West Side Story, a musical by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins at the Palace Theatre. Directed by Arthur Laurents; starring Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione and Karen Olivo. Going in for a Wednesday matinee, we finally caught up to the revival of West Side Story. Though we found the dances lackluster, it was great to see them as Robbins designed them, in context, but what makes this revival so special is the exquisite Maria of Josefina Scaglione, the red hot Anita of Karen Olivo and the soaring Tony of Matt Cavenaugh. Cavenaugh and Scaglione had a marvelous chemistry and their duets were breathtakingly beautiful. Olivo, who won a Tony, and deservedly so, really sparkled in "America." The revival would have been better with tighter and more inspired direction. The action was, at times, absolutely clumsy, and the ending, so powerful and poignant, verged on the banal. The conducting of the music was humdrum at best, and the much talked about Spanish language parts struck us as a gimmick that was unnecessarily intrusive and often annoying. "I feel pretty" was undoubtedly lost on the younger members of the audience, who otherwise cheered lustily. Though it could be better, this major revival which is likely the last one that will involve two of its original creators, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, is absolutely not to be missed. Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test Grade: A-