Editing West Side Story (section)

==Films==
===1961===
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[[File:George Chakiris in West Side Story.jpg|thumb|[[George Chakiris]] as Bernardo in the [[West Side Story (1961 film)|1961 film adaptation]] with [[Jay Norman]] (Pepe), left and [[Eddie Verso]] (Juano), right]]
The 1961 [[West Side Story (1961 film)|film adaptation]] of the musical received praise from critics and the public and became the second-highest-grossing film of the year in the United States. The film won ten [[Academy Awards]] in its eleven nominated categories, including Best Picture. It received the most Academy Awards (10 wins) of any musical film, including Best Picture. [[Rita Moreno]], as Anita, was the first Latina actress ever to win an Oscar.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Tatum|first1=Charles M.|title=Encyclopedia of Latino Culture: From Calaveras to Quinceañeras|date=2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1440800993|page=741|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oKiSAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA741|access-date=24 December 2017|archive-date=March 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303005502/https://books.google.com/books?id=oKiSAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA741|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack album won a Grammy Award and was ranked No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' chart for a record 54 weeks.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berson |first1=Misha |title=Something's Coming, Something Good: "West Side Story" and the American Imagination |date=2011 |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |page=182 |isbn=978-1-55783-766-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBiowVCwTeoC&pg=PA182}}</ref> Differences in the film from the stage version include moving "Tonight" to follow "America" and "I Feel Pretty" to precede the rumble. Diesel is renamed Ice. "Gee, Officer Krupke" is moved before "Cool" and is sung by Riff instead of Action, and "Cool" is sung by Ice instead of Riff. After Riff is killed, Ice takes control of the Jets, rather than Action.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berson |first1=Misha |title=Something's Coming, Something Good: "West Side Story" and the American Imagination |date=2011 |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |page=155 |isbn=978-1-55783-766-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBiowVCwTeoC&pg=PA155}}</ref>

===1979===
A 1979 Egyptian adaptation ({{langx|ar|قصة الحي الغربي}} transliterated as ''Quessat al-Ay al-Gharby'') was directed by Adel Sadeq based on the musical and the 1961 film.<ref>In the plot, two gangs quarrel, one led by Ragab and the other by Tolba. Sami, a friend of Tolba's, meets Ragab's sister Amal, and they fall in love. However, Nawal, Ragab's fiancée, warns her to stay away. Sami claims to be estranged from Tolba and thus asks Ragab for Amal's hand in marriage. However, Ragab rejects the proposal. A group of youths assaults Nawal, leading to a deadly battle between the gangs.</ref> The cast features [[Hussein Fahmy]] as Sami, [[Soheir Ramzi]] as Amal, [[Samir Ghanem]] as Talib, [[Hassan Youssef (actor)|Hassan Youssef]] as Recep, [[Saeed Saleh]] and [[Soheir Zaki]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kassem |first1=Mahmoud |title=موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي ("Arabic Movies Encyclopedia"), vol. 2 |date=2006 |publisher=General Egyptian Book Organization |location=Cairo |page=314 |author1-link=Mahmoud Kassem }}</ref>

===2021===
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A 2021 film adaptation, written by [[Tony Kushner]], directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and choreographed by [[Justin Peck]], is based more closely on the Broadway musical than the 1961 film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chi|first1=Paul|title=Steven Spielberg's ''West Side Story'' Will Go Back to Basics|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/west-side-story-remake-spielberg-tony-kushner|access-date=November 15, 2018|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110183541/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/west-side-story-remake-spielberg-tony-kushner|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast includes [[Ansel Elgort]] as Tony, newcomer [[Rachel Zegler]] as Maria, [[Ariana DeBose]] as Anita and [[Mike Faist]] as Riff.<ref name=NPR>{{cite news| last=Chang| first=Justin| url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062380664/steven-spielbergs-west-side-story-review| title=Steven Spielberg's ''West Side Story'' will make you believe in movies again| date=December 9, 2021| access-date=December 10, 2021| archive-date=December 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210184211/https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062380664/steven-spielbergs-west-side-story-review| url-status=live}}</ref> Moreno, who played Anita in the 1961 film, plays Valentina, a reconceived and expanded version of the character Doc, who serves as a mentor to the teenage characters, and sings "Somewhere" in this version.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/rita-moreno-returns-to-west-side-story-egot-winner-to-play-the-role-of-valentina-in-steven-spielbergs-remake-1202509734 |title=Rita Moreno Returns to ''West Side Story'': EGOT Winner to Play the Role of Valentina in Steven Spielberg's Remake |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 27, 2018 |website=[[Deadline (website)|Deadline]] |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220213326/https://deadline.com/2018/11/rita-moreno-returns-to-west-side-story-egot-winner-to-play-the-role-of-valentina-in-steven-spielbergs-remake-1202509734/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> A new Black character, Abe, makes the cast "more representative of ... 1950s New York".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/entertainment/steven-spielberg-black-characters-west-side-story-curtiss-cook-intl-scli/index.html |title=Steven Spielberg has written some Black characters into his ''West Side Story'' remake |first=Toyin |last=Owoseje |date=August 19, 2020 |website=CNN |access-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822022807/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/entertainment/steven-spielberg-black-characters-west-side-story-curtiss-cook-intl-scli/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Peck's choreography does not attempt to replicate Robbins' choreography.<ref>Boyle, Kelli. [https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/west-side-story-rita-moreno-reveals-steven-spielberg-completely-changed-america.html "West Side Story’: Rita Moreno Reveals Steven Spielberg ‘Completely’ Changed 'America'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004134754/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/west-side-story-rita-moreno-reveals-steven-spielberg-completely-changed-america.html/ |date=October 4, 2021}}, CheatSheet.com, October 1, 2021</ref> "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "Cool" are performed in the first half; "One Hand, One Heart" appears in between the two.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Bouzereau|first1=Laurent|url=https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/west-side-story_9781419750632|title=''West Side Story'' the Making of the Steven Spielberg Film|year=2021|publisher=Abrams |isbn=9781419750632|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009165148/https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/west-side-story_9781419750632/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received seven nominations at the [[94th Academy Awards]], including Best Picture,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/2022-oscars-nominees-list.html |title=2022 Oscars Nominees List |last=Cohn |first=Gabe |date=February 8, 2022 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208132358/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/2022-oscars-nominees-list.html |url-status=live}}</ref> winning one Oscar for DeBose's performance.<ref>Busis, Hollary. [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/oscars-winners-2022 "Oscars 2022 Winners: See the Full List Here"], ''Vanity Fair'', March 28, 2022</ref>