Wow! That is what I have to say regarding Broadway Sacramento's opening night performance of the current national tour of "West Side Story."  The sold out house at the Community Center Theater suggests others agree. While it is beautifully staged, with wonderful singing anddance, and good acting, it is the material that is the star here. The powerful music of Leonard Bernstein coupled with the equally powerfully words of Stephen Sondheim are enough to make "West Side Story" a show worth seeing. Add in the choreography of original "West Side Story" director and choreographer Jerome Robbins, which can move from strongly ballet to strongly modern dance in a moment, and it's hard to beat. A

There have been certain shows over the history of musical theater that have been major game changers. In the 1950s the combined talent of Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurent and Harold Prince created West Side Story. However, iI wasn’t just the talent. West Side Story took a very old story, Romeo and Juliet, and framed it in gangs and interracial relations. A Chorus Line was a game changer for the 1970s. The 70s was the era of the musical driven by the choreographer, such as Bob Fosse. Choreographer Michael Bennett conceived a musical about one group of performers: the chorus dancers. The show looks at who are the individuals that come together to perform i