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 multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood.

West Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner.

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.

West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the Latino Sharks, led by Bernardo.

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.

When they encounter members of the Puerto Rican street gang the Sharks, led by Bernardo (George Chakiris), a fight breaks out and is quickly broken up by police lieutenant Schrank …

Love at first sight strikes when young Tony spots Maria at a high school dance in 1957 New York City. Their burgeoning romance helps to fuel the fire between...

West Side Story is truly everywhere -- and with its themes of love striving to rise above hatred; the fear of immigrants; and the toxicity of racism, West Side Story speaks to us today as urgently as ever.

West Side Story (1961) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Jun 9, 2023 · Steven Spielberg remade 'West Side Story' in 2021 with a brand-new cast, including Rachel Zegler as Maria and Ansel Elgort as Tony.