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West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a … See more
Genesis
In 1949, Jerome Robbins approached Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents about collaborating on a contemporary musical adaptation of … See more• Riff, the leader
• Tony, Riff's best friend
• Diesel, Riff's lieutenant
• Action, A-Rab, Baby John, Big Deal, Gee-Tar, … See moreOriginal Broadway production
After tryouts in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia beginning in August 1957, the original Broadway production opened at the See moreAct 1
Two rival teenage gangs, the Jets (white Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans), struggle for control of their neighborhood on the See moreNotes
• In the 1964 and 1980 revivals, "Somewhere" was sung by Francisca rather than Consuelo. See moreThe creators' innovations in dance, music and theatrical style drew enthusiastic reactions from the critics. Walter Kerr wrote in the New York Herald Tribune on September 27, 1957: See more
Also mentioned in the articleWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license WEBWest Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony …
- Box office: $76 million
- Music by: Leonard Bernstein
- Budget: $100 million
WEBWatch the new adaptation of the classic musical by Steven Spielberg, starring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler. Listen to the original motion picture soundtrack, featuring 21 songs from the film, in Dolby Atmos Music.
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