West Side Story

Original Broadway Version (1957)

Young lovers are caught between prejudice and warring street gangs in one of the most important and powerful musicals of all time.

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From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Arthur Laurents' book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim are widely regarded as among the best ever written. The world's greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the theatre's finest accomplishments.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the "American" Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.

Highlighting the talents of a young ensemble cast, West Side Story has found popularity in schools as well as professional theatres throughout the world. Its exciting, sophisticated score by Leonard Bernstein is often considered Broadway's finest, its songs a part of the nation's musical heritage. As originally staged by the legendary Jerome Robbins, the show is an impressive showcase for accomplished dancers (a guide featuring the original choreography is available for rental). And, with a reduced orchestration and transpositions on demand, this masterpiece is easier to mount than ever before!

The classic lives on in the film remake directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Ariana DeBose in her Oscar-winning performance!

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Book by

Arthur Laurents

Music by

Leonard Bernstein

Lyrics by

Stephen Sondheim

Based on a Conception of

Jerome Robbins

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Prologue

Jet Song

Something's Coming

Dance At The Gym

Maria

Balcony Scene

America

Cool

One Hand, One Heart

Tonight (Quintet)

The Rumble

I Feel Pretty

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Scherzo

Somewhere

Procession and Nightmare

Gee, Officer Krupke

A Boy Like That

I Have a Love

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By CAF466

September 07, 2024

Does the piano/conductor score for either school edition or full edition have chords written on?

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By Flotterz

August 04, 2022

West Side Story Restrictions

Are there licensing restrictions in place for West Side Story in Queensland, Australia, for 2023?

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By thismustwork

March 27, 2021

Are you required to do Jerome Robbins original choreography? (Or what is in the choreo videos) Is our choreographer allowed to completely re-choreograph numbers?

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By bstoller

March 31, 2018

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By GSOMUSIC

September 15, 2017

West Side Story production costs

Can you give me a quote for the cost of a full orchestra, staged production of West Side Story and an unstaged production (with vocalists)? 2 performances; including orchestral and vocal materials.

Angie Jones, Music Librarian

Greenville Symphony Orchestra

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By juanrgisbert

January 17, 2017

West Side Story double bass and guitar parts

Hello! I would like to have the double bass and guitar parts for personal study purpose. I've already have a full score but it's hard to study a part from it, as it's a more tan 400 pages score. Can I get that 2 parts (a downloadable and printable file would be perfect). Thank you very much indeed

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May 02, 2016

What is the cost of a West Side Story Script?

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By WOLVIE62

May 01, 2016

Will a Performance CD for West Side Story be available at any time in the future ?

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January 08, 2016

Can one get in the license package the new Broadway bilingual version of the show?

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By ntdiehl

December 08, 2015

How can I see WSS alternate instrumentation?

I'm a musical director trying to see the Alternate Orchestration for West Side Story. Since you revamped your site, I'm unable to see the list of instruments - I can only see the doublings. Is there another way for me to see this? Or can you send them to me?

