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West Side Story: A new take on Romeo and Juliet, 60 years later
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West Side Story: A new take on Romeo and Juliet, 60 years later

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Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler), with the Jets (left) and the Sharks (right). West Side Story, 2021. ©Disney Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story isn’t a mere remake of the 1961 film or a filmic version of the 1957…

West Side Story: 60 years as a cultural barometer
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West Side Story: 60 years as a cultural barometer

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Sixty years old this week, the 1961 movie West Side Story, based on the acclaimed Broadway musical inspired by Romeo and Juliet, also became a de facto representation of US Latinx in musicals for many years.