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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 multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Explore the world of West Side Story, the classic musical that speaks to us today. Learn about its origins, productions, adaptations, and upcoming film remake by Steven Spielberg.
Dec 10, 2021 · A new adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film features Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno, and won an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
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- Crime, Drama, Musical
- Steven Spielberg
- 2021-12-10
- Prologue
- Act One
- Act Two
The opening is a carefully choreographed, half-danced/half-mimed ballet of sorts. It shows the growing tensions between the Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang, and the Jets, a gang made up of "American" boys. An incident between the Jets and Shark leader, Bernardo, escalates into an all out fight between the two gangs. Officers Schrank and Krupke arrive t...
Detective Schrank, the senior cop on the beat, tries to get the Jets to tell him which Puerto Ricans are starting trouble in the neighborhood, as he claims he is on their side. The Jets, however, are not stool pigeons and won't tell him anything. Frustrated, Schrank threatens to beat the crap out of the Jets unless they make nice. When the police l...
In Maria's apartment, she gushes to her friends about how it is her wedding night and she is so excited ("I Feel Pretty"). Chino interrupts her reverie to tell her that Tony has killed Bernardo. She refuses to believe him, but when Tony arrives on her fire escape, he confesses. He offers to turn himself in, but she begs him to stay with her. She sa...
Aug 28, 2017 · Come September, the multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that is West Side Story will make its return to our shores – led by an all-American cast who’ll be taking on all the...
West Side Story, theatre music by American composer Leonard Bernstein that premiered August 19, 1957, in Washington, D.C., before moving to Broadway for a second opening on September 26, 1957. The musical is a 20th-century American adaptation of the Shakespearean tale of Romeo and Juliet.
Mar 9, 2020 · Experience a radical, thrilling new interpretation of the musical theater masterpiece, with extraordinary dancing and 33 young, brilliantly gifted performers. This show is closed. Performances ended on Mar. 9, 2020.
