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Recall the Magic of West Side Story

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Let RetroSparX spark your memory of West Side Story with West Side Magic. When West Side Story hit the stage in 1957, it was a tour de force of tense drama, sweeping music and electric dance sequences. It laid bare many dimensions of the American immigrant experience, and, in doing so, folded hope and tragedy into an unforgettable score. Read about this enduring musical, and about how the conflicts that it addresses remain as relevant today as they were in the 1950s.

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This RetroSparX Memory Game Unit at a Glance

Subject Category: Entertainment

Featured Date Range: 1957

Number of pages to print: 8

Included: memory-stimulating narrative, 2 'theatrical' memory games for seniors, answer key

Completion time: 30 - 50 minutes (approximate)

Memory Games for Seniors Included in this Unit

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Musical Memories (Grid Magic memory game) - Complete the titles of some of Broadway’s most enduring musicals and a famous song from each show. In the process, the names of 2 of the creative geniuses behind West Side Story will be revealed.

Features of Musical Memories

  • 3 pages of theatre's most beloved musicals! Singing and dancing might be unavoidable!
  • bold stage graphics; large print for easy reading
  • easy to complete for fans of musical theatre; somewhat more difficult for others
  • can be completed individually, but working with a 'chorus' of others might make rediscovering these iconic show and their catchy tunes more fun
  • suitable for seniors with no cognitive decline or, with a bit of support, for those with mild dementia
  • answer key is included
See a Grid Magic memory game sample
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Broadway Boxes (Smart Squares memory game) - Complete rectangular crossword grids to experience some of the 'lingo' of the theatre.

Features of Broadway Boxes

  • 2 pages of theatre 'boxes' that will have you thinking of show-biz
  • original, colourful graphics; large print for easy completion
  • relatively easy to complete
  • can be completed individually, but 2 or more criss-crossing brains may have more fun solving this game
  • suitable for seniors with no cognitive decline or, with a bit of support, for those with mild dementia
  • answer key is included
See a Smart Squares memory game sample