34th Hispanic Heritage Awards - West Side Story 60th Anniversary

West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Starring Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, Richard Beymer and George Chakiris, the original film went on to win 10 Academy Awards on its original release in 1961. On this 60th anniversary, let’s look back at “West Side Story“ and the ways Latinos are bringing it into the present. ────────── → Support us! ← ● → Follow us! ← ● Facebook: ● Twitter: ● Instagram: ● LinkedIn: ● Website: →