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. When young Tony and Maria fall in love in 1957 New York City, their romance helps to fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks, two rival gangs vying for control of the streets.

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 (Simon Oakland) and Officer Krupke (William Bramley).

1 day ago · West Side Story was heartbreaking when it debuted on Broadway in 1957 and it’s even more heartbreaking today because we are as divided and discordant as ever. With its themes of bigotry, cultural misunderstanding and violence breeding violence, this timeless art piece is as profoundly timeless as ever.

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...

Apr 4, 2025 · The half-hour documentary chronicles West Side Story from its origins through its successful Broadway premiere in 1957, the hit 1961 film version, the stage revivals, the balletic and symphonic ...

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.

Produced and directed by legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner, WEST SIDE STORY tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love, set in 1957 New York City.

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.