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West Side Story	5840 26th Street West Bradenton, FL 34207 United States	State College Of Florida	http://www.scf.edu	10/24/2025 - 04:00 to 10/26/2025 - 04:00	Neel Perf Arts Center
West Side Story	Western Michigan University 1341 Theather Drive Kalamazoo, MI 49008 United States	Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra		04/18/2026 - 04:00	Miller Auditorium
West Side Story	8401 Belvedere Road West Palm Beach, FL 33411 United States	Kings Academy	http://tka.net	03/06/2025 - 05:00 to 06/01/2025 - 04:00	Kings Academy
West Side Story	2325 E. Newton Shorewood, WI 53211 United States	Ghostlight Theatre Co		07/22/2026 - 04:00 to 07/26/2026 - 04:00	Ghostlight Theatre Co
West Side Story	United States	Light Opera Society Of Tralee		11/19/2025 - 05:00 to 11/22/2025 - 05:00	Siamsa Tire
West Side Story	Two East Avenue Lockport, NY 14094 United States	Historic Palace Inc	http://www.lockport…	07/09/2026 - 04:00 to 07/19/2026 - 04:00	Historic Palace Theatre
West Side Story	2596 Robinwood Rd Gastonia, NC 28054 United States	Piedmont Community Charter School		04/10/2025 - 04:00 to 06/15/2025 - 04:00	Piedmont Comm.charter School
West Side Story	12 N Prince St Lancaster, PA 17603-3808 United States	Fulton Theatre	http://www.thefulto…	06/12/2026 - 04:00 to 07/19/2026 - 04:00	Fulton Theatre
West Side Story	The Amey Theatre Abingdon OX14 1DE United Kingdom	Diy Theatre Company		08/22/2025 - 04:00 to 08/23/2025 - 04:00	The Amey Theatre
West Side Story	Queen Elizabeth High School Hexham NE46 3JB United Kingdom	Queen Elizabeth High School		01/29/2026 - 05:00 to 01/31/2026 - 05:00	Queen Elizabeth High School
West Side Story	2179 S. Queen St. York, PA 17402-4941 United States	York County School Of Technology		03/21/2025 - 04:00 to 04/27/2025 - 04:00	York County School Of Technology
West Side Story	2179 S. Queen St. York, PA 17402-4941 United States	York County School Of Technology		03/21/2025 - 04:00 to 04/27/2025 - 04:00	York County School Of Technology
West Side Story	109 South Clark Street Carroll, IA 51401 United States	Kuemper Catholic High School		03/27/2025 - 04:00 to 06/30/2025 - 04:00	Carroll Recreation Center
West Side Story	109 South Clark Street Carroll, IA 51401 United States	Kuemper Catholic High School		03/27/2025 - 04:00 to 06/30/2025 - 04:00	Carroll Recreation Center
West Side Story	United States	Slottsfjellet Videregaende Steinerskole		06/16/2026 - 04:00 to 06/18/2026 - 04:00	Papirhuset Teater
West Side Story	1 Bath Rd Brunswick, ME 4011 United States	Maine State Music Theatre	http://www.msmt.org	08/06/2025 - 04:00 to 08/23/2025 - 04:00	Pickard Theatre
West Side Story	201 Engleside Ave Beach Haven, NJ 08008-1764 United States	Ocean Professional Theatre Company	http://www.surfligh…	07/29/2025 - 04:00 to 08/17/2025 - 04:00	Surflight Summer Theatre
West Side Story	Chelmsford Theatre Chelmsford CM1 1JG United Kingdom	Chelmsford Young Generation		04/15/2026 - 04:00 to 04/18/2026 - 04:00	Chelmsford Theatre
West Side Story	2990 80th St E Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3232 United States	Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre		08/01/2025 - 04:00 to 08/10/2025 - 04:00	Inver Grove Heights Community Theat
West Side Story	5700 College Blvd Farmington, NM 87402 United States	Piedra Vista High School		03/06/2026 - 05:00 to 03/14/2026 - 04:00	Piedra Vista High School
West Side Story	1419 H St Sacramento, CA 95814-1901 United States	Broadway Sacramento		07/11/2025 - 04:00 to 07/17/2025 - 04:00	Uc Davis Health Pavilion
West Side Story	The Farrer Theatre Eton SL4 6DW United Kingdom	Eton College		10/10/2025 - 04:00 to 10/12/2025 - 04:00	The Farrer Theatre
West Side Story	New Wimbledon Theatre London SW19 1QG United Kingdom	Surbiton High School For Girls		11/20/2025 - 05:00 to 11/22/2025 - 05:00	New Wimbledon Theatre
West Side Story	United States	Bellvue Academy Of Performing Arts		02/25/2025 - 05:00 to 03/02/2025 - 05:00	White Memorial Theatre
