The Stratford Playhouse at Stratford High School in Houston, TX performs their version of "Cool" from the musical West Side Story.
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@chrisfrenchnyc4 жыл бұрын
My. Jaw. Is. On. The. Floor. I cannot BELIEVE that you even had the ambition to do the original Robbins choreography, and to see this many of you performing it THIS well... just astonishing. People have no idea how hard some of those moves are. JET GIRLS, you absolutely OWNED those moments. And killer solos from Action & Baby John. So amazingly proud of you all.
@RP5 Жыл бұрын
This performance is truly amazing, you're correct. My high school is about to perform Westside Story one week from today and we're doing original Jerome Robbins choreography as well. I play Action and when I tell you how many hours we've ran this number, it's insane. I am really looking forward to blowing away the audience the way the Jets did in the Stratford Playhouse edition.
@MathOnMain8 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! From the singing ability of the actors, to the dancing ability (so moves were a bit rough but that's to be expected), to the lighting, to the camera shots; this looks so professional. Almost can't believe it's a high school production.
@kechkur28004 жыл бұрын
juan@ me too
@barbapapa97413 жыл бұрын
that is exactly what I was thinking. an outstanding performance! 😀😀😘
@ljdeacon38458 жыл бұрын
one of the best musical numbers in the world, done justice.
@thomaskuklenski25458 жыл бұрын
Wow for a high school production this is actually really good. Props.
@detectivefiction37018 жыл бұрын
+Thomas Kuklenski Oh, I think it's fantastic!! And "high school" is no longer a synonym for "mediocrity." There is absolutely wonderful work being done all the time at the high school level.
@BettinaBalser6 жыл бұрын
I have seen professional productions of this show that are not this impressive. I love it.
@ljdeacon38458 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love seeing good theatre programs with good budgets. Art was made. Beautifully.Im auditioning for this in a few weeks and can not wait to do this number.
@CincinnatiRon6 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! These kids show a lot of maturity and bring forth the spirit of this legendary musical. The women, especially, are great in this number. Definitely not an easy show to do, requires a lot of endurance. These kids really seemed to embrace this . . .
@corvus13749 жыл бұрын
not only excellent dance, but I'm impressed with the multiple cameras and the great editing of this clip. Bravo.
@ryanm76547 жыл бұрын
soooo good and the fact it was so good before even hitting a university level 😍😍😍
@anitacalloway30325 жыл бұрын
At first I thought it was a mistake for any non-dancers to attempt Jerome Robbins choreography. But yr mixture of ones with and without dance training made it all good. Impressively decent job. This is a tribute to your hard work, energy, and great coaching.
@WWAHP5 жыл бұрын
The cast did an outstanding job, but don't forget to give props to the musicians too, they also did an outstanding job.
@cruptbside10 жыл бұрын
That, ladies and gentelmen, was accurate. Excellent work kids.
@detectivefiction37017 жыл бұрын
Oh, and two more things...1.) I love how you were able to re-create that famous "Jerome Robbins moment" of the group formation moving downstage at 4:46, and 2.) even the orchestra sounds good, and this is a very challenging score to play.
@jordankaplan83299 жыл бұрын
super impressive video I could hear everything clearly and the picture part wasn't blurry
@joeenglert11 ай бұрын
I was just noticing Diesel...geez, for a big guy he sure has some very acrobatic moves....pretty impressive...the rest of the cast is just beyond great
@christianknight7272 жыл бұрын
I love that all 3 versions of this song (Broadway, 1961 film, and 2021 film) are all unique and different from one another giving us 3 great versions of this song.
@phangirlable6 жыл бұрын
Fricking amazing!
@user-sx7wo1yl7y11 ай бұрын
Incredibly difficult music, and incredible performances for high schoolers.
@kathicampbell92587 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING!!!!!
@aplleyva5 жыл бұрын
Very impressive , set , performance, the orchestra, Kudos to All involved
@danielsiegel10464 жыл бұрын
A real accomplishment. Kudos to all, especially Riff.
@isimontero68262 жыл бұрын
Omg this is amazing....no words
@cruptbside6 жыл бұрын
I hope every on of these kids has earned a scholarship to SOME college for SOMEthing. That means actors, dancers, musicians, camera operators, stagers etc. Fantastic. Applause, applause, applause ....
@yourfriendlyinternetmeatshield Жыл бұрын
So, as a former theatre kid, one that prefered being in musicals than plays, I initially thought it was not the best choice to go so OG choreography (I was looking for something else, stumbled on this and checked it out, but didn't have really any context) because the scene is so, iconic and the moves and that angles with a camera and having options for more takes etc. Just makes it... illogical and overly ambitious, but even if done correctly, it's been done before and likely better, again and again... That's where I started. I've seen the musical performed live, variously, and watched the film many times, but never had the pleasure of doing so myself. This was really, quite well done. Just flat out. Knowing they weren't professional dancers and actors to the degree of an iconic film, they really still were able to embody the moments, which is no small feat for ANYONE. Taking a little effort to see what's going on and who, just adds to the impressive quality of the outcome here. I've done various dance numbers, been given the dancers equivalent to a solo in a similar high school setting, and even been pushed to greater heights of difficulty by choreographers because they knew I could meet the challenge, and even teach and choreograph others or influence that aspect of a production as such a level, but this, is really something to be proud of for everyone involved, because it isn't a few skilled dancers, it's a team of dedicated performers doing justice to a professional scene, that isn't easy for professionals. Kudos to you, and all involved. Big risk, big payoff, even from someone that started out watching it and thinking it was not a great choice with limited info. Well done. Standing ovation.
