West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is a musical with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood (in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban renewal project for Lincoln Center, which changed the neighborhood's character). The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of
Toy Story: The Musical penned the lyrics for the "Little Women" musical on Broadway. Sets were designed by Los Angeles-based set designer, Sibyl Wickersheimer, costumes were created by Los Angeles-based avant garde costumer, Ann Closs-Farley, lighting was designed by New York-based designer, Jason Kantrowitz, and sound design was by Los Angeles-based designer Drew Dalzell. "Toy Story: The Musical" follows the film's storyline, with certain theatrical liberties taken. Toy Story: The Musical Toy Story: The Musical was a rock musical inspired by Disney·Pixar's "Toy Story". The show was created by Walt Disney Creative Entertainment for Disney Cruise Line, replacing the earlier "Hercules: The Muse-Ical". After