WEST SIDE STORY

Originally produced on Broadway in in 1957, based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Book by Arthur Laurents. Music by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.  Nominated for six Tony Awards. 

 Set in the Upper West Side of NYC in the mid 1950’s, the musical explores the dynamics between two teenage, ethnic street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes and focus on social problems could not be more relevant, for today.