105-538: [REDACTED] Look up Jet or jet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jet , Jets , or The Jet(s) may refer to: Aerospace [ edit ] Jet aircraft , an aircraft propelled by jet engines Jet airliner Jet engine Jet fuel Jet Airways , an Indian airline Super Air Jet , an Indonesian airline Wind Jet (ICAO: JET), an Italian airline Journey to Enceladus and Titan (JET),
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840-423: A Jet, tells Tony to flee from the scene at the last moment and leaves with the knives. Only the bodies of Riff and Bernardo remain. Blissfully unaware that the rumble has taken place with fatal consequences, Maria giddily sings to her friends Rosalia, Teresita, and Francisca that she is in love (" I Feel Pretty "). Chino brings the news that Tony has killed Bernardo, then leaves. Maria prays that what he has told her
945-626: A Musical. Other notable cast members included Brent Barrett as Diesel, Harolyn Blackwell as Francisca, Stephen Bogardus as Mouth Piece and Reed Jones as Big Deal. The Minskoff production subsequently opened the Nervi Festival in Genoa , Italy, in July 1981 with Josie de Guzman as Maria and Brent Barrett as Tony. In 2007, Arthur Laurents stated: "I've come up with a way of doing [ West Side Story ] that will make it absolutely contemporary without changing
1050-514: A Tongan-American pop, R&B, dance, and religious-music band The Jets (British band) , rockabilly band, who had a hit single in February 1982 with "Love Makes The World Go Round" The Jets (Illinois band) , an American 1970s rock band from Pekin, Illinois J.E.T., an Italian-progressive-rock band related to Matia Bazar JETS, an electronic music duo consisting of Jimmy Edgar and Travis Stewart Organizations [ edit ] JETS,
1155-463: A Tongan-American pop, R&B, dance, and religious-music band The Jets (British band) , rockabilly band, who had a hit single in February 1982 with "Love Makes The World Go Round" The Jets (Illinois band) , an American 1970s rock band from Pekin, Illinois J.E.T., an Italian-progressive-rock band related to Matia Bazar JETS, an electronic music duo consisting of Jimmy Edgar and Travis Stewart Organizations [ edit ] JETS,
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#17328456081471260-452: A coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture Jet (gemstone) , a black or brown semi-precious mineraloid Jet (mathematics) , an operation on a differentiable function Jet (particle physics) , a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon Jet bundle , a fiber bundle of jets in differential topology Jet group ,
1365-452: A coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture Jet (gemstone) , a black or brown semi-precious mineraloid Jet (mathematics) , an operation on a differentiable function Jet (particle physics) , a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon Jet bundle , a fiber bundle of jets in differential topology Jet group ,
1470-710: A contemporary musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet . He proposed that the plot focus on the conflict between an Irish Catholic family and a Jewish family living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan , during the Easter– Passover season. The girl has survived the Holocaust and emigrated from Israel; the conflict was to be centered on antisemitism of the Catholic "Jets" towards the Jewish "Emeralds" (a name that made its way into
1575-538: A drug store which is considered neutral ground, but meanwhile, an infatuated and happy Tony finds Maria's building and serenades her outside her bedroom (" Maria "). She appears on her fire escape, and the two profess their love for one another (" Tonight "). Meanwhile, Anita, Rosalia, and the other Shark girls discuss the differences between the territory of Puerto Rico and the mainland United States of America, with Anita defending America, and Rosalia yearning for Puerto Rico (" America "). The Jets get antsy while waiting for
1680-470: A fight ("The Rumble"). Tony attempts to intervene, inadvertently leading to Riff being fatally stabbed by Bernardo. Tony kills Bernardo in a fit of rage, which in turn provokes an all-out fight like the fight in the Prologue. The sound of approaching police sirens is heard, and everyone scatters, except Tony, who stands in shock at what he has done. The tomboy Anybodys, who stubbornly wishes that she could become
1785-783: A former pupil of Bernstein's, who also conducted the 2010 Moscow production. A French language adaptation, translated by Philippe Gobeille, opened in Montreal , Quebec, in March 2008. A Philippine version played in 2008 at the Meralco Theater . It featured Christian Bautista as Tony, Karylle and Joanna Ampil as Maria. In 2011, a Lima production was produced by "Preludio Asociación Cultural" with Marco Zunino as Tony, Rossana Fernández-Maldonado as Maria, Jesús Neyra as Bernardo, Tati Alcántara as Anita and Joaquín de Orbegoso as Riff. A Japanese production ran from November 2019 to January 2020, at
1890-1119: A group of jets in differential topology Jet stream , in meteorology, commonly referred to as "jet" Astrophysical jet , in astrophysics, a stream of matter emitted along the axis of a rotating astronomical body Joint European Torus , an experimental nuclear fusion machine Junctional ectopic tachycardia , a rare cardiac arrhythmia that sometimes occurs after surgery in infants People [ edit ] Jet (name) , given name, generally feminine in Dutch, masculine in English Jet Li (born 1963), Chinese film actor, producer and martial artist Kenny "the Jet" Smith (born 1965), American basketball commentator and former player Benny Urquidez (born 1952), kickboxer, choreographer and actor known as "The Jet" Jason Eugene Terry (born 1977), American basketball player nicknamed "JET" Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (born 1990), English association football player nicknamed "JET" Jet ( Diane Youdale , born 1970), one of
