Based on Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet,” “West Side Story” won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and has been deemed “culturally significant” by the U.S. Library of Congress. The story follows Tony and Maria, who fall in love despite their social and familial affiliations. Tragically, their love cannot overcome the forces working to keep them apart. In partnership with stirring songs like “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere,” written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins’ gorgeous choreography illuminates the tension between rival gangs.

Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer and George Chakiris
Run time: 2 hours, 32 minutes
Rating: Unrated