West Side Story Lyrics
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From the Album
1. Prologue
2. La Borinqueña (Sharks Version)
3. Jet Song
4. Somethings Coming
5. The Dance at the Gym: Blues Promenade
6. The Dance at the Gym: Mambo
7. The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha Meeting Scene Jump
8. Maria
9. Balcony Scene (Tonight)
10. Transition to Scherzo / Scherzo
11. America
12. Gee, Officer Krupke
13. One Hand, One Heart
14. Cool
15. Tonight (Quintet)
16. The Rumble
17. I Feel Pretty
18. Somewhere
19. A Boy Like That / I Have a Love
20. Finale
21. End Credits
From the Album
1. Overture
2. Prologue
3. Jet Song
4. Somethings Coming
5. Dance at the Gym
6. Maria
7. America
8. Tonight
9. Gee Officer Krupke!
10. I Feel Pretty
11. One Hand One Heart
12. Quintet
13. The Rumble
14. Somewhere
15. Cool
16. A Boy Like That / I Have a Love
17. Finale
18. End Credits
Other Songs
A Boy Like That
A Boy Like That / I Have A Love
A Boy Like That / I Have A Love
A Boy Like That/ I Have Love
America
Boy Like That/I Have a Love
Cool
Gee Officer Krumke
Gee Officer Krupke
I Feel Pretty!
Jet Song
Maria
One Hand One Haert
One Hand One Heart
One Hand One Heart Reprise
Procession and Nightmare
Quintet
Somethings Coming
Somewhere
Tonight
Tonight Tonight
WEST SIDE STORY CAST
WEST SIDE STORY SYNOPSIS
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. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
The Sharks, who are recent migrants from Puerto Rico, and the Jets, who are white, vie for dominance of the neighborhood, and the police try to keep order. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, tragic love story, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre.
The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Robbins, marked Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances before going on tour. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in 1958, winning two. The show had an even longer-running West End production, a number of revivals, and international productions.
A 1961 musical film adaptation, co-directed by Robert Wise and Robbins, was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won ten, including Best Picture. A 2021 film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with six additional nominations, winning for Best Supporting Actress.
-Wikipedia
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Musical 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. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
The Sharks, who are recent migrants from Puerto Rico, and the Jets, who are white, vie for dominance of the neighborhood, and the police try to keep order. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, tragic love story, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre.
The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Robbins, marked Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances before going on tour. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in 1958, winning two. The show had an even longer-running West End production, a number of revivals, and international productions.
A 1961 musical film adaptation, co-directed by Robert Wise and Robbins, was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won ten, including Best Picture. A 2021 film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with six additional nominations, winning for Best Supporting Actress.
-Wikipedia