"No matter who or what is eatin' at you, you show it, buddy boys, and you are dead."

I don't know about you, but I've always felt that West Side Story was… well… missing something, something I couldn't quite put my finger on. I mean, obviously it's got great songs, a great book, great choreography, etc. But I always felt that there was some elusive, intangible element that the show needed to really put it over the top, and I could never quite figure out what it was.

Now I know.

Via jwz.