West Side Story	The Alexandra Birmingham B5 4DS United Kingdom	Ambassador Theatre Group--The Alexandra Theatre		08/14/2025 - 04:00 to 08/16/2025 - 04:00	The Alexandra
West Side Story	Kings Theatre Southsea PO5 2QJ United Kingdom	Stage One Youth Theatre		02/21/2026 - 05:00 to 02/22/2026 - 05:00	Kings Theatre
West Side Story	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Ashbourne DE6 1EP United Kingdom	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School		03/26/2025 - 04:00 to 03/29/2025 - 04:00	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
West Side Story	Palace Theatre Redditch B98 8AE United Kingdom	Studley Operatic Society		04/14/2026 - 04:00 to 04/18/2026 - 04:00	Palace Theatre
West Side Story	1700 Wildcat Dr Marion, IL 62959 United States	Marion High School		05/02/2025 - 04:00 to 05/03/2025 - 04:00	Marion High School
West Side Story	Rotherham Civic Theatre Rotherham S65 1EB United Kingdom	Rotherham Theatrical Student Academy		03/11/2025 - 04:00 to 03/15/2025 - 04:00	Rotherham Civic Theatre
West Side Story	United States	Maynooth Post Primary School		02/06/2025 - 05:00 to 02/09/2025 - 05:00	Maynooth Post Primary School Hall
West Side Story	The Core At Corby Cube Corby NN17 1QG United Kingdom	Weldon Amateur Theatre School		02/07/2025 - 05:00 to 02/09/2025 - 05:00	The Core At Corby Cube
West Side Story	The Festival Hall Petersfield GU31 4EA United Kingdom	Churcher's College		02/10/2025 - 05:00 to 02/13/2025 - 05:00	The Festival Hall
West Side Story	Barton Peveril College Eastleigh SO50 5ZA United Kingdom	Barton Peveril College		07/03/2025 - 04:00 to 07/05/2025 - 04:00	Barton Peveril College
West Side Story	8401 Belvedere Road West Palm Beach, FL 33411 United States	Kings Academy	http://tka.net	03/06/2025 - 05:00 to 03/15/2025 - 04:00	Kings Academy
West Side Story	1661 Bay Head Road Annapolis, MD 21409 United States	Childrens Theatre Of Annapolis	http://childrensthe…	10/24/2025 - 04:00 to 11/09/2025 - 05:00	Childrens Theatre Of Annapolis
West Side Story	12 Bush Ave Ellisville, MS 39437-3901 United States	Jones County Junior College		04/03/2025 - 04:00 to 04/06/2025 - 04:00	Mp Bush Fine Arts Auditorium
West Side Story	1200 W Washington St Indianapolis, IN 46222-4552 United States	Indianapolis Opera		05/09/2025 - 04:00 to 05/11/2025 - 04:00	Indianapolis Zoo Pavilion
West Side Story	5635 B Everhart Rd Corpus Christi, TX 78411 United States	Aurora Arts Theatre	http://www.auroraar…	01/24/2025 - 05:00 to 03/01/2025 - 05:00	Aurora Arts Theatre
West Side Story	357 Wilson St. Eastt Ancaster ON L9G3C1 Canada	Theatre Ancaster	http://memorialarts…	08/08/2025 - 04:00 to 08/17/2025 - 04:00	Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre
West Side Story	7714 Ann Arbor Street Dexter, MI 48130 United States	Encore Musical Theatre Company	http://www.theencor…	06/05/2025 - 04:00 to 07/13/2025 - 04:00	Encore Musical Theatre Company
West Side Story	Cathedral Prep School 250 W 10th Street Erie, PA 16501 United States	Cathedral Preparatory School	http://www.cathedra…	04/03/2025 - 04:00 to 04/06/2025 - 04:00	H. David Bowes Auditorium
West Side Story	324 North Orange Street Glendale, CA 91203 United States	The Nocturne Theatre		02/28/2025 - 05:00 to 03/23/2025 - 04:00	The Nocturne Theatre
West Side Story	Stourbridge Town Hall Stourbridge DY8 1YE United Kingdom	Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society		10/22/2024 - 04:00 to 10/26/2024 - 04:00	Stourbridge Town Hall
West Side Story	24242 Main St. Newhall, CA 91321 United States	Canyon Theatre Guild	http://canyontheatr…	01/18/2025 - 05:00 to 02/23/2025 - 05:00	Canyon Theatre Guild
West Side Story	950 Nw 9th Street Delray Beach, FL 33444 United States	Delray Beach Playhouse	http://www.delraybe…	08/22/2025 - 04:00 to 09/14/2025 - 04:00	Delray Beach Playhouse
