Difference between revisions of "West Side Story"

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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.
-:When love comes so strong
-:There is no right or wrong
-It 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]].
-==Notes==
-<references/>
-==External links==
-*[http://www.westbankstory.com/ West Bank Story] - an Oscar-winning comedy [[short]] based on West Side Story
-[[Category:Musicals]]

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