a Broadway musical play (1957) with music by Leonard Bernstein and words by Stephen Sondheim . The film version (1961) won several Oscars , including Best Picture. The story is a modern version of Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet set in the tough 1950s West Side of New York’s Manhattan (1). The songs include Maria , Tonight and There’s a Place for Us .
WEST SIDE STORY
Meaning of WEST SIDE STORY in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005