Yes, it is a real play.
It's a musical from the sixties. Natalie Wood was "Maria". It has been made into a play, but it was a movie first.
No, all the violence in West Side Story is done as strictly choreographed dance and there were no real gangs with those names when the musical, West Side Story, was written.
The Shakespearean play that inspired the hit musical West Side Story is Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is a modern adaptation of the classic tragedy, with the story transposed to the streets of New York City and the warring families replaced by rival gangs.
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Romeo and Juliet.
it's a reworking of Romeo and Juliet
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The Mercutio of West Side Story is Riff.
In the beginning of West Side story, the story begins. LOL.
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There are only two gangs in West Side Story.
West Side Story Suite was created in 1995.