'West Side Story' is a broadway musical that was released in 1957. The musical is an adaption of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' Set in the 50s, this musical eplores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks from Puerto Rico are taunted by the Jets, a white working-class group.The young protagonist, Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story
The musical was turned into a musical film in 1961 and managed to be very successful grossing $43,700,000 and becoming the second highest grossing film of the year in the United States.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_aFprGzyc
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/
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