1995-968: A group of jets in differential topology Jet stream , in meteorology, commonly referred to as "jet" Astrophysical jet , in astrophysics, a stream of matter emitted along the axis of a rotating astronomical body Joint European Torus , an experimental nuclear fusion machine Junctional ectopic tachycardia , a rare cardiac arrhythmia that sometimes occurs after surgery in infants People [ edit ] Jet (name) , given name, generally feminine in Dutch, masculine in English Jet Li (born 1963), Chinese film actor, producer and martial artist Kenny "the Jet" Smith (born 1965), American basketball commentator and former player Benny Urquidez (born 1952), kickboxer, choreographer and actor known as "The Jet" Jason Eugene Terry (born 1977), American basketball player nicknamed "JET" Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (born 1990), English association football player nicknamed "JET" Jet ( Diane Youdale , born 1970), one of
2100-559: A number of revivals, and international productions. A 1961 musical film adaptation , co-directed by Robert Wise and Robbins, was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won ten, including Best Picture . A 2021 film adaptation , directed by Steven Spielberg was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with six additional nominations, winning for Best Supporting Actress . In 1949, Jerome Robbins approached Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents about collaborating on
2205-586: A professional ice hockey team Winnipeg Jets (1972–96) , a former professional ice hockey team Other uses [ edit ] Jet, Oklahoma , United States of America Jet of Iada (1942–1949), Dickin Medal-winning dog JET Programme , the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (teaching English) Jet, type of nozzle , used on gas cookers and many other applications Jets, a form of upper-atmospheric lightning Matra Djet (Matra Sports Jet),
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#17328456081472310-473: A professional ice hockey team Winnipeg Jets (1972–96) , a former professional ice hockey team Other uses [ edit ] Jet, Oklahoma , United States of America Jet of Iada (1942–1949), Dickin Medal-winning dog JET Programme , the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (teaching English) Jet, type of nozzle , used on gas cookers and many other applications Jets, a form of upper-atmospheric lightning Matra Djet (Matra Sports Jet),
2415-514: A proposed astrobiology orbiter to Saturn Jet pack , a backpack personal flying device containing a jet motor Fighter jet , a military aircraft Aircraft [ edit ] Business jet Boeing Business Jet Very light jet Cirrus Vision SF50 , originally called "The-Jet by Cirrus" Eclipse 400 , originally called "Eclipse Concept Jet" Honda HA-420 HondaJet Piper PA-47 PiperJet Other areas of science, math, and technology [ edit ] Jet (fluid) ,
2520-514: A proposed astrobiology orbiter to Saturn Jet pack , a backpack personal flying device containing a jet motor Fighter jet , a military aircraft Aircraft [ edit ] Business jet Boeing Business Jet Very light jet Cirrus Vision SF50 , originally called "The-Jet by Cirrus" Eclipse 400 , originally called "Eclipse Concept Jet" Honda HA-420 HondaJet Piper PA-47 PiperJet Other areas of science, math, and technology [ edit ] Jet (fluid) ,
2625-482: A song by SM Town from 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace Music groups [ edit ] Jet (band) , an Australian rock band with the Cester brothers Jet (British band) , a one-album British glam rock band from London, active 1974–1976, and afterward re-formed as Radio Stars The Jets, a Trinidadian band with Lynn Taitt The Jets (Dutch band) , a Dutch pop group of the 1960s The Jets (Minnesota band) ,
2730-433: A song by SM Town from 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace Music groups [ edit ] Jet (band) , an Australian rock band with the Cester brothers Jet (British band) , a one-album British glam rock band from London, active 1974–1976, and afterward re-formed as Radio Stars The Jets, a Trinidadian band with Lynn Taitt The Jets (Dutch band) , a Dutch pop group of the 1960s The Jets (Minnesota band) ,
2835-489: A trade-off. However, Steven Suskin writes in Show Tunes that "as the writing progressed and the extent of Bernstein's lyric contributions became less, the composer agreed to rescind his credit. ... Contrary to rumor, Sondheim did not write music for the show; his only contribution came on 'Something's Coming'", where he developed the main strain of the chorus from music Bernstein wrote for the verse. Two rival teenage gangs,
2940-748: A word or a note". He directed a pre-Broadway production of West Side Story at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., that ran from December 15, 2008, through January 17, 2009. The Broadway revival began previews at the Palace Theatre on February 23, 2009, and opened on March 19. The production wove Spanish lyrics and dialogue into the English libretto. The translations are by Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda . Laurents said: "The musical theatre and cultural conventions of 1957 made it next to impossible for
3045-565: Is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein , lyrics by Stephen Sondheim , and a book by Arthur Laurents . Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet , the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial , blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and
