History Theatre / WestSideStory

* EnemyMine: For all their hatred of each other, the Jets and the Sharks seem pretty unified in their hatred of Shrank--when Bernardo mouths off to him, Riff and the other Jets are visibly amused/impressed by this. Later, when Shrank insults Bernardo, it's Riff who holds Bernardo back from attacking him.

** Characters: Bernardo=Tybalt, Anita=Nurse/Lady Capulet, Riff=Mercutio, Chino=Paris, etc.
** Scenes/Storylines: the opening fight, Juliet/Maria's betrothal to Paris/Chino, Juliet's debut party=Maria's first dance, the balcony scene=the fire escape scene, Romeo & Juliet's elopement (The Friar corresponds to Doc)= Tony and Maria acting out a wedding, Tybalt/Bernardo killing Mercutio/Riff, Romeo/Tony killing Tybalt/Bernardo, the Nurse being taunted and insulted by the Montagues and thus unable to tell Romeo that Juliet's death is faked=Anita being assaulted by the Jets and thus lying about Maria's death, leading to Romeo's/Tony's suicidal response.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. The movie adaptation won a whopping 10 UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, including Best Picture.

---> ''The adults - DOC, SHRANK, KRUPKE, and GLAD HAND - stand alone, useless.''

* AngryMobSong: "Tonight" and the latter half of the "Jet Song"

* CreativeClosingCredits: The film version includes a five-minute-long ending sequence, created by Saul Bass, depicting the credits on wall graffiti and street signs.

* CreativeClosingCredits: The film version includes an ending sequence, created by Saul Bass, depicting the credits as street graffiti.

* ButchLesbian: While some of Anybody's lines imply she's heterosexual or bi, she fits the look, and acts in a comparatively "masculine" manner for her time and place.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. The movie adaptation won a whopping 10 {{Academy Award}}s, including Best Picture.

* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: "I Like To Be In America" is partially a PatrioticFervor song as well as a song that is critical of the USA. The Puerto Rican women all prefer the USA to Puerto Rico, while their men are far more critical. Yes, the song is sung by Puerto Ricans, but it was written by an American, Creator/StephenSondheim.

* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: "I Like To Be In America" is partially a PatrioticFervor song as well as a song that is critical of the USA. The Puertorican immigrant women all prefer the USA over their home country, while their men are far more critical. Yes, in the context of the song it is sang by Puertoricans, but it was written by an American, Creator/StephenSondheim.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tony, after killing Bernardo.

* CycleOfVengeance: As best as can be determined from each side's self-serving account, the conflict began when the Jets attacked Bernardo the day he moved to the West Side (though the Jets would say Bernardo began it by moving there.) Bernardo created the Sharks to oppose them, but by the time the movie begins both sides have become [[NotSoDifferent virtually indistinguishable]], and each is concerned only with vengeance on the other for whatever the other's last act of vengeance on ''them'' was. In the reprise of "Tonight," each side sings the line "They began it."

* {{Bowdlerise}}: (Film version only) Anita's lines in "Tonight" are changed from "He'll walk in hot and tired, so what / No matter if he's tired, as long as he's hot" to "He'll walk in hot and tired, poor dear / No matter if he's tired, as long as he's here."

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Anita's lines in "Tonight" are changed from "He'll walk in hot and tired, so what / No matter if he's tired, as long as he's hot" to "He'll walk in hot and tired, poor dear / No matter if he's tired, as long as he's here."

** And in the "Jet Song" the lines "When you're a Jet / And the spit hits the fan / You got brothers around / You're a family man" are changed to "When you're a Jet / Let them do what they can / You got brothers around / You're a family man." Particularly funny given that "spit" in the original was probably changed from...

* AmbiguouslyGay: Anybodys. Although some of her lines could imply she is attracted to men she can be played as a tomboyish young women, a ButchLesbian, or a trans boy depending on the production.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Anybodys. Although some of her lines could imply she is attracted to men she can be played as a tomboyish young women, a ButchLesbian, or a transboy depending on the production.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. The movie adaptation won a whopping 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. The 1961 movie adaptation won a whopping 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. The movie version won ''10'' Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. The movie version won a whopping 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. In addition, the movie won 10 {{Academy Award}}s, including Best Picture. Only three movies have won more (''Film/BenHur'', ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfTheKing'' each won 11). The awarding of Best Director to Creator/RobertWise and Jerome Robbins also marked the first time that the award went to a duo of co-directors, and the only until Creator/TheCoenBrothers won it for ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' in 2007. It is also one of AFI's most revered films, breaking both of the 100 Years...100 Movies lists (#41 in 1998, #51 in 2007), and also holding the #3 ranking on 100 Passions, landing several of its musical numbers spots on 100 Songs (#20: "Somewhere", #35: "America", #59: "Tonight"), and earning the #2 spot in Greatest Movie Musicals.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. In addition, the movie won 10 {{Academy Award}}s, including Best Picture. Only three movies have won more (''Film/BenHur'', ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfTheKing'' each won 11). The awarding of Best Director to Creator/RobertWise and Jerome Robbins also marked the first time that the award went to a duo of co-directors, and the only until Creator/TheCoenBrothers won it for ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' in 2007. It is also one of AFI's most revered films, holding the #3 ranking on its "Passions" list, landing several of its musical numbers spots on the "Songs" list (#20: "Somewhere", #35: "America", #59: "Tonight"), earning the #2 spot on the "Musicals" list, and breaking both of the "Greatest Films" list (though it dropped 10 spots from its 1998 spot (#41) for the 2007 list(#51)).

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. In addition, the movie won 10 {{Academy Award}}s, including Best Picture. Only three movies have won more (''Film/BenHur'', ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfTheKing'' each won 11). The awarding of Best Director to Creator/RobertWise and Jerome Robbins also marked the first time that the award went to a duo of co-directors, and the only until Creator/TheCoenBrothers won it for ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' in 2007. It is also one of AFI's most revered films, holding the #3 ranking on its "Passions" list, landing several of its musical numbers spots on the "Songs" list (#20, #35, #59), earning the #2 spot on the "Musicals" list, and breaking both of the "Greatest Films" list (though it dropped 10 spots from its 1998 spot (#41) for the 2007 list(#51)).

** Also applies to the "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "Cool" songs. In the stage version, the very sinister, serious "Cool" plays before the war council, whereas the comical "Gee, Officer Krupke" plays right after the rumble; the film reverses their placement. WordOfGod has put out there that he actually prefers the film's placement of these songs.

Notable for some of the most famous songs in musical theater, such as "Tonight," "America" and "I Feel Pretty", with music by Music/LeonardBernstein and lyrics by Creator/StephenSondheim. In addition, the movie won 10 {{Academy Award}}s, including Best Picture. Only three movies have won more (''Film/BenHur'', ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfTheKing'' each won 11). The awarding of Best Director to Creator/RobertWise and Jerome Robbins also marked the first time that the award went to a duo of co-directors, and the only until Creator/TheCoenBrothers won it for ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' in 2007. It is also one of AFI's most revered films, holding the #3 ranking on its "Passions" list, several of its musical numbers on the "Songs" list (#20, #35, #59), and has been ranked on both of the "Greatest Films" list (though it dropped 10 spots from its 1998 spot (#41) for the 2007 list(#51)).