West Side Story	3 Jalan Pju 7/2 4th Floor Wisma Bentley Music 47810 Petaling Jaya Malaysia	Bentley Music Academy		12/13/2024 - 05:00 to 12/15/2024 - 05:00	Bentley Auditorium
West Side Story	5801 West 115th Street Overland Park, KS 66211-1800 United States	Jewish Community Center Of Greater Kansas City	http://www.jcckc.or…	07/05/2025 - 04:00 to 07/27/2025 - 04:00	The White Theatre
West Side Story	510 Preston Houston, TX 77002 United States	Houston Grand Opera	http://www.houstong…	01/31/2025 - 05:00 to 02/15/2025 - 05:00	Brown Theater
West Side Story	Transversal 9 Este, Av. Luis Roche, Quinta Dami, Urbanizacion Altamira Caracas Venezuela	The British School Caracas		11/23/2024 - 05:00 to 11/24/2024 - 05:00	The British School Caracas
West Side Story	1055 Kingman Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32207 United States	Bishop Kenny High School		10/25/2024 - 04:00 to 10/26/2024 - 04:00	Bishop Kenny High School
West Side Story	13350 Fsw Parkway Fort Myers, FL 33907 United States	Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra Inc		03/22/2025 - 04:00 to 03/23/2025 - 04:00	Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hal
West Side Story	110 W College St Murfreesboro, TN 37130 United States	The Center For The Arts	http://www.boroarts…	11/07/2025 - 05:00 to 11/23/2025 - 05:00	Center For The Arts
West Side Story	1001 W. Main St. Visalia, CA 93277 United States	Golden West High School		04/10/2025 - 04:00 to 04/12/2025 - 04:00	Lj Williams Theatre
West Side Story	United States	Scenproduktion		01/10/2025 - 05:00 to 02/01/2025 - 05:00	SkAvde Stadsteater
West Side Story	32315 S Fraser Way Abbotsford BC V2T 1W7 Canada	St John Brebeuf Regional Secondary School	http://www.abbotsfo…	04/24/2025 - 04:00 to 04/25/2025 - 04:00	Matsqui Centennial Auditorium
West Side Story	55 E State Street Columbus, OH 43215 United States	Opera Columbus		02/13/2025 - 05:00 to 02/16/2025 - 05:00	Opera Columbus
West Side Story	790 Bergen Avenue Jersey City, NJ 7306 United States	Hudson Catholic Regional High School		05/08/2025 - 04:00 to 05/10/2025 - 04:00	Hudson Catholic Hs
West Side Story	Carnegie Theatre & Arts Centre Workington CA14 2BD United Kingdom	Workington Amateur Operatic Society		10/14/2025 - 04:00 to 10/18/2025 - 04:00	Carnegie Theatre & Arts Centre
West Side Story	1585 Johnston St Vancouver BC V6H3R9 Canada	Children's Theatre Of Richmond		05/08/2025 - 04:00 to 05/25/2025 - 04:00	Granville Isaland Theatre
West Side Story	2596 Robinwood Rd Gastonia, NC 28054 United States	Piedmont Community Charter School		04/10/2025 - 04:00 to 04/12/2025 - 04:00	Piedmont Comm.charter School
West Side Story	1000 Charger Lane Brownsville, TX 78520 United States	Veterans Memorial Early College High School		11/07/2024 - 05:00 to 11/11/2024 - 05:00	Juliana Topete
West Side Story	Culford School Hall Bury St. Edmunds IP28 6TX United Kingdom	Culford School		11/21/2024 - 05:00 to 11/22/2024 - 05:00	Culford School Hall
West Side Story	109 South Clark Street Carroll, IA 51401 United States	Kuemper Catholic High School		03/27/2025 - 04:00 to 03/30/2025 - 04:00	Carroll Recreation Center
West Side Story	1131 Janesville Ave Ft Atkinson, WI 53538 United States	Fireside Dinner Theatre	http://www.fireside…	02/27/2025 - 05:00 to 04/13/2025 - 04:00	Fireside Dinner Theatre
West Side Story	1485 King Street Bridgewater NS B4V 1C4 Canada	Park View Education Centre		06/05/2025 - 04:00 to 06/08/2025 - 04:00	Auditorium
West Side Story	3450 Winton Pl Rochester, NY 14623-2805 United States	Ofc Creations Student Performance Group	http://www.ofccreat…	10/10/2024 - 04:00 to 10/27/2024 - 04:00	Ofc Creations Theatre Center
West Side Story	Trunk Road Sault Ste Marie ON P6B 6H4 Canada	Musical Comedy Guild	http://saultctc.ca	04/23/2025 - 04:00 to 04/26/2025 - 04:00	Sault Community Theatre Centre
West Side Story	110 Union St Milton, DE 19968-1618 United States	Calliope Project		07/10/2025 - 04:00 to 08/03/2025 - 04:00	Calliope Project

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