@davids68987 жыл бұрын
A little too fast. A bit slower tempo allows for the spider web-like quality of the score to come through. That being stated for a high school production they all did quite a good job considering.
@ualflygal2 жыл бұрын
That was OUTSTANDING!!! BRAVO!!
@clbomo675 жыл бұрын
First Rate. I saw the original on Broadway so many years ago...this is SUCH a great recreation . What talented people you all are!
@mystrokeyboardist6 жыл бұрын
ALL OF THE KIDS IN THIS PRODUCTION NEEDS TO RUN TO HOLLYWOOD AND GET A TALENT AGENT ASAP!!! BRAVO!!!
@Maggielicious216 жыл бұрын
This was a damn fine production!
@chrisbungostudios4 ай бұрын
That's an amazing lead trumpet we hear at 5:34. Nice playing!
@meluuunia69495 жыл бұрын
Take a shot every time someone says “boy” But no really this production is AMAZING AS HECKKKK
@glabella79205 жыл бұрын
Great and the music. Great Loved it very detailed Pete sr siny
@2thePtBassTuT8 жыл бұрын
Great! I want to see the whole production!! :^)
@richardmcmurry9102 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!!
@salcedo47 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Guys! 👍👍👍👍👍
@redfox-bs4cq8 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!
@Gkh_lx7 жыл бұрын
fantastic! very similar to the dance routine in the film really impressive and a good lighting design. I cant believe that this is a high school?!?!
@internaliproductions2177 Жыл бұрын
This is excellent!
@elfowl68735 жыл бұрын
Really good!!!!!!
@MultiEquations9 жыл бұрын
Can you please upload the whole musical?
@jmnny855 жыл бұрын
That was impressive! 😃👏👍
@edwardmartinez2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done in control.
@user-eo9um6td4c7 ай бұрын
good show
@Cablecol Жыл бұрын
I'm super impressed🎶💯👏...these are high school kids?? They can all be very proud of this production.👍 This was performed in 2014-- I wonder what they are doing nowadays on 2023.💖
@cory3518 Жыл бұрын
Damn this is so good!!
@treytostie14083 жыл бұрын
like this song.
@ericascott6263 ай бұрын
I know right 😮❤ ..
@countalucard42263 жыл бұрын
The kid who started at 3:10 was very good.
@barbapapa974110 жыл бұрын
That is the choreography from the movie (jerome robbins)
@kechkur28004 жыл бұрын
it’s not from the movie it’s from the broadway show! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 ok riff please come to my house and cool me down 😡
@corvus13746 жыл бұрын
After watching all of this show multiple times now, I have to say that McGregor Dalton is the star of the production.
@mcgregordalton5 жыл бұрын
corvus13 ty :)
@parley783 жыл бұрын
Which one is he? Riff?
@corvus13743 жыл бұрын
@@parley78 yes
@parley783 жыл бұрын
@@corvus1374 thanks, yeah, he’s phenomenal. Do you know if he still acts or sings?
@corvus13743 жыл бұрын
@@parley78 I just looked him up, he's performing in Japan right now.
@SeaSparklesLP6 жыл бұрын
Every clip I've seen from you guys is really well done! I was very impressed by the choreography in America and the title song in Anything Goes; you can tell everyone is very committed to their dance. My main grievance though is that I wish the actors related to their characters more so they could deliver their lines naturally. You can tell they wanted to be certain ways (flirty, threatening, mature), but they come off as high school students and it's hard to take in the stories when there's no suspension of disbelief. That said, will you be posting clips from The Addams Family? I'd love to see Full Disclosure.
@michaelg30748 жыл бұрын
Well done.
@jmromerogomez1416 Жыл бұрын
Estupenda interpretación. Felicidades.
@sirkkuhoikkala36015 жыл бұрын
This is very good! Congrats!
@needleboy173 жыл бұрын
Perfect music for puzzle games.
@alexvalencic89424 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@nickcomposer7 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to purchase this performance on DVD? I looked on the Stratford Playhouse website and didn't see a place where DVDs can be ordered.
@laurenjcoates3 жыл бұрын
Really cool lighting design!
@vfutrell24162 жыл бұрын
Very good
@fernandabluntkrasinski90264 жыл бұрын
I said it again, the actor who plays Riff looks like to Ansel Elgort, the actor who will play Tony in the Steven Spielberg remake of West Side Story coming in 2020
@kechkur28004 жыл бұрын
no no he looks like young mickey kallan how do i know him if i’m nine?