3150-433: Is a lie. Tony arrives to see Maria and she initially pounds on his chest with rage, but she still loves him. They plan to run away together. As the walls of Maria's bedroom disappear, they find themselves in a dreamlike world of peace (" Somewhere "). Two of the Jets, A-Rab and Baby John, are set on by Officer Krupke, but they manage to escape him. They meet the rest of the gang. To cheer themselves up, they lampoon Krupke and
3255-426: Is convinced that something important is round the corner (" Something's Coming "). Maria works in a bridal shop with Anita, the girlfriend of her brother, Bernardo. Maria has just arrived from Puerto Rico for her arranged marriage to Chino, a friend of Bernardo's. Maria confesses to Anita that she is not in love with Chino. Anita makes Maria a dress to wear to the neighborhood dance. At the dance, after introductions,
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3360-639: The Journal of Economic Theory , an academic journal in the field of economics JETS , abbreviated title for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society , a refereed theological journal Journal of Evolution and Technology Sports teams [ edit ] Ipswich Jets , an Australian rugby league team New York Jets , an American football team Newcastle United Jets , an Australian association football club Newtown Jets , an Australian rugby league team Winnipeg Jets ,
3465-517: The Journal of Economic Theory , an academic journal in the field of economics JETS , abbreviated title for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society , a refereed theological journal Journal of Evolution and Technology Sports teams [ edit ] Ipswich Jets , an Australian rugby league team New York Jets , an American football team Newcastle United Jets , an Australian association football club Newtown Jets , an Australian rugby league team Winnipeg Jets ,
3570-506: The Broadway Theatre . It was directed by Ivo van Hove , with choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and was produced by Scott Rudin , Barry Diller and David Geffen . The cast included Shereen Pimentel as Maria, Isaac Cole Powell as Tony, Amar Ramasar as Bernardo, Thomas Jay Ryan as Lt. Schrank and Yesenia Ayala as Anita. Scenic and lighting design were by Jan Versweyveld , with costumes by An d'Huys. The production cut
3675-601: The Junior Engineering Technical Society , a national non-profit educational organization to promote engineering and technology careers to youth JETS, abbreviation for the Jewish Educational Trade School , a technical college and high school for young Jewish men Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary Businesses [ edit ] Jet (brand) , a filling-station brand name Jet (video game) ,
3780-450: The Junior Engineering Technical Society , a national non-profit educational organization to promote engineering and technology careers to youth JETS, abbreviation for the Jewish Educational Trade School , a technical college and high school for young Jewish men Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary Businesses [ edit ] Jet (brand) , a filling-station brand name Jet (video game) ,
3885-594: The New York State Theater , Lincoln Center, in June 1968 and closed in September after 89 performances. Direction and choreography were reproduced by Lee Theodore, and scenery was by Oliver Smith. Tony was played by Kurt Peterson, with Victoria Mallory as Maria. A 1987 U.S. tour starred Jack Wagner as Tony, with Valarie Pettiford as Anita and was directed by Alan Johnson . A national tour, directed by Alan Johnson,
3990-638: The Princess Theatre in Melbourne, before touring to the Tivoli Theatre in Sydney in February 1961. Subsequent Australian tours have been staged in 1983, 1994, 2010 and twice in 2019. It returned to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2024. Staatstheater Nürnberg staged the first German production in 1972 in a German translation by Marcel Prawy which had been used for the first Austrian staging in 1968 at
4095-757: The Vienna Volksoper with Julia Migenes and Adolf Dallapozza , conducted by Lawrence Leonard . The first East German production took place in Leipzig in 1984 with Dagmar Schellenberger and Stephan Spiewok and the Gewandhaus Orchestra . A 2000 Hong Kong production with Cantonese lyrics featured Paul Wong as Tony at the outdoor plaza of Hong Kong Cultural Centre . Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival performed West Side Story in 1999, starring Tyley Ross as Tony and Ma-Anne Dionisio as Maria, and again in 2009, The Austrian Bregenz Festival presented
4200-552: The Winter Garden Theatre on September 26, to positive reviews. The production was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins , orchestrated by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal , and produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince , with lighting designed by Jean Rosenthal . The cast starred Larry Kert as Tony, Carol Lawrence as Maria, Chita Rivera as Anita and David Winters as Baby John. The other notable cast members in
4305-429: The cast album , saying the score was too depressing and too difficult. There were problems with Oliver Smith 's designs. His painted backdrops were stunning, but the sets were, for the most part, either shabby looking or too stylized. Prince refused to spend money on new construction, and Smith was obliged to improve what he had as best he could with very little money to do it. The pre-Broadway run in Washington, D.C.,
