West Side Story – Summer Musical 2025

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“West Side Story” It is a musical by Leonard Bernstein based on Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” and set in New York City in the 1950s. The film tells the tragic love story of Tony and Maria, who find each other despite their affiliations with rival youth gangs, the Jets and the Sharks.

In a New York neighborhood, two gangs of young men, the American Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks, are fighting for supremacy. Tony, a former member of the Jets, meets Maria, the sister of Sharks leader Bernardo, at a dance. The two fall instantly in love.

But their love is tested by their gang's feud. Tony and Maria dream of a future together and meet in secret. Meanwhile, the Jets and Sharks are planning a big fight. Tony tries to mediate the conflict, but the fight ends tragically: Tony kills Bernardo in a fit of anger after killing his friend Riff.

Maria is distraught but forgives Tony and they plan to escape together. A misunderstanding leads Tony to believe Maria is dead and he calls Chino, Bernardo's friend, to kill him. Chino ends up shooting Tony, and Maria holds the dying Tony in her arms.

Eventually, the two gangs realize the futility of their hatred and carry Tony's body together, symbolizing hope for a more reconciled future.

The musical premiered in 1957 and was first filmed in 1961. The first German-language performance took place in 1968 at the Volksoper Theater in Vienna.