THE PLOTThis is a musical written by Arthur Laurents. West side story is The modern reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet on the background of the Upper West side story of New York. Instead families there are two gangs: the Sharks leaded by Bernardo and the Jets leaded by Riff. Even if they belong to two rival gangs, when Tony and Maria meet at a dance is love at the first moment. The Jets and Sharks do a decisive battle for the control of territory. Tony tries to calm the bottle but Bernardo hurts to death Riff. Tony kills Bernardo. Maria asks help to Anita to escape with Tony, but anger and misunderstandings intertwine clouding souls of these characters… and when the two lovers meet, a tragic event will mark their destiny.
THE TWO BANDSThe Jets
RIFF, THE LEADERTONY, HIS FRIENDBABY JOHNSNOWBOY
VELMA ANYBODIES, A
TAGALONG TOMBOY
The Sharks BERNARDO, THE LEADER
CHINO, HIS FRIENDPEPEMARIA, PUERTO RICAN INGENUE; BERNARDO'S SISTER
ANITA, MARIA'S SAUCY OLDER FRIEND; BERNARDO'S GIRL
CONSUELO
Other people
ICEPOLICEMEN
MASTER OF CEREMONIESMARIA’S FATHER
AND DOC
THE JETS
Riff, the leader
Baby John
Snowboy
Velma
Anybodies
The Sharks
Bernardo, the leader
Chino
Pepe
MARIA
ANITA
CONSUELO
Other people
ICE
POLICEMEN
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
MARIA’S FATHER
DOC
JET SONGWHEN YOU’RE A JET
YOU’RE A JET ALL THE WAYFROM YOUR FIRST CIGARETTE
TO YOUR LAST DYIN’DAY
WHEN YOU’RE A JET LET THEM DO WHAT THEY CANYOU GOT BROTHERS AROUND
YOU’RE A FAMILY MAN
YOU’RE NEVER ALONE YOU’RE NEVER DISCONNECTED
YOU’RE HOME WHIT YOUR OWNWHEN COMPANY’S EXPECTED
YOU’RE WELL PROTECTED
THEN YOU ARE SETWITH A CAPITAL J
WHICH YOU’LL NEVER FORGETTILL THEY CART YOU AWAY
WHEN YOU’RE A JETYOU STAY A JET
WHEN YOU’RE A JET YOU’RE THE TOP CAT IN TOWN YOU’RE THE GOLD MEDAL KID
WHIT THE HEAVY WEIGHT CROWN
WHEN YOU’RE A JET YOU’RE THE SWINGIN’EST THING
LITTLE BOY YOU’RE A MAN LITTLE MAN YOU’RE A KING
THE JETS ARE IN GEAROUR CYLINDERS ARE CLICKINTHE SHARKS’LL STEER CLEAR
CAUSE EV’RY PUERTO RICAN’S A LOUSY CHICKEN
HERE COME THE JETSLIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL
SOMEONE GETS IN OUR WAYSOMEONE DON’T FELL SO WELL
HERE COME THE JETSLITTLE WORLD STEP ASIDEBETTER RUN BETTER HIDE
WE’RE DRAWIN THE LINESO KEEP YOUR NOSES HIDDEN
WE’RE HANGIN A SIGN SAYS “VISITORS FORBIDDEN”
AND WE AIN’T KIDDIN
HERE COME THE JETS YEAH AND WE’RE GONNA BEAT
EV’RY LAST BUGGIN GANG ON THE WHOLE BUGGIN STREET
ON THE WHOLEBUGGIN
EVER MOTHER
LOVINSTREETYEAH
BYCONNY SIMONETTICHIARA CONSALVOCARLOTTA CATONE
EMANUELA DI GIOVANNI