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4410-724: The 1961 film version, as Riff, Marlys Watters as Maria, Don McKay as Tony, and Chita Rivera reprising her Broadway role as Anita. David Holliday , who had been playing Gladhand since the London opening, took over as Tony. The refurbished Shaftesbury Theatre reopened with a run of West Side Story from December 19, 1974, to mid-1975. It was directed by Bill Kenwright , choreographed by Roger Finch, and starred Lionel Morton as Tony and Christiana Matthews as Maria. A London production originated at Leicester Haymarket Theatre in early 1984 and transferred on May 16, to Her Majesty's Theatre. It closed on September 28, 1985. The 1980 Broadway production
4515-728: The Hawk , a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise video games and comics Jet Vac, a video game character from the Skylanders universe; see Skylanders Academy Jet, a fictional dog in the Famous Five book Five on a Secret Trail Jet, a character from the cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender Jett, a playable video game character from Valorant Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Jet , an alternate name for Ground Control ,
4620-478: The Hawk , a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise video games and comics Jet Vac, a video game character from the Skylanders universe; see Skylanders Academy Jet, a fictional dog in the Famous Five book Five on a Secret Trail Jet, a character from the cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender Jett, a playable video game character from Valorant Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Jet , an alternate name for Ground Control ,
4725-757: The IHI Stage Around Tokyo, featuring a double cast with Mamoru Miyano and Shouta Aoi as Tony, and Kii Kitano and Rena Sasamoto as Maria, with Suzuko Mimori as Anita, Ryuji Kamiyama as Riff, and Masataka Nakagauchi as Bernardo. A South Korean production is set to run from November 2022 to February 2023 at the Chungmu Art Center in Seoul. Kim Junsu , Go Eunsung, and Park Kanghyun are cast as Tony, with Lee Jisoo and Han Jae-ah as Maria and Jung Taekwoon as Riff. The creators' innovations in dance, music and theatrical style drew enthusiastic reactions from
4830-460: The Jets (white Americans) and the Sharks ( Puerto Ricans ), struggle for control of their neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (Prologue). Police officers Krupke and Lt. Schrank warn them to stop fighting on their beat. The police chase the Sharks off, and then the Jets plan how they can assure their continued dominance of the street. The Jets' leader, Riff, suggests setting up a rumble with
4935-502: The Jets were not all white. Some theatergoers felt that the set turned the theatre into a cinema, but critic Charles McNulty argued that it wove technology into a multimedia "performance work that defies our usual vocabulary". The production also drew criticism for its casting of Ramasar, who had been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior and was fired from the New York City Ballet and suspended from Carousel , as well as
5040-587: The Jets, who have found Tony, have congregated at Doc's, and they taunt Anita with racist slurs and eventually attempt rape. Doc arrives and stops them. Furious, Anita spitefully delivers the wrong message, telling the Jets that Chino has shot Maria dead. Doc relates the news to Tony, who has been dreaming of heading to the countryside to have children with Maria. Feeling there is no longer anything to live for, Tony leaves to find Chino, begging for him to shoot him as well. Just as Tony sees Maria alive, Chino arrives and shoots Tony. The Jets, Sharks, and adults flock around
5145-475: The New York newspapers were filled with articles about gang warfare, keeping the show's plot timely. Robbins kept the cast members playing the Sharks and the Jets separate in order to discourage them from socializing with each other and reminded everyone of the reality of gang violence by posting news stories on the bulletin board backstage. Robbins wanted a gritty realism from his sneaker- and jeans-clad cast. He gave
5250-578: The Sharks in the "Tonight" (Quintet) remained in Spanish. The cast featured Matt Cavenaugh as Tony, Josefina Scaglione as Maria, and Karen Olivo as Anita. Olivo won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress , while Scaglione was nominated for the award for Leading Actress . Jeremy Jordan later was an alternate as Tony. The cast recording won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album . In July 2010,
5355-404: The Sharks inside Doc's drugstore. Riff helps them let out their aggression (" Cool "). The Sharks arrive to discuss weapons to use in the rumble. Tony suggests "a fair fight" (fists only), which the leaders agree to, despite the other members' protests. Bernardo believes that he will fight Tony, but must settle for fighting Diesel, Riff's second-in-command, instead. This is followed by a monologue by
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#17328456081475460-399: The Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The Sharks, who are recent migrants from Puerto Rico , and the Jets, who are white , vie for dominance of the neighborhood, and the police try to keep order. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of
5565-461: The Sharks. He plans to make the challenge to Bernardo, the Sharks' leader, that night at the neighborhood dance. Riff wants to convince his best friend and former member of the Jets, Tony, to meet the Jets at the dance. Some of the Jets are unsure of his loyalty, but Riff is adamant that Tony is still one of them ("Jet Song"). Riff meets Tony while he's working at Doc's Drugstore to persuade him to come. Tony initially refuses, but Riff wins him over. Tony
