Somewhere: the aching sound of West Side Story's plea for utopia
Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein's ballad, which yearns for a safe place where love abounds, reflects 50s America and endures today Earlier this month, as UK theatres prepared to shut their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, the Royal Exchange in Manchester assembled its actors for one last day. Rockets and Blue Lights, a new play by Winsome Pinnock that didn't even enjoy a press opening, gave a final perfo…