West Side Story, the 1957 Bernstein-Sondheim musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, opens in Adelaide this October, following the doomed romance of Tony and Maria amid rival gang warfare in 1950s New York. The show won two Tony Awards on Broadway and the 1961 film swept the Academy Awards with ten Oscars including Best Picture.

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West Side Story musical theatre marquee on a brick building with a golden sunset cityscape backdrop.

West Side Story is a modern, musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set in 1950s New York City. The story follows the doomed romance of Tony and Maria, who’s love blossoms amid a bitter turf war between two rival teenage gangs, the Jets and the Sharks.

The 1961 film swept the awards season, winning 10 Oscars, including Best Picture, Director (Wise/Robbins), Supporting Actor (Chakiris), and Supporting Actress (Moreno). It also won three Golden Globes and a Grammy for Best Soundtrack.

On Broadway, the show premiered at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 26, 1957, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. It ran for 732 performances and earned two Tony Awards.

It has been revived on Broadway and in the West End on several occasions and is still a crowd favourite.

Don’t miss out seeing this theatrical masterpiece

in Adelaide this October.

West Side Story poster featuring red and black geometric stage design with production credits and booking details for The Metropolitan Musical Theatre.