This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.
year: 2003
call number/section: 1000, 812, 782.81, 791.43
subjects: musical films, gangs, new york (state), drama, films for the hearing impaired, feature films, first loves