WEST SIDE STORY 'COOL' Stratford Playhouse

The Stratford Playhouse at Stratford High School in Houston, TX performs their version of "Cool" from the musical West Side Story.

[chrisfrenchnyc]

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.

[ljdeacon]

one of the best musical numbers in the world, done justice.

[MathOnMain]

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.

[thomaskuklenski]

Wow for a high school production this is actually really good. Props.

[ljdeacon]

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.

[CincinnatiRon]

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 . . .

[BettinaBalser]

I have seen professional productions of this show that are not this impressive. I love it.

[WWAHP]

The cast did an outstanding job, but don't forget to give props to the musicians too, they also did an outstanding job.

[corvus]

not only excellent dance, but I'm impressed with the multiple cameras and the great editing of this clip.  Bravo.

[ryanm]

soooo good and the fact it was so good before even hitting a university level 😍😍😍

[cruptbside]

That, ladies and gentelmen, was accurate.
Excellent work kids.

[anitacalloway]

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.

[jordankaplan]

super impressive video I could hear everything clearly and the picture part wasn't blurry

[detectivefiction]

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.

[joeenglert]

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

[christianknight]

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.

[aplleyva]

Very impressive, set, performance, the orchestra, Kudos to All involved

[thomassmith-si]

Incredibly difficult music, and incredible performances for high schoolers.

[danielsiegel]

A real accomplishment. Kudos to all, especially Riff.

[clbomo]

First Rate. I saw the original on Broadway so many years ago...this is SUCH a great recreation . What talented people you all are!