5670-488: The Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, tragic love story, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre. The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Robbins, marked Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances before going on tour. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards , including Best Musical , in 1958, winning two. The show had an even longer-running West End production,
5775-638: The Tony for Best Scenic Designer. Also nominated were Carol Lawrence as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Max Goberman as Best Musical Director and Conductor, and Irene Sharaff for Best Costume Design. Carol Lawrence received the 1958 Theatre World Award . The production's national tour was launched on July 1, 1959, in Denver and then played in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston. It returned to
5880-641: The UK for a second time. A production at the Curve Theatre , starring Jamie Muscato as Tony and Adriana Ivelisse as Maria, ran from November 23, 2019, to January 11, 2020. A Broadway revival opened at the Minskoff Theatre on February 14, 1980, and closed on November 30, after 333 performances. It was directed and choreographed by Robbins, with the book scenes co-directed by Gerald Freedman ; produced by Gladys Nederlander and Tom Abbott; Lee Theodore assisted in
5985-800: The Winter Garden Theater in New York in April 1960 for another 249 performance engagement, closing in December. A 1958 production at the Manchester Opera House transferred to London, where it opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End on December 12, and ran until June 1961 with a total of 1,039 performances. Robbins directed and choreographed, and it was co-choreographed by Peter Gennaro , with scenery by Oliver Smith. Featured performers were George Chakiris , who won an Academy Award as Bernardo in
6090-432: The anime Cowboy Bebop , see List of Cowboy Bebop characters Jet Fusion , a cartoon character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Jet Jackson, from the 1950s TV show Jet Jackson, Flying Commando Jett Jackson, from the 1999–2001 TV show The Famous Jett Jackson Jet Jaguar , a character from the 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon Jet Link (Cyborg 002), a character from Cyborg 009 Jet
6195-432: The anime Cowboy Bebop , see List of Cowboy Bebop characters Jet Fusion , a cartoon character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Jet Jackson, from the 1950s TV show Jet Jackson, Flying Commando Jett Jackson, from the 1999–2001 TV show The Famous Jett Jackson Jet Jaguar , a character from the 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon Jet Link (Cyborg 002), a character from Cyborg 009 Jet
6300-431: The characters to have authenticity. Every member of both gangs was always a potential killer even then. Now they actually will be. Only Tony and Maria try to live in a different world". In August 2009, some of the lyrics for "A Boy Like That" ("Un Hombre Asi") and "I Feel Pretty" ("Me Siento Hermosa"), which were previously sung in Spanish in the revival, were changed back to the original English. The Spanish lyrics sung by
6405-476: The choreography reproduction. The original scenic, lighting, and costume designs were used. It starred Ken Marshall as Tony, Josie de Guzman as Maria and Debbie Allen as Anita. Both de Guzman and Allen received Tony Award nominations as Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and the musical was nominated as Best Reproduction (Play or Musical). Allen won the Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Featured Actress in
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#17328456081476510-513: The country. In spite of her attempts to conceal it, Anita sees that Tony has been with Maria, and launches an angry tirade against him (" A Boy Like That "). Maria counters by telling Anita how powerful love is ("I Have a Love"), and Anita realizes that Maria loves Tony as much as she had loved Bernardo. She admits that Chino has a gun and is looking for Tony. Lt. Schrank arrives to question Maria about her brother's death, and Anita agrees to go to Doc's to warn Tony that Maria will be late. Unfortunately,
6615-415: The dance sequences for the 1956 film The King and I , and he and Laurents began developing the musical while working on their respective projects, keeping in touch with Bernstein, who had returned to New York. When the producer of The Painted Veil replaced Gardner with Eleanor Parker and asked Laurents to revise his script with her in mind, he backed out of the film, freeing him to devote all his time to
6720-408: The doomed lovers were eliminated early on. Later the scenes related to Juliet's faking her death and committing suicide also were deleted. Language posed a problem; profanity was uncommon in the theater at the time, and slang expressions were avoided for fear they would be dated by the time the production opened. Laurents ultimately invented what sounded like real street talk but actually was not: "cut
6825-431: The ensemble more freedom than Broadway dancers had previously been given to interpret their roles, and the dancers were thrilled to be treated like actors instead of just choreographed bodies. As the rehearsals wore on, Bernstein fought to keep his score together, as other members of the team called on him to cut out more and more of the sweeping or complex "operatic" passages. Columbia Records initially declined to record
6930-411: The experience, and he accepted. Meanwhile, Laurents had written a new draft of the book changing the characters' backgrounds: the male lead, once an Irish American, was now of Polish and Irish descent, and the formerly Jewish female lead had become Puerto Rican. The original book Laurents wrote closely adhered to Romeo and Juliet , but the characters based on Shakespeare's Rosaline and the parents of
