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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.
West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Dec 10, 2021 · West Side Story: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez. An 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.
Plot. In 1957, the Jets, a gang of white youths, fight the Sharks, a gang of Puerto Rican youths, for control of San Juan Hill on Manhattan's Upper West Side. NYPD Lieutenant Schrank tells the gangs that their conflict is pointless, since the neighborhood will soon be demolished to make way for Lincoln Center.
Theatrical Release Date: December 10, 2021. Actors renowned in theater and film, those new to the silver screen, and a host of talented singers and dancers join Steven Spielberg and his crew in bringing a new adaptation of the original, beloved stage musical West Side Story to the cinema.
Dec 10, 2021 · Steven Spielberg's West Side Story presents a new look at the classic musical that lives up to its beloved forebear -- and in some respects might even surpass it. Read Critics Reviews. The...
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Watchlist. A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The ...
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Apr 25, 2021 · Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Tony Kushner, “West Side Story” tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and...
Release Date: December 10, 2021. Actors renowned in theater and film, those new to the silver screen, and a host of talented singers and dancers will join Steven Spielberg and his crew in bringing a new adaptation of the original, beloved stage musical West Side Stor y to the cinema for a December 10, 2021 release.
West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet.
