June 05, 2009
A revival of “West Side Story” is up for four Tonys. With choreography, and score, and songs that are all regarded as classics, we sometimes forget the show is all about gang violence. The writer Bruce George is a former member of the Bronx gang Kaos Crew, and he gave writer Henry Alford a reality check on "West Side Story." Produced by Studio 360's Pejk Malinovski.
that was a awesome interview, yea and that was a reality check of gangs of all walks of life, Bruce broke it down generously with accuracy.
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