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West Side Story

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2h 33min | Crime, Drama, Musical | 1961 (USA)

On the harsh streets of the Upper West Side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a Tony (Richard Beymer) falls in love with his rival's sister, Maria (Natalie Wood).

1961 Oscar Wins

Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (George Chakiris), Best Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno), Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing

CREDITS

Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise

Writers: Ernest Lehman (screenplay), Arthur Laurents (book)

Music by: Leonard Bernstein

Costume Design by: Irene Sharaff

Principal Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris

FROM THE VAULT

Earlier Event: October 16
A Streetcar Named Desire
Later Event: October 18
Sideways + Wine Tasting

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts would like to begin by acknowledging that we gather on the ancestral homelands, originally known as Tscha-kole-chy (SHA-KOL-CHI) in Lushootseed (LU-SHOOT-SEED), of the Coastal Salish Peoples, on the lands of the lower Skagit, Tulalip (tuh·lay·luhp), Swinomish (SWIN-ə-mish), Snohomish (snō-hō-mish), Stillaguamish (still-uh-GWAH-mish), and Suquamish (soo-kwah-mish), who have lived in the Salish Sea basin since time immemorial and have hunted, fished, gathered, and taken care of these lands.

We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and we honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water.

Please join us in expressing our deepest respect and gratitude to the indigenous people of this territory and for their enduring care and protection of the land in which we currently occupy and share through the Treaty of Point Elliott signed by 82 tribes in Múckl-te-óh (Mukilteo) on January 22, 1855.