A great song but....

[awful_dynne]

There was one significant thing I did not understand about tonight's episode of Glee. Namely: Why would the theatre department sing the lyrics of "America" from the movie version of "West Side Story" if they are staging the Broadway show

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[longleggedbeast]

Probably because the stage version is widely considered to be slanted anti-Puerto Rico in its lyrical content, and Glee's producers didn't want to deal with that or the fall out that could result.

[awful_dynne]

That's an interesting observation, thank you. I figured it was because the movie is seen as more iconic than the stage version, but this is a new aspect to think about.