The tensions between rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks reach boiling point when Tony, the co-founder of the Jets, meets Maria, the sister of the leader of the Sharks. Show more Classic Broadway ...

A “West Side Story” where people from Puerto Rico actually ... From the opening whistles to the big rumble, the gangs are still warring: the Puerto Rican Sharks defend their territory from ...

Manhattan, Upper West Side, 1957. Against the backdrop of the decaying tenements in the San Juan Hill neighbourhood and the constant threat of the wrecking ball, two warring gangs--tough Riff's ...

West Side Story is a timeless classic ... the beloved story of star-crossed lovers and rival gangs takes on a more urgent and modern context. Featuring original choreography more ...

The legendary musical West Side Story has been transformed ... assembled that reflects more of America today, the story’s two rival street gangs filled with racially diverse actors and even ...

A fourth gunman has been sentenced for his role in the gang slaying of a man who was shot while playing a video game in front of his bedroom window on St. Paul’s West Side. Dai’Quan Lamar ...

First time around, West Side Story was a musical tragedy ... that it seems inevitable and almost apocalyptic when the white gang, the Jets, aggravates the Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks.

This spring, CTORA Theatre invites you to experience one of Broadway’s most beloved and enduring musicals, West Side Story ... themselves torn apart by rival gangs in the streets of 1950s ...

We were so fortunate on 'West Side Story' to have a creative team that ... and why things were getting knocked down and why ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A man was shot and killed May 13, 2025 on the Near West Side. Sun-Times file Share Five gunmen shot and killed a 20-year-old man as he walked late Tuesday on ...

“West Side Story” may be a musical ... who is the founder of the Sharks gang. Brian d’arcy James (“Spotlight”) is Spielberg’s Sgt. Krupke. Corey Stoll (“The Many Saints of Newark ...