This brilliant (The New Republic) film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and scripted by ...

Banas also appeared on screen in "Mary Poppins," "Bye Bye Birdie," and more Bobby Banas, best known as Joyboy in the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story, has died. He was 90 years old. His son ...

Check out our full HBO Max guide for more details. Where to watch the original 'West Side Story' from 1961 You can watch the original film adaptation of "West Side Story" (1961) on HBO Max.

Tony Mordente, who was part of the cast in the original stage show of West Side Story, as well as the 1961 film version, and went on to direct TV, died on Tuesday, June 11, in Henderson ...

“West Side Story” became one of the biggest Broadway musicals of all time. And by 1961, the film, co-directed by Robbins and Robert Wise, cemented the show’s status as a classic of the ...

Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' to Star Ansel Elgort as Tony Steven Spielberg is Remaking 'West Side Story': Here's the Casting Call ...