They had to come up with the mechanics and specifics of the story, a task so difficult. Story wimped out by keeping maria alive at the end of the. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy. Murphy 7 december 2006 west side story chapter 3 in this chapter, anita is making the dress for maria. The ending to the series fairy tail brought a tear to my eye. And he, who had been seeking something beyond the savagery of the streets, discovered it with her. Its impossible to begrudge the vertiginous energy and feeling that make west side story one of the great american musicals.
West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Need reed 1 book from west side story sax on the web forum. The feuding families become two warring new york city gangsthe white jets led by riff and the latino sharks, led by bernardo. Plot summary for west side story 1961, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Maria, now a widow, declares that all the sharks and the jets are both responsible for all the deaths because of their hate. West side story prologue official full number 50th anniversary. Need reed 1 book from west side story i dont have a copy of the book but ive played the show. Published april 15th 1990 by pocket books first published 1961. West side story then and now august 15, 20 by swankola there used to be a website that compared the san francisco exteriors of alfred hitchcocks vertigo 1958 with the same locations photographed recently. But where the conflict of romeo and juliet is situated in a fictional family feud, west side story derives its power from the blood.
West side story 1961 ending spoiler movie mistakes. West side story is one of my absolute favorite musicals. I know that theres not an exact character for character match but just the idea of 2 people from enemy groups falling in love. West side story chapter 3 big trouble in this chapter. In a statement, sondheim said, this is ivo van hoves first broadway musical, and i. West side story is groundbreaking in a lot of ways, but when it comes to delivering the information, it tends to rely on the triedandtrue technique of moving to the character we need to see when we need to see him or her, then moving back as the story demands. West side story was written by arthur laurents with music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. You guys are free to imagine your own endings for a story based on your perspective. Hbos game of thrones, the adaptation of martins unfinished book series. Writing the ending of game of thrones is, in fact, harder than it looks. From the silver screen to the great white wayone of the greatest stories of all time.
The premiere took place at new york state theater on thursday, may 18, 1995. Ending spoiler for west side story 1961, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. West side story chapter 4 instead bernardo is kind of. It is based on shakespeares play, romeo and juliet. 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Im all for someone capable doing an earnest, thoughtful remake of the. Bernardo stabs riff and kills him, then tony, in a fit of rage, stabs and kills bernardo. When four theatrical giants jerome robbins, leonard bernstein, arthur laurents and stephen sondheim created west side story, it was immediately hailed. West side story prologue official full number 50th anniversary hd duration. Has anyone else thought of how the outsiders compares to west side story and romeo and juliet.
Imagine living in a country which has been ruled under a dictatorship for as long as you can remember. An undisputed and timeless masterpiece, west side story features an unforgettable score and songs that have been adored for generations, including maria, tonight, somewhere, america and i feel pretty this iconic dance musical. Location and time upper west side, new york, 1950s, during the last days of summer. But many audiences overlook the films portrayal of. West side story tells a story of how tony a polish america who used to lead the local gang, the jets and maria a puerto rican teen part of the rivaling gang find love despite their backgrounds and public opinions. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet.
West side story lighting week two blog the west side story uses different kinds of lighting throughout the film, but the lowkey is the most prominent. A modern romeo and juliet taking place in new york city amongst two rival gangs one white, one puerto rican it tackles racism, bigotry, murder and teen angst. His increasing side projects, like his lengthy targaryen history fire and. A west side story remake doesnt have to be a bad thing. West side story script broadway musical act i scene one 5. In looking at the story, we will also examine the songs and characters and learn a bit about. Having said that, it still pulls off the odd trick or two that deviates from our. The jets meet the sharks there, with both sides bringing their girlfriends. While shakespeares warring families seem to call off their feud for good, we dont get that same feel from the jets and sharks. Five fast facts winner of 10 academy awards soundtrack was no 1 on the billboard charts for 54 weeks 94% on rotten tomatoes based on romeo and juliet, which is based on a poem by arthur brooke called the tragic historye of romeus and juliet, which is based on a poem by the roman poet ovid called pyramus and thisbe. West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and.
West side story is the awardwinning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy romeo and juliet. Browse through and read story with no ending short stories stories and books. Fresh from sellout seasons around the world in 2019, the smashhit international production of west side story lands in perth this july. They came together through love but violence threatened to tear them apart.
West side story was directed and choreographed by the innovative jerome robbins, who stated in an added feature presentation in the 2003 dvd release that he had been interested in creating a contemporary version of william shakespeares romeo and juliet since the late 1940s and that arthur laurents, the shows writer, and composer leonard. I honestly liked this book because it was a quick read with a good plot. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. West side story lighting week two blog westside story.
West side story fanfiction archive with over 200 stories. It is primarily a condensation of the growing rivalry between two teenage games, the. Both are stories of unrequited love that end tragically, but there are many elements that make them very different. The music was composed by leonard bernstein, and the lyrics were written by stephen sondheim. 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. He was an american graphic designer and academy awardwinning filmmaker, but he is best known for his design on animated motion picture title sequences.
West side story simple english wikipedia, the free. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. West side story, a tragic love story of tony and maria, touches all in many ways. After owning their miserable little neighborhood for years, the jets, the fingersnapping street gang led by riff. Its only supposed to be bernardo and ice using their fists, but when tony arrives to stop it, things escalate. In the slums of the upper west side of manhattan, new york, a gang of polishamerican teenagers called the jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated puerto ricans, the sharks, to own the neighborhood streets. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet the story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, bluecollar neighborhood in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban renewal project. West side story ending question spoiler message board. Bastian uses auryn to create creatures and dangers for himself to conquer, which causes some negative side effects for the rest of fantastia. West side story is a modernday retelling of romeo and juliet, respinning shakespeares starcrossed lovers into a sparkling tale of love, hope and what divides us. The reallife drama behind west side story written in the mid1950s, west side story showcased adult themes and harsh language, which was bold for musical productions. Maria was young and innocent and had never known loveuntil tony. Anita is marias friend and, so far, has nothing to do with the plot.
Set in new york city, it introduces two groups, the. West side story is a beautifullymounted, impressive, emotionridden and violent musical which, in its stark approach to a raging social problem and realism of unfoldment, may set a pattern for. West side story is a musical adapted from shakespeares play and was first performed in 1957. The jets and sharks at least temporarily put their feud behind them and carry tonys body off together. In west side story, montagues and capulets are transformed into rival gangs, the jets local white youths and sharks puerto rican immigrants, thus broadening the territory of the musical to include the tragic. West side story reunion w rita moreno, russ tamblyn, george chakiris the talk 16nov2011 duration.
West side story suite is a ballet made by new york city ballet balletmaster jerome robbins to the 1957 music by leonard bernstein and lyrics of stephen sondheim and extracted from the eponymous musical which he had choreographed, with scenery by oliver smith, costumes by irene sharaff and lighting by jennifer tipton. 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 by irving shulman, 1967, pocket books edition, in english west side story 1967 edition open library. The musical is a 20thcentury american adaptation of the shakespearean tale of romeo and juliet. A lowkey lighting design looks dark overall by comparison. West side story movie souvenir programme program on. Its been many years since ive read the book but its all pretty clear in my mind. West side story echoes that ending, as the sharks and jets put aside their differences for a while to gently carry poor tony off the playground pavement. Murphy 7 december 2006 west side story chapter 4 this is the party chapter.
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