richard beymer played tony in west side story movie.
richard beymer played tony in west side story movie.
who played tony in west side story movie?
richard beymer
the success of the 1957 stage musical "west side story" was instrumental in making shakespeare a presence in modern popular and youth culture. the book was written by arthur laurents, with music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, and choreography by jerome robbins. widely admired, and the winner of ten oscars, the 1961 film of the show – set among new york gangs – does not aim for a realistic portrayal of new york gang culture: in the opening sequence the jets and the sharks trade dance-steps instead of blows. the jets are a gang of white youths, equivalent to shakespeare's montagues; the sharks, equivalent to the capulets, are puerto rican. unlike shakespeare who included relationships between his young lovers and the older generation (the parents, and parent-substitutes such as the nurse and friar laurence) "west side story" keeps its focus firmly on the youth, with only peripheral roles for doc, the soda-shop owner, and police officers schrank and krupke. tony (played by richard beymer, singing dubbed by jimmy bryant) is the play's romeo and maria (natalie wood, dubbed by marni nixon) is its juliet. maria's fiery brother bernardo (george chakiris) combines the lord capulet and tybalt roles. the film's ending has been praised for achieving the tragedy of shakespeare's play without recourse to magic potions or fateful bad timing.
romeo and juliet on screen
west side story (disambiguation)









































west side story is a 1957 american musical.









































west side story may also refer to:









































section::::uses related to the musical.









































bullet::::- "west side story (original broadway cast)", a 1957 recording









































bullet::::- "west side story" (1961 film), an adaptation directed by robert wise and jerome robbins









































bullet::::- "west side story" (soundtrack), a 1961 soundtrack album from the film









































bullet::::- "west side story", a novelization of the film by irving shulman









































bullet::::- "west side story" (2020 film), an adaptation directed by steven spielberg









































bullet::::- "west side story suite", a 1995 ballet
west side story (disambiguation)