7035-584: The fight altogether, which he agrees to do. Before he goes, they dream of their wedding (" One Hand, One Heart "). Tony, Maria, Anita, Bernardo and the Sharks, and Riff and the Jets all anticipate the events to come that night (" Tonight Quintet "). The gangs meet under the highway and, as the fight between Bernardo and Diesel begins, Tony arrives and tries to stop it. Though Bernardo taunts and provokes Tony, ridiculing his attempt to make peace, Tony keeps his composure. When Bernardo pushes Tony, Riff punches him in Tony's defense. The two draw their switchblades and get in
7140-402: The frabba-jabba", for example. Sondheim converted long passages of dialogue, and sometimes just a simple phrase like "A boy like that would kill your brother", into lyrics. With the help of Oscar Hammerstein, Laurents convinced Bernstein and Sondheim to move "One Hand, One Heart", which he considered too pristine for the balcony scene, to the scene set in the bridal shop, and as a result "Tonight"
7245-469: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Jet or jet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jet , Jets , or The Jet(s) may refer to: Aerospace [ edit ] Jet aircraft , an aircraft propelled by jet engines Jet airliner Jet engine Jet fuel Jet Airways , an Indian airline Super Air Jet , an Indonesian airline Wind Jet (ICAO: JET), an Italian airline Journey to Enceladus and Titan (JET),
7350-529: The front pages of the morning newspapers due to a Chicano turf war. Bernstein suggested they rework East Side Story and set it in Los Angeles, but Laurents felt he was more familiar with Puerto Ricans in the United States and Harlem than he was with Mexican Americans and Olvera Street . The two contacted Robbins, who was enthusiastic about a musical with a Latin beat. He arrived in Hollywood to choreograph
7455-473: The graphic staging of the Jets' assault and attempted rape of Anita which, together, "sends a message that women’s bodies are collateral damage in male artistic success". Van Hove's casting of African American Jets, "dangerously, shifts our focus away from the enduring problem of white supremacist violence". While praising the cast, except for Ramasar, Alexandra Schwartz, writing in The New Yorker , felt that
7560-454: The gun and drops it, crying in grief. Gradually, all the members of both gangs assemble on either side of Tony's body, showing that the feud is over. The Jets and Sharks form a procession, and together carry Tony away, with Maria the last one in the procession. Notes After tryouts in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia beginning in August 1957, the original Broadway production opened at
7665-421: The ineffective Lt. Schrank trying to find out the location of the rumble. Tony tells Doc about Maria. Doc is worried for them while Tony is convinced that nothing can go wrong; he is in love. The next day, Maria is in a very happy mood at the bridal shop, as she anticipates seeing Tony again, but she is dismayed when she learns about the upcoming rumble from Anita. When Tony arrives, Maria insists that he must stop
7770-417: The lovers. Maria holds Tony in her arms (and sings a quiet, brief reprise of "Somewhere") as he dies. Angry at the death of another friend, the Jets move towards the Sharks but Maria takes Chino's gun and tells everyone that "all of [them]" killed Tony and the others because of their hate for each other, and, "Now I can kill too, because now I have hate!" she yells. However, she is unable to bring herself to fire
7875-418: The music, and he and Robbins had invited Betty Comden and Adolph Green to write the lyrics, but the team opted to work on Peter Pan instead. Laurents asked Sondheim if he would be interested in tackling the task. Initially he resisted, because he was determined to write the full score for his next project ( Saturday Night had been scrapped). But Oscar Hammerstein convinced him that he would benefit from
7980-579: The musical in the German translation by Prawy in 2003 and 2004, directed by Francesca Zambello , followed by a German tour. An international tour (2005–2010), directed and choreographed by Joey McKneely played in Tokyo, Paris, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Singapore, São Paulo, France, Taiwan, China, Italy, Rotterdam and Spain. Novosibirsk Globus Theatre staged the musical in Russia in 2007 with conductor Keith Clark ,
8085-523: The original production were: Riff: Michael Callan , A-Rab: Tony Mordente , Big Deal: Martin Charnin , Gee-Tar: Tommy Abbott , Chino: Jamie Sanchez , Rosalia: Marilyn Cooper , Consuela [ sic ]: Reri Grist , Doc: Art Smith and Francisca: Elizabeth Taylor . The production closed on June 27, 1959, after 732 performances. Robbins won the Tony Award for Best Choreographer, and Oliver Smith won
8190-538: The other adults who don't understand them (" Gee, Officer Krupke "). Anybodys arrives and tells the Jets that she has been spying on the Puerto Ricans; she has discovered that Chino has a gun and is looking for Tony. The gang separates to find Tony and protect him. Action has taken charge; he accepts Anybodys into the Jets and includes her in the search. A grieving Anita arrives at Maria's apartment. As Tony leaves, he tells Maria to meet him at Doc's so they can run away to
8295-428: The producers reduced the size of the orchestra, replacing five musicians with an off-stage synthesizer. The production closed on January 2, 2011, after 748 performances and 27 previews. The revival sold 1,074,462 tickets on Broadway over the course of nearly two years and was a financial success. A Broadway revival of West Side Story began previews on December 10, 2019, and officially opened on February 20, 2020, at
