Rita moreno later played anita in the film adaptation of the show. Her ability to cover this up shows her great acting skills. Whenever i see a movie or stage production of a play, i am always interested to read the actual book to have a different perspective on the characters and overall plot. The movie is an adaption of the 1957 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. It opened on broadway at the winter garden theatre on 26 september 1957, and on the west end at her majestys theatre on 12 december 1958. He got leonard bernstein music and arthur laurents book on board. Shulman also wrote the original treatment for rebel without a cause, the film that shot james dean to stardom. Browse fun facts and trivia about at classic movie hub cmh. It follows the same basic path of the shakespeare plot. West side story is a 1961 american romantic musical tragedy movie by robert wise and jerome robbins. And he, who had been seeking something beyond the savagery of the streets, discovered it with her.
The main characters of the dalton gang brothers, grat, bob, and emmett all wore badges before moving to the other. This quiz is not too difficult, but nevertheless its challenging. Rival street gangs engage in relatively harmless activities until one fight spells tragedy for two young lovers. The original premise for the show involved a young italian, catholic boy whose gang was embroiled in. Summary themes quotes cast behind the scenes analysis. Swain spend an entire chapter on the analysis of west side story. Today, the world was just an address a place for me to live in, no better than all right. A comprehensive database of west side story quizzes online, test your knowledge with west side story quiz questions. West side story started out as a longrunning, tonywinning stage musical, and.
The further we get in time from when west side story was written, the more the musicals mythic dimensions come into focus. The young protagonist, tony, a former member of the jets. From the silver screen to the great white wayone of the greatest stories of all time. Steven spielberg actually met crichton on the set of that film, and later adapted another one of his novels, jurassic park. The members of the sharks, from puerto rico, are taunted by the jets, a white gang. The movie west side story set the scene for many musical movies of this genre. West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. Interesting facts about the creation of west side story. Contrary to popular belief, the prologue of west side story was not filmed where lincoln center is now which is between west 62nd and 66th streets. On the other hand, in the rise and fall of the broadway musical, mark grant concentrates on the growth of the musical in light of changes in technology and music, and in writing the book and lyrics. There are some nice solo lines for alto in the first book, lots of flute playing including some exposed passages in the third octave, and two fun spots. West side story is a tragic love story set in new york city in the mid1950s on the west side of the city. Historic photographs tell stories of their own as the faces of such old west characters as geronimo, general custer and the unsinkable molly brown enliven the text.
Classroom supplement in celebration of carnegie hall s 125th anniversary season, the weill music institute wmi launches the somewhere project, a citywide exploration of west side story. Location and time upper west side, new york, 1950s, during the last days of summer. As part of the project, wmi has partnered with soundfly to produce an. Get to know the back story of west side story, plus some fun facts about how it came. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The rectory rear of st matthews church was, in fact, on 68 street not 110. Chita rivera originated the role of anita when west side story premiered at new yorks winter garden theatre september 26, 1957. Need reed 1 book from west side story sax on the web forum. Rather, it was filmed in what is now an area called lincoln center towersa group of large residential towerswhich is north and west of lincoln center, stretching between 66th and 69th streets filmed on west 68th street to be more specific.
But here you are and what was just a world is a star. Take a look below for 28 more interesting and fascinating facts about west side story. Gus trikonis who played indio, one of the puerto rican sharks and who is actually greek is the brother of gina trikonis, who played graziella, the tough redhaired. Although west side story was named the best picture of 1961 and won 10 academy awards, it is not much mentioned by movie fans these days, and the old warhorse singin in the rain is probably more seen and certainly better loved. Are you ready to bust myths and facts about novel coronavirus. Gus trikonis who played indio, one of the puerto rican sharks and who is actually greek is the brother of gina trikonis, who played graziella. Jesse james was shot in the back by bob ford on april 3, 1882, in st. It starred carol lawrence as maria west side story opened on broadway at the winter garden theatre on 26 september 1957, and on the west end at her majestys theatre on 12. Wakefield youth music theatre present west side story at theatre royal wakefield from 2 to 11 september 2010. The story revolves around quarrelsome families of two new york city gangs the white jets led by the riff and the puerto rican sharks, led by bernardo.
