West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the Latino Sharks, led by Bernardo.

Born David Weizer in London, England, as a child and teenager David Winters acted in many television shows and Broadway productions, including the initial line-up of the stage production of the musical "West Side Story," playing the role of Baby John.

At 16 he joined the Broadway cast of West Side Story and appeared as Baby John in the movie version, and later danced on Broadway in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" and "Fiddler on the Roof." Mr. Feld danced with the American Ballet Theatre, …

West Side Story is literally bursting at the seams and filled to capacity with vivid imagery. This highly-energized film clearly captures the vibrant atmosphere of the late 1950s, where rival youth gangs get their prejudiced, little noses out of joint and prepare to rumble in the streets of NYC.

West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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Carol Lawrence. Soundtrack: Death to Smoochy. Singer-actress Carol Lawrence earned widespread stardom quite early in her singing career with the immortal role of Maria in the Broadway musical "West Side Story."

What is 'West Side Story' about? Essentially a modernized version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story resets the tale of star-crossed lovers Maria ( Natalie Wood ) and Tony ( Richard Beymer ) to the gang-ridden streets of West Side Manhattan.