West Side Story Quiz

Can you name these general facts about the revolutionary Broadway Musical (and later movie)?

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Year the musical came out on Broadway	1957
Year the popular movie adaptation came out	1961
Music composed by	Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by	Stephen Sondheim
Directed and Choreographed By	Jerome Robbins
Name of White American Gang	Jets
Name of the Puerto Rican Gang	Sharks
Original rival to the Jets; made its way into the final musical as a passing reference	Emeralds
'I want' song of Tony, third song on the cast album	Something's Coming
Name of Tony's love interest and main character; also the title of the musical's most famous song	Maria
Song where Maria discusses how beautiful she feels	I Feel Pretty
Musical's locale	New York City
Winner of Best Musical the same year West Side Story premiered	The Music Man
Shakespeare play West SIde Story was based on	Romeo and Juliet
Well-Meaning social worker who holds the Dance at the Gym	(The) Glad Hand
Racist Police Officer; superior of Officer Krupke	Lieutenant Shrank