@christianknight7272 жыл бұрын
I don’t see it but I do think he sounds a lot like Mike Faist who played Riff in the 2021 film.
@joeenglert11 ай бұрын
I really would love to see more musicals from this particular group...I am assuming they did more as they were at Stratford for at least three years? So I am a big fan of the 1. WSS 2. By By Birdie and 3. Chicago...So those 3 accounted for one year? So I'm hoping to see more in the future...if possible...
@THATBILLMOORE11 ай бұрын
So, WSS was Feb.2014, Chicago was Fall of 2014, and Bye Bye Birdie was Feb. 2015. Their big show in Feb. 2013 was “Crazy for You”. 2012 was “Will Roger’s Follies”. Those are the musicals that I shot and edited and posted some of. Also check out dramatic stuff they did - “Almost Maine” and “The 39 Steps”.
@tb45225 жыл бұрын
Who's Riff? He was great!
@veronicageorge38257 жыл бұрын
the music sounds similar to the music used in the last episode of phineas and ferb.
@barbapapa97413 жыл бұрын
2:55 the movie choreography is showing up ....
@kechkur28004 жыл бұрын
i have no dancing experience but i know every move to the prologue and cool
@40219714 жыл бұрын
This is a difficult number that is done well. I don't even think anyone can surpass the original movie though. That won't ever happen again.
@raz39056 жыл бұрын
I know this is part of the musical but there were so many double negatives in between 0:38 and 0:43
@MichaelDJ684 жыл бұрын
Good job!
@needleboy173 жыл бұрын
*Cool.*
@GospelOutside3 жыл бұрын
This is BROADWAY worthy!
@johnfennessy31174 жыл бұрын
As Butch said to Sundance... Who ARE these guys. As good as it gets.
@raymondruiz58392 жыл бұрын
Nice job.
@kechkur28004 жыл бұрын
i’m a big big fan of wss
@orangexlightning7 жыл бұрын
This play makes me wish I wasn't half Black half white. I love the Jets.
@barbapapa97414 жыл бұрын
could it be that they use the coreography from the movie (Jerome Robbins)?
@chlomo368_22 жыл бұрын
super cool
@chlomo368_22 жыл бұрын
i know right it’s pretty cool
@chlomo368_22 жыл бұрын
literally
@kechkur28004 жыл бұрын
this seems like a movie because of the cuts
@veronicageorge38254 жыл бұрын
What is this school's budget for their theater department ?
@THATBILLMOORE4 жыл бұрын
Not really sure what the school's budget is, but I do know that the program has a very active Booster Club with parents who donate a lot of time helping with costumes and such, plus different fund-raising events to help out.
@cindchan5 жыл бұрын
You kids did a really good job on these dance numbers! But the lighting is a bit odd, as it blacks out and is too dark a lot of times.
@lpslovergirl12345 жыл бұрын
Why are they walking into doc’s??? Isn’t that for Gee Officer Krupke?? Why are they doing that scene before Cool? Cool is supposed to be after Riff dies
@THATBILLMOORE5 жыл бұрын
Cool is Riff's song ... so not sure how he's supposed to do it after he dies - he's prepping the Jets for their meeting with the Sharks pre-rumble.
@lpslovergirl12345 жыл бұрын
Bill Moore okay but when cOoL is preformed, it’s after riff dies in the movie version. So why is riff alive for cool and why are they going to docs before the rumble?
@THATBILLMOORE5 жыл бұрын
@@lpslovergirl1234 - this production does it exactly as it was done in the original stage version - this is not the movie version. Things were changed and adapted differently for the movie.
@lpslovergirl12345 жыл бұрын
Bill Moore oooooooooooooo I had no idea, my bad
@THATBILLMOORE5 жыл бұрын
@@lpslovergirl1234 That's OK - I didn't know the movie was the way you described until just recently (I've never actually seen the movie from start to finish - only in bits and pieces).
@kenzie1r0167 жыл бұрын
Choreo is amazing in this but their riff was a little flat on a lot of notes :/
@BethElaineSmith7 жыл бұрын
Kenzie Elizabeth that's the origin Jerome Robbins Choreo
@mattbrown21905 жыл бұрын
Beth Smith They have to use the original Jerome Robbins choreo because they signed a contract with Musical Theatre International. I have to use his choreo right now in my production of WSS
@hasmiktumasyan8465 жыл бұрын
action is to west side story as race is to newsies
@SchoolDaze134 жыл бұрын
Did they purposely make Anybodys look exactly like Juno?
@user-vo3wl4mm3z Жыл бұрын
これが?近所にいるんだから不思議だよな??
@drock276 Жыл бұрын
lol
@gatoman30024 жыл бұрын
i can't take riff seriously with that thing on his forehead! what is that? he looks like a little princess, or a druid carrying a little glass of potion or a tiny flower, what the heck is that??