West Side Story (film) Brittany Snow and Drake Bell. West Side Story (film) West Side Story is a 1961 American romantic musical tragedy film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and viewers, and became the second highest
Cheapjack Shakespeare Cheapjack Shakespeare Cheapjack Shakespeare is a webcomic and stage play created by Shaun McLaughlin and produced by Gabriel Benson. Though it was initially published as a webcomic, it was adapted from a screenplay and the storyboards for an unproduced film. "Cheapjack Shakespeare" was later adapted as a play. "Cheapjack Shakespeare" revolves around a college Shakespeare company falling apart as they attempt to stage an outdoor production, with cast members being unfaithful with each other. In June 2010 it was announced that the comic would be produced as a stage play, "Cheapjack Shakespeare: The Non-Musical". This premiered in Buffalo, NY on