is the westside story a movie or a play. and if it is a movie who plays in it.
2007-02-07 13:39:54 · 4 answers · asked by Queen T 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
West Side Story is a musical play that opened on Broadway in New York in 1957. It was based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with words by Steven Sondheim.
It was produced as a movie and released in 1961, and starred Richard Beymer as Tony, Natalie Wood as Maria, along with George Chakiris, Rita Moreno, and Russ Tamblyn. It won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It's a terrific movie!
2007-02-07 15:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Palmerpath 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a play and was eventually made into a movie. Search imdb.com for "westside story".
2007-02-07 13:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
West Side Story is based on Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare.
2007-02-07 13:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both. In the movie, it starred Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno.
2007-02-07 13:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by M2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