Somewhere (West Side Story) - 9 yo Dominique Dy practices for an upcoming event

9 yo Dominique Dy practicing "Somewhere" (West Side Story) for an upcoming event. Dominique rehearsing on 03-31-2011.

"Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the melody.[1]
The song has been recorded by many artists, and released as a single by several, including Len Barry, Barbra Streisand, The Supremes, Phil Collins, Johnny Mathis, Julian Lloyd Webber, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Darin, Devo, Tom Waits, P. J. Proby, Oscar Peterson, Il Divo, Dutch Rockband Zinatra, Donald Braswell II, Pet Shop Boys, Ian McCulloch, Kylie Minogue, Jane McDonald, Charlotte Church, Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson, La Toya London, Leona Lewis, Celtic Woman & Katharine McPhee. Most recently, singing accountant Christopher Stone sang a rendition of the song in the 2010 final of Britain's Got Talent. It had previously featured in the 2009 final of the same show played by Julian Smith on his soprano saxophone.

West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. The musical's plot and story are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Set in New York City in the mid-1950s, the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks from Puerto Rico are taunted by the Jets, a white working-class group.[1] The young protagonist, Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein's score for the musical has become extremely popular; it includes "Something's Coming", "Maria", "America", "Somewhere", "Tonight", "Jet Song", "I Feel Pretty", "A Boy Like That", "One Hand, One Heart", "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "Cool".
The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince, marked Stephen Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances (a successful run for the time), before going on tour. The production received a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical in 1957, but the award went to Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It won a Tony Award in 1957 for Robbins' choreography. The show had an even longer-running London production, a number of revivals and international productions. The production spawned an innovative, award-winning 1961 musical film of the same name, directed by Robert Wise and Robbins, starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and Russ Tamblyn. It won ten Academy Awards out of eleven nominations. The stage musical is produced frequently by schools, regional theatres, and occasionally by opera companies.

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[MsTashaSara]

This is very nice Dominique. Those 22 dislikes come from children that are jealous of you. You will have a future singing if you keep working for it. Remember no one likes everyone. But you have more liking you than not. So keep up the good works. God bless you little angel.

[39margie]

She has a beautiful voice. :)

[realmclennyd]

wow I still get goose bumps at how talented you are

[YoungMusicStars]

Really, really beautiful! You have a wonderful voice!

[TheHamashia]

she sings about what every person could think of. Is ther life after death. And how do i get there.

[leeann9898]

beautiful Dominique but please if those high notes are hurting u they kinda sound like they do take some vocal exercises before u sing (the siren, the solfegde, the scale) just to get your voice ready for those high note. keep singing girl u have amazing potential.

[GrumpyDave]

Very good. You have a beautiful voice.

[triptoheaveandho]

lovely tone sweetheart!!!!1 take it easy with your voice .. until you can train yourself not to harm it you have alovely sound.. you must protect it.

[jjjackie722]

Very nice/cute...good job...nice voice

[aowiebabes0818]

WOW:O didnt exspect that !

[Amaya567]

This child has the capability to bring forth tears from your eyes and warmth in your heart! Twenty-eight people obviously have neither heart nor tear ducts!