Making The Sharks And Jets Rumble

For the new Broadway revival of West Side Story, Joey McKneely has the daunting job of recreating Jerome Robbins’s choreography. “Mr. McKneely’s task is as hard as it sounds. Like balletomanes devoted to Balanchine many Robbins disciples and fans see every step in West Side Story as sacred. But, as Mr. McKneely pointedly asked, ‘What is the original choreography?'”