Bobby Sanabria's Multiverse Big Band's McCarter performance of West Side Story Reimagined and Conversations with Sydney returns

By Doug Doyle

Published September 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM EDT

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Bobby Sanabria's Multiverse Big Band performs West Side Story Reimagined at McCarter on October 4

On the September 27 WBGO Journal...

We hear the opening episode of Season Two of WBGO’s award-winning podcast Conversations with Sydney…a solutions-oriented series exploring effective ways for parents, teens, schools, and communities to respond to the ongoing crises of teen mental health and suicide.

Sydney and Micah Fink celebrate their Signal Awards on Monday, October 23

A preview of Bobby Sanabria’s Multi-Verse Big Band’s upcoming performance of its Grammy-nominated album West Side Story Reimagined at McCarter on October 4th.

Bobby Sanabria's West Side Story Reimagined was nominated for a Grammy Award — Bobby Sanabria's *West Side Story Reimagined* was nominated for a Grammy Award

Multi-Grammy Award nominated drummer and bandleader Bobby Sanabria, Leonard Bernstein's daughter, director and filmmaker Jamie Bernstein (and McCarter's Paul Abreu join host Doug Doyle to talk about the live event..

The legendary composer, conductor, educator and humanitarian Leonard Bernstein with his daughter Jamie

And we'll have an in-depth chat with Broadway Veteran dancer and actor Ronald "Smokey" Stevens about his incredible journey in show business…