The character of 'Anita' sings the song 'America' in West Side Story.
Tom Waits on the album 'Blue Valentine'.
In the 1961 film adaptation of "West Side Story," the song "I Feel Pretty" is performed by the character Maria, played by Natalie Wood. The song showcases her joyful feelings about love and beauty. The film features a memorable score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
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At the 1984 Miss America pageant, Vanessa Williams sang "Happy Days Are Here Again."
The character Anita sang "A Boy Like That." In the original Broadway production of West Side Story, Anita was played by actress Chita Rivera.
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Tom Waits on the album 'Blue Valentine'.
Marni Nixon, who also sang in "West Side Story" (Maria), "My Fair Lady" (Eliza Doolittle) and many other familiar Hollywood musicals.
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The song "Somewhere" came out of the musical West Side Story. It has been performed by many artists, including Barbra Streisand.
Natalie Wood as Maria (singing voice Marni Nixon)
It's called "Somewhere" from the musical West Side Story. In the musical it was acted by Richard Beymer but the vocals were by Jimmy Bryant.
In the original 1957 Broadway production of "West Side Story," the song "Gee, Officer Krupke" was performed by the character Action and the Jets gang members. The role of Action was originally played by actor and singer Ken LeRoy. In the 1961 film adaptation, the song was performed by the character of Action, portrayed by actor and singer Michael Callan.
America sang "You Can Do Magic".
The song was big in 1963 and it was by the Escorts, I have been trying to find it on CD for a long time with no luck. I love this song. it was on Coral label Two songs named 'Somewhere' in the 1960s: 1964 by the Tymes 1966 by Len Barry There is an interesting version of the song 'Somewhere' from the musical 'West Side Story' by Tom Waits on his 'Blue Valentine' album. The author was Leonard Bernstein.
2006 World Series SingersGame 1 - Bob Seger Sang "America the Beautiful", and American Idol's Jennifer Hudson sang "God Bless America"Game 2 - Anita Baker sang the National Anthem, and American Idol's Josh Gracin sang "God Bless America"Game 3 - Trace Atkins sang the National Anthem, and Jo Dee Mussina sang "God Bless America"Game 4 - American Idol's Nikko Smith sang the National Anthem, and Colleen Schoendiest sang "God Bless America"Game 5 - Billy Ray Cyrus sang the National Anthem, and the group Varcity sang "God Bless America"