8400-436: The roles of Tony and Anita, respectively. Getting the work on stage was still not easy. Bernstein said: Everyone told us that [ West Side Story ] was an impossible project ... And we were told no one was going to be able to sing augmented fourths , as with "Ma-ri-a" ... Also, they said the score was too rangy for pop music ... Besides, who wanted to see a show in which the first-act curtain comes down on two dead bodies lying on
8505-508: The script as a reference). Eager to write his first musical, Laurents immediately agreed. Bernstein wanted to present the material in operatic form, but Robbins and Laurents resisted the suggestion. They described the project as "lyric theater", and Laurents wrote a first draft he called East Side Story . Only after he completed it did the group realize it was little more than a musicalization of themes that had already been covered in plays like Abie's Irish Rose . When Robbins opted to drop out,
8610-621: The show was to begin rehearsals, producer Cheryl Crawford pulled out of the project. Every other producer had already turned down the show, deeming it too dark and depressing. Bernstein was despondent, but Sondheim convinced his friend Hal Prince , who was in Boston overseeing the out-of-town tryout of the new George Abbott musical New Girl in Town , to read the script. He liked it but decided to ask Abbott, his longtime mentor, for his opinion, and Abbott advised him to turn it down. Prince, aware that Abbott
8715-411: The show without consulting the others. As a result, by opening night on Broadway, none of his collaborators were talking to him. It has been rumored that while Bernstein was off trying to fix the musical Candide , Sondheim wrote some of the music for West Side Story , and that Bernstein's co-lyricist billing mysteriously disappeared from the credits of West Side Story during the tryout, presumably as
8820-515: The show, but changed his mind when Prince agreed to an eight-week dance rehearsal period (instead of the customary four), since there was to be more dancing in West Side Story than in any previous Broadway show, and allowed Robbins to hire Peter Gennaro as his assistant. Originally, when considering the cast, Laurents wanted James Dean for the lead role of Tony, but the actor soon died. Sondheim found Larry Kert and Chita Rivera , who created
8925-485: The song "I Feel Pretty" and trimmed the book to one hour and forty-five minutes (with no intermission). The setting was "loosely updated to the present", and direction was "determined to snuff out any lightness that might temper the full-blown tragedy to come". The original balletic, finger snapping choreography was replaced by swaggering, hip-hop and latin-influenced dancing. The set consisted mostly of large screens featuring video, several cast members carried iPhones , and
9030-547: The stage musical. Bernstein and Laurents, who had been blacklisted for alleged communist activities, worked with Robbins even though he had cooperated with the House Un-American Activities Committee . In New York City, Laurents went to the opening night party for a new play by Ugo Betti . There he met Sondheim, who had heard that East Side Story , now retitled West Side Story , was back on track. Bernstein had decided he needed to concentrate solely on
9135-414: The stage?... And then we had the really tough problem of casting it, because the characters had to be able not only to sing but dance and act and be taken for teenagers. Ultimately, some of the cast were teenagers, some were 21, some were 30 but looked 16. Some were wonderful singers but couldn't dance very well, or vice versa ... and if they could do both, they couldn't act. Throughout the rehearsal period,
9240-466: The stars of Gladiators Jet (Monica Carlson), Women's Champion of the first season of American Gladiators Fictional characters [ edit ] Jet (DC Comics) , a comic book character from New Guardians The Jets, a gang in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story Jet Alone, a character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series Jet Black, a character from
9345-401: The stars of Gladiators Jet (Monica Carlson), Women's Champion of the first season of American Gladiators Fictional characters [ edit ] Jet (DC Comics) , a comic book character from New Guardians The Jets, a gang in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story Jet Alone, a character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series Jet Black, a character from
9450-461: The teenagers begin to dance; soon a challenge dance is called ("Dance at the Gym"), during which Tony and Maria (who aren't taking part in the challenge dance) see each other across the room and are drawn to each other. They dance together, forgetting the tension in the room, and fall in love, but Bernardo pulls his sister from Tony and sends her home. Riff and Bernardo agree to meet for a War Council at Doc's,
9555-512: The three men went their separate ways, and the piece was shelved for almost five years. In 1955, theatrical producer Martin Gabel was working on a stage adaptation of the James M. Cain novel Serenade , about an opera singer who comes to the realization he is homosexual, and he invited Laurents to write the book. Laurents accepted and suggested Bernstein and Robbins join the creative team. Robbins felt if
9660-460: The three were going to join forces, they should return to East Side Story , and Bernstein agreed. Laurents, however, was committed to Gabel, who introduced him to the young composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim . Sondheim auditioned by playing the score for Saturday Night , his musical that was scheduled to open in the fall. Laurents liked the lyrics but was not impressed with the music. Sondheim did not care for Laurents' opinion. Serenade ultimately
