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'''''West Side Story''''' is one of the most popular and influential [[musical]]s of the 20th century. Its central theme is of a love that is not ruled by any notion of [[right and wrong]], and these necessarily lead to tragedy.

'''''West Side Story''''' is one of the most popular and influential [[musical]]s of the 20th century, inspired by [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. Its central theme is of a love that is not ruled by any notion of [[right and wrong]], and these necessarily lead to tragedy.

 

Its $100 million [[politically correct]] remake directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and released in December 2021, despite being highly acclaimed by [[liberal]] [[Hollywood]], was a bust at the box office.

The story is based on ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', with music by famous conductor and composer [[Leonard Bernstein]] and lyrics by [[Stephen Sondheim]]. The Capulets and Montagues of Shakespeare's classic play are replaced with the Jets and Sharks, rival [[street gang]]s<ref>newly-arrived Puerto Ricans and second-generation Americans from white European immigrant families [http://www.filmsite.org/wests.html (Tim Dirks)]</ref> in [[Manhattan]].

The story is based on ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', with music by famous conductor and composer [[Leonard Bernstein]] and lyrics by [[Stephen Sondheim]]. The Capulets and Montagues of Shakespeare's classic play are replaced with the Jets and Sharks, rival [[street gang]]s<ref>newly-arrived Puerto Ricans and second-generation Americans from white European immigrant families [http://www.filmsite.org/wests.html (Tim Dirks)]</ref> in [[Manhattan]].