Enter west side story, a jumpedup version of romeo and juliet taking place between rival gangs on the streets of new york. West side story was the kind of musical people thought. The romantic musical finds two teens from rival new york city gangs who fall in love in this retelling of romeo and juliet. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Plot summary for west side story 1961, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. West side story is an adaptation of what shakespearean play. The original west side story 1961 was directed by robert wise, who later directed the andromeda strain 1971, which was based on a michael crichton novel. The music was composed by leonard bernstein, and the lyrics were written by stephen sondheim. Although many readers may only be familiar with the sleek, incolor west side story, there was a time when the paper contained stories about beatlemania, nixon and student animosity toward iteds. This quiz has been developed to test your knowledge about the. Luckily for us, they found an entirely new way to tell the story of romeo and juliet. Maria was young and innocent and had never known loveuntil tony.
What color was the dress that maria wore to the dance. West side story has been added to your cart add to cart. Facts and history of west side story opera australia. The fullydanced prolog shows the tension built up between the jets and the sharks two rival gangs in new yorks upper west side. West side story simple english wikipedia, the free. From the east side story to audrey hepburns starring role. These two sing about the sun and stars a lot when professing their love. Westside stories used books we have decided to permanently close westside stories after 8 years of serving the buffalos west side. The final note of the song when tony sings the word maria in the alleyway as the camera slowly pulls up and away from him was the last shot filmed from the documentary west. Movies uz this category is for questions and answers related to west side story. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. This area is full of west side story has been a play that i have been wanting to read for quite a long time.
He is the author of ten books, including the novels the amboy dukes, cry tough, and the square trap, which were all adapted into movies. The glamour and fascination of the old west is brought to life in a new way in this interesting collection of facts and figures. The musical explores the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Fun music facts, trivia, jokes, lyrics stuff about west side story on amiright. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The wss first issue came out in 1969, and since then. Check out the two amiright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s. Ten years later, he himself was shot to death in creede, colorado. It is based on shakespeares play, romeo and juliet. Need reed 1 book from west side story i dont have a copy of the book but ive played the show.
Arthur laurents july 14, 1917 may 5, 2011 was an american playwright, stage director and screenwriter after writing scripts for radio shows after college and then training. Friends trivia grease quiz the wizard of oz quiz dirty dancing quiz roseanne quiz titanic quiz the notebook quiz greys anatomy quiz legally blonde quiz seinfeld quiz. The former also shares west side storys screenwriter, ernest lehman who wrote four wisedirected movies in total, and musical director, irwin kostal. Six facts you didnt know about west side story as it returns to london in a striking production at sadlers wells.
She wasnt this cold toward many of the other actors in the film. Theres not a lot of book or tv adaptations of this one and lets be honest, the. West side story was the kind of musical people thought was good for them, a pious expression of admirable but unrealistic liberal sentiments, and certainly its. West side story was a broadway musical by leonard bernstein that was turned into an awardwinning musical film. Instead of fair verona, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean, its the mean streets of 1950s new york city, where young gangs rumble over the right to walk down the street. When the americans defeated favorite england in the 1950 world cup, the story goes that many newspapers around the world believed the 10.
This quiz is based on the musical, west side story. When tony sings maria towards the beginning, that sequence is actually made up of several shots of him walking through the city that were filmed spread over the course of the fourmonth shooting schedule. The story is loosely based on shakespeares romeo and juliet, telling the tale of. The show continues to seduce in a theatrical language that remains universal. The musical is a 20thcentury american adaptation of the shakespearean tale of romeo and juliet. Our online west side story trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top west side story quizzes. West side story played for almost two years on stage in new york, racking up a total of 732. Professed to be a friend of james, ford was reviled for shooting james from behind and was forever known as a coward.
West side story is a musical tragedy film, directed by robert wise and jerome robbins, which is an awardwinning and adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, romeo and juliet. Back in the days before computer magic could make anyone sound like. Please send information about any missing awards to whittaker. A musical set on the west side of new york city around 1957. They came together through love but violence threatened to tear them apart. But marias brother was leader of the sharks and tony had once.
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