, danger and romance of this original cast.
You said that wonderfully... especially the word "danger." Perfectly put!
Thanks, Andy!
First time seeing Larry perform. Never met him but was good friends with Ron
I urge you to listen to this song again, knowing that its subtext is that Tony will soon die. The poignant drama of this context is gut-wrenching. Watch the tears form in your eyes. They ACT the subtext and they are brilliant.
Used to see Carol Lawrence on game shows when I was a teen wondering what the heck her claim to fame was. Then I found out she was the original Maria on stage and she became a goddess to me. Wish the whole show was on video.
She looked like a goddess beautiful woman.
@@nastehoosman7680 lol....beauty is subjective i guess,,,, she is not a beautiful woman..that is sure...why?
her mouth is way to big..her teeth have an overbite...she has a big jaw with a double chin...her nose is to short and thick at the bottom...her eyes are to close together.....for starters
the way he is holding her... how could you NOT be hot for her, she sings so incredibly in your arms?
It almost seems cliche in saying but this original cast version is simply the best I've heard. It's hard to explain. Certainly Marni Nixon was wonderful and the motion picture is great. But there's something about this original. The honesty of the performance, the conveyance of youthful innocence, the urgency and longing in their voices. Simply fantastic. Perhaps much credit should be given to the original director. A close proximity to Sondheim and Bernstein perhaps? Anyway...it works!
Leonard Bernstein is true Uncle Lenny to all of us musicians!
As well as all the rest of us, the audience called Humanity. Thanks!
Everybody please safe during this pandemic,and promise yourself to play your favorite music
EVERY day. It is the ultimate antidote to what ails us.
Uncle Lenny's documented body of astounding body of work lives forever.
It's a muscle as any other and it has to be conditioned; you might not like the sight of it but you can't deny that Carol Lawrence in "her day" was truly awesome.
This was just such perfect casting. Better than the film, and all successive versions.
Unfortunately there was only one Larry Kert. A tragic loss. His "Maria" can never be equaled. Those top notes, without a break, I get the chills every time I hear it! The 2021 film Tony sings like an AI bot, passionless and plodding.
There was only one Larry Kert.
Larry Kert was the best Tony in the original West Side Story broadway
I saw Larry Kert on tour with La Cage in East Lansing, Michigan, shortly before he died.
fantástico. felicitaciones.
classic
you guys should re upload this one, so good!!
They weren't too old to make the film. They were both forever unhappy they had not even been invited to test for it. The studio felt it needed box office names, at least one, and so the role went to Natalie Wood, who could not sing the part but otherwise seemed just right for it and did beautifully with it and won an Oscar nomination. Rita Moreno and George Chakiris were both nominated and won Oscars and the film won Best Picture and much else. But these two are the gold standard.
Natalie Wood was NOT nominated for an Oscar for this.
I would have totally preferred them over Natalie and Richard in the movie version.
In the movie, Natalie Wood did her own vocals and then they dubbed her with Marnie Nixon. I read somewhere that Natalie sung the lower notes while Marnie sung the high ones. Richard Beymer's singing voice can be heard in the beginning lyrics of Maria, but that's it. Russ Tamblyn was also dubbed by Tucker Smith (Ice) in the Jet Song.
Here I am watching saved by the bell on netflix and googling random cast members who were obviously not part of the main group and come to her. On the Zack Tapes... Well... things you learn everyday. And she's still going strong it seems at 89 !
in my opinion carol lawrence sounds better here live then on the recording because in the recording most of her high notes are pinched and unsupported.
this is so amazing though to see this!
the original is always the best.
i feel like even broadway these days isn't the greatest.
people were much more talented back then.
Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence were absolutely fantastic as Tony and Maria, despite they were in their early 30s at the time.
2:14 Larry Kert had a manly spiritual look that Richard Beimer don't.
and yet, ironically, he was gayer than a pink picnic basket..
@@Nunofurdambiznez you can be gay and have a manly spiritual look.....
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By the time the film was made, Carol Lawrence was a tad too mature for the film version as was Larry Kert. Natalie Wood, who portrayed Maria in the film version was only 23 at the time and looked younger than even that. So, with the help of the singing voice of Marni Nixon I think that Natalie Wood was a very good choice for the movie version of West Side Story.
Any choice that doesn't allow for the actor or actress to do her own singing in a musical is a bad choice. Period.
