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    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 … See more

    Genesis
    In 1949, Jerome Robbins approached Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents about collaborating … See more

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    • Riff, the leader
    • Tony, Riff's best friend
    • Diesel, Riff's lieutenant
    • Action, A-Rab, Baby John, Big Deal, Gee-Tar, … See more

    Original Broadway production
    After tryouts in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia beginning in August 1957, the original Broadway … See more

    Bernstein's score for West Side Story blends "jazz, Latin rhythms, symphonic sweep and musical-comedy conventions in groundbreaking … See more

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    Act 1
    Two rival teenage gangs, the Jets (white Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans), struggle for control of their neighborhood on the See more

    Notes
    • In the 1964 and 1980 revivals, "Somewhere" was sung by Francisca rather than Consuelo.
    • In the 2009 revival, "Cool" was performed by Riff, the Jets, and the Jet Girls. "I Feel Pretty" … See more

    The creators' innovations in dance, music and theatrical style drew enthusiastic reactions from the critics. Walter Kerr wrote in the See more

     
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