The following is a brief synopsis of West Side Story  with a few of the selections  from that musical.

West Side Story (Stage Musical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story

West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and conception and choreography by Jerome Robbins. It was inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet.

The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid-1950s, an ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood (in the early 1960s much of the neighborhood would be cleared in an urban renewal project for the Lincoln Center, changing the neighborhood’s character). The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks, from Puerto Rico, are taunted by the Jets, a white gang. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein’s score for the musical includes “Something’s Coming”, “Maria”, “America”, “Somewhere”, “Tonight”, “Jet Song”, “I Feel Pretty”, “A Boy Like That”, “One Hand, One Heart”, “Gee, Officer Krupke”, and “Cool”.

Song:  Tonight –  beautiful ballad  duet

Tonight  Quintet   –  “The Jets are gonna have their day
Tonight”  – Listen for the song – Tonight at 1:20. This song (alluding to the love story)  alternates with the rumble  (fight) of the opposing  gangs.

Symphonic Dances –   Listen for the dissonance and strong rhythmic passages portraying  the violence of this musical.