They guest starred together in an episode of Hawaii 5-0
Sadly Larry Kert was one of many Actors who lost his life to AIDS. I saw The Movie Version when I was allowed to stay up on a Friday Night when I was A Kid. I was blown away. I thought The Ending Credits were written by Folks. (Ha! Ha!).
Might sound better than the original Broadway recording because of the accoustics in the Ed Sullivan Theater.
PS: What a coincidence that the Wood drowning investigation was reopened a day after the 50th anniversary re- release of the movie version!
holy shit...
Thanks to Su Majewski for supporting me.
If that were Curly Howard of The Three Stooges fame, he'd be going woo, woo, woo! Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!
Having just come across this version or the orginal cast.I thought Kent puts Beryma to shame,his shot solo near the end of this viedo was outstanding.They proably picked Ms Wood because she was a "A" list movie star @ that time Beryma was woefully miscast as Tony.From other you tube notes about the movie Ms Wood didn't get along well with Mr Beryma,so perhaps Ms Wood and Larry Kent would have been a better choice
Natalie should never have been cast as Maria. She treated Richard Beymer terribly and stayed aloof from the rest of the cast. Larry and Carol should have been in the movie. They were still young. They were Tony and Maria.
I think that both Carol Lawrence and Larry Kern would have been better than Nathalie Wood,dubbed by Marni Nixon and Richard Beymer(dubbed by Jum Bryant) in the film. They were the actors-singer chosen by Berstein and they sang beautifully.
Natalie Wood and Richard Bermer - fine actors in other genre but they were both terribly miscast in "West Side Story".
I can't help thinking Carol Lawrence got cheated out of a larger career when Natalie Wood was cast as Maria in the film version of West Side Story instead of her. The same thing almost happened to Julie Andrews with My Fair Lady but she had a Walt Disney to rescue her with Mary Poppins.
Interesting how beefy Larry Kert looks here. His face in particular - very rugged looking, very convincing as a first-generation Pole. I really think bigger is better for Tony - at least, more interesting.
believe me, polish men dont look like that. He looks like typical american boy
N.athalie Wood wasnt nominated for West Side Story.She was nominated thie year for Splendor in The grass and Sophia Loren wan for La Ciociara.But I think that Carol Lawrence and Larry King should have done Maria and Tony in the film.,,But Hollywood always did this and we lost the Mame of Angela Lansbury,The Marian Paroo of Barbara Cook,the Eliza and Geneviere of Dame Julie Andrews,The Quixote of Richard Kiley,The Sir Lancelot of Robert Goulet,The Mama Rose of Ethel Merman,the Dolly of Carol Channing,the Kismet and Petruccio of Alfred Drake, the Kate of Patricia Morrison, the Billy of John Raitt in Carousell, and many more.All were talented and right for the roles.When they repited their Broadway roles were perfect:Rex Harrison Higgins,Robert Preston Harold Hill,Ethel Merman Call me madam, John Raitt in Pajama Game,Judy Holliday in Bells are ringing, Dick Van Dyke in Birdie,Bea Arthur and Jane Connell in Mame,John Mc Martin in Sweet Charity etc..They put non singers like Nathalie,Audrey and Deborah Kerr in The king and I, or if they were singers and good like Shirley Jones in Music Man,they werent thr right ones.With Cook, Preston would have been and Oscar nominated Harold Hill and she too.With Andrews Myf air lady would have wan all the most important prices.Of course bothLansbury and Chaning would have been nominated and wan the Oscar for Mame and Dolly. and of course both Lawrence and Kert would have been nominated for West Side Story.Why do I say this? Lansbury,Channing,Preston, and Cook wan the Tony for their roles and THEY WERE THEM.Its a pity that Hollywood and his proiducers didnt understand it.
He really does capture Tony better than anybody else. It makes so much sense with Kert. The Spielberg movie is fantastic though. WAAAAAY better than the original. It restores the order and the cuts from the show and the script changes makes it way more edgy and also more believable. My husband who is not a show guy thought the original movie was "just stupid". Then he saw the new movie and grudgingly admitted that it was really good.
15 people didn't like this? There's no accounting for lack of taste.
