<Li> A 2007 tribute album entitled A Place for Us marking the 50th anniversary of the show . The album features cover versions previously recorded and a new recording of "Tonight" by Kristin Chenoweth and Hugh Panaro . </Li> <Li> A 2007 recording was released by Decca Broadway in honor of West Side Story's 50th anniversary . This album stars Hayley Westenra as Maria and Vittorio Grigolo as Tony . The Bernstein Foundation in New York has authorized the recording . It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Show Album . </Li> <Li> Bernstein recorded the Symphonic Dances suite with the New York Philharmonic in 1961, and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1983 . The Symphonic Dances have entered the repertoire of many major world orchestras, most recently by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel . It has been recorded by many orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony under the direction of Seiji Ozawa . </Li> <Li> The 2009 new Broadway cast album, with Josefina Scaglione as Maria, Matt Cavenaugh as Tony and Karen Olivo as Anita won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album . </Li>

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