9765-443: The title Jet . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jet&oldid=1257353817 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jet From Misplaced Pages,
9870-466: The title Jet . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jet&oldid=1257353817 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages West Side Story (musical) West Side Story
9975-518: The use of the videos "dwarfs the actors with their own gigantic images... the technique is banal", while the mixed casting of the Jets creates "a bitter, unintended irony in the context of African-American history". March 11, 2020, was the show's last performance before production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Because of its opening date, it was not eligible for 2020 Tony Award consideration. The production did not reopen, and so its total run
10080-425: Was 78 previews and 24 performances. The New York City Center Light Opera Company production played for a limited engagement of 31 performances from April 8 to May 3, 1964. The cast featured Don McKay (Tony), Julia Migenes (Maria) and Luba Lisa (Anita). It was staged by Gerald Freedman with choreography re-mounted by Tom Abbott. The Musical Theater of Lincoln Center and Richard Rodgers production opened at
10185-493: Was a critical and commercial success, although none of the reviews mentioned Sondheim, listed as co-lyricist, who was overshadowed by the better-known Bernstein. Bernstein magnanimously removed his name as co-author of the lyrics, although Sondheim was uncertain he wanted to receive sole credit for what he considered to be overly florid contributions by Bernstein. Robbins demanded and received a "Conceived by" credit, and used it to justify his making major decisions regarding changes in
10290-489: Was added and quickly removed during the Washington, D.C., tryout when Laurents convinced the others it was helping tip the balance of the show into typical musical comedy. Bernstein composed West Side Story and Candide concurrently, which led to some switches of material between the two works. Tony and Maria's duet, "One Hand, One Heart", was originally intended for Cunegonde in Candide . The music of " Gee, Officer Krupke "
10395-526: Was nearly complete in the fall of 1956, but almost everyone on the creative team needed to fulfill other commitments first. Robbins was involved with Bells Are Ringing , then Bernstein with Candide , and in January 1957 A Clearing in the Woods , Laurents' latest play, opened and quickly closed. When a backers' audition failed to raise any money for West Side Story late in the spring of 1957, only two months before
10500-782: Was produced in 2002. A national tour of the 2009 Broadway revival began in October 2010 at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, and toured for two seasons. The cast featured Kyle Harris as Tony and Ali Ewoldt as Maria. Chicago Lyric Opera staged the musical in 2019 and again in 2023, directed by Francesca Zambello and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse ; Ryan McCartan starred as Tony. The musical has also been adapted to be performed as Deaf Side Story using both English and American Sign Language , with deaf Sharks and hearing Jets. The first Australian production opened in October 1960 at
10605-516: Was pulled from the Venice scene in Candide . Laurents explained the style that the creative team finally decided on: Just as Tony and Maria, our Romeo and Juliet, set themselves apart from the other kids by their love, so we have tried to set them even further apart by their language, their songs, their movement. Wherever possible in the show, we have tried to heighten emotion or to articulate inarticulate adolescence through music, song or dance. The show
10710-587: Was recreated by Tom Abbott. The cast starred Steven Pacey as Tony and Jan Hartley as Maria. Maxine Gordon was Anybodys. A UK national tour started in 1997 and starred David Habbin as Tony, Katie Knight Adams as Maria and Anna-Jane Casey as Anita. The production transferred to London's West End opening at the Prince Edward Theatre in October 1998, transferring to the Prince of Wales Theatre where it closed in January 2000. The production subsequently toured
10815-471: Was shelved. Laurents was soon hired to write the screenplay for a remake of the 1934 Greta Garbo film The Painted Veil for Ava Gardner . While in Hollywood, he contacted Bernstein, who was in town conducting at the Hollywood Bowl . The two met at The Beverly Hills Hotel , and the conversation turned to juvenile delinquent gangs, a fairly recent social phenomenon that had received major coverage on
10920-413: Was the primary reason New Girl was in trouble, decided to ignore him, and he and his producing partner Robert E. Griffith flew to New York to hear the score. In his memoirs, Prince recalled: "Sondheim and Bernstein sat at the piano playing through the music, and soon I was singing along with them". Prince began cutting the budget and raising money. Robbins then announced he did not want to choreograph
11025-457: Was written to replace it. Laurents felt that the building tension needed to be alleviated in order to increase the impact of the play's tragic outcome, so comic relief in the form of Officer Krupke was added to the second act. He was outvoted on other issues: he felt the lyrics to " America " and " I Feel Pretty " were too witty for the characters singing them, but they stayed in the score and proved to be audience favorites. Another song, "Kid Stuff",
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