The fact that Larry and Carol looked too old to be believable teenagers when they were filming the movie is the reason they didn't get cast. Except for Eliot Field (who played Baby John in the film and A-Rab on stage), most of the cast were past their teens with the eldest being Rita Moreno (Anita) who was 30.
teenagers don't have the acting or vocal maturity to pull it off ... p.s. the audience doesn't see older people, it's called willing suspension of disbelief and it works every night in every theater in the world
Rita Moreno said she was 26 and the “old.lady” of the cast.
Carol seems to be at the very top of her range here, she's losing support.
But there's such passion here, such sweetness, more than makes up for that. So lovely.
I also think that Carol Lawrence and Larry Keryt should have played Maria and Tony in ther movie which was made only four years after the Broadway musical and they wouold have been better than Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer who were dubbe. But always in Hollywood the talent isnt recognized.
Best ever. Get over it. (the acting -dubious but who cares)
For what I would consider the BEST audio clip of these two singing, check out this link:
ruclips.net/video/Qm12-lcZd4E/видео.html
Just takes your breath away!
Carol Lawrence looks more like she's in her mid 30's then a teenager.
Why didn’t Hollywood use Carol Lawrence in the movie? As much as I love the old movie version, I feel Natalie Wood was somewhat miscast. Tony was also not the best choice.
aaah i wish they would have had chita perform america
Looks a little like Ronnie Burns.
Wow. Just Wow. Natalie who?
In close-up, with the strain of singing to project to the theater's last row, they are clearly not teenagers, which the characters were supposed to be. On stage, that wouldn't show as much, but on camera it would (and does). I can easily see why they wouldn't have been considered for the film roles, regardless of their talent and experience in the roles.
Don't know about anyone else here, but as an ardent, infatuated fan of the original cast recording, I find the recent revival recording just a travesty (although some of the re-orchestration ain't bad, and the use of Spanish makes sense).
Carol deserved to be cast in the film version, especially since Natalie Woods didn't sing a note in the film but lip-sinc'ed to Marni Nixon's voice-over. Marni's work in film singing never got listed in the credits. She also sang Eliza's voice for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and Anna's voice for Deborah Kerr in King and I. Marni was adept at "sounding" like the actress' speaking voice. Amazing really.
It's infuriating that neither Carol's nor Julie Andrews' stunning precious Bway original performances are captured on film. Both were skilled actresses as well as great sopranos. Truly H'wood is full of idiots.
Right on, Caitlin and Diana! The excuse is that they were too old, but if you look at photos from 1963 or so, Natalie and Carol are equally youthful looking, though neither of them could pass for the teenagers they were playing in the movie and show! It was Hollywood star power politics that gave Natalie the role.
Carol would have been the better MARIA in the movie.
1000 times better.
@@sumajewski8676 I agree Carol and Larry should have been in the movie
Larry was a good-looking gay male.
Actors can get away with playing much younger onstage, but in the movie they would have looked far too old to be playing teenagers It would have ruined the movie.
Of course they should have done the movie not Nathalie Wood and Richard Beymer who was bland as Tony.The film was made only four yearts after the play and they werent old for the film.
just not very good but the show was and that made these 2 acceptable
I'd pay money to watch this without that piece of shit logo lower right.
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The Dancing was outstanding in the film. The rest was nothing.
Larry Kert was I guess, looks kinda old in close-up to be in the film but why wasn't Lawrence cast as Maria? She was still young enough.
Larry Kert died of AIDS; WSS was an incredibly gay show! The composer, lyricist, choreographer, etc.
63 years ago today, WSS opened on Broadway and An American Classic was born. I love the song but I don’t feel the chemistry between the two. Maybe it’s just me
it's just you
he has problems staying on pitch and his breath control is bad on his low notes... give me the film version over this tragedy ANY day!
+kerryincolumbus you have capitalization problems and....puntuation! problems. Too bad there is no content in your comment to make up for that. Give me an original live theatre performance any day of the week over a movie, anytime.
I couldn't agree more!
YOU'D RATHER HAVE A ROTTEN LIVE PERFORMANCE THAN A PERFECT FILM ONE??? YOU MUST BE FROM EUROPE BECAUSE ONLY EUROPEANS THINK ROTTEN LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE BETTER! IS THIS ENOUGH CAPITAL LETTERS FOR YOU TO READ?!??!?
Why so angry?
LOL not anger.. just trying to give a smart-ass response back to ChicWebb .. read his (or her) comment about capital letters.. what a smart ass... my comments weren't directed at you at all, my apologies if you thought that.