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    West Side Story .

    What was the tomboy's name?West Side Story

      Anybodys.

    The story is based where?West Side Story

      New York.

    Who sings 'A Boy Like That'?West Side Story

      Maria and Anita.

    Who ruined the Sharks' graffiti in the beginning of the movie?West Side Story

      Baby John.

    What was the police officer's name?West Side Story

      Krupke.

    Who was Tony's best friend?West Side Story

      Riff.

    Which two songs did Barbara Striesand sing during her 'One Voice' concert?West Side Story

      'Something's Coming' And 'Somewhere'.

    The opening scene takes place where?West Side Story

      basketball court.

    How many Jets are gathered at the playground in the opening scene of the movie?West Side Story

      7. Only 7 were shown in the opening scene. Including Tony (the inactive member) and Anybodys (who finally becomes a 'buddy boy' late in the movie), there were 13 Jets in all.

    When the Jets spread out to find and save Tony from a gun-toting Chino, where is Anybodys told to look?West Side Story

      Shadows.

    Who are the other two gangs mentioned in the movie?West Side Story

      Emeralds and Hawks. The Emeralds lost their 'turf' to the Jets, and the Hawks failed to claim it.

    How many weeks did the movie soundtrack peak at No. 1 on the Billboard charts?West Side Story

      54. At 54 weeks (just over a year), the West Side Story movie soundtrack is still the biggest No. 1 album of all time today!

    What type of weapon is not mentioned in the war council?West Side Story

      Brass knuckles.

    What is advertised on the brick structure next to Doc's drugstore?West Side Story

      Palisades Park.

    In the movie, which two Jets hold Tony back in the rumble scene between Riff and Bernardo?West Side Story

      Ice and Tiger.

    What is Glad Hand's real name according to the original book?West Side Story

      Murray Benowitz. Glad Hand was played, but uncredited, in the movie by John 'Gomez Addams' Astin

    Which Jet name from the Broadway version was changed for the movie?West Side Story

      Diesel. Diesel's name was changed to Ice for the movie version, although both names were used in the original book

    Which actor did NOT appear in both the Broadway and movie versions?West Side Story

      Jose DeVega. Jose DeVega only appeared as Chino in the movie. William Bramley played Officer Krupke in both versions, Tony Mordente played A-Rab in the Broadway version and Action in the movie, and David Winters played Baby John in the Broadway version and A-Rab in the movie.

    George Chakiris played Bernardo in the movie version. Who did he play in the London production?West Side Story

      Riff.

    Who was the composer of this masterpiece?West Side Story

      Leonard Bernstein. The complexity of mixing classical music with pop, rock and jazz could have only have been done by one man. The Maestro.

    Tony feels that 'Something's Comin'' and he sings about it being 'Only just out of reach, down the block, on a beach, ___________'. What are the missing three words?West Side Story

      Under A Tree. In this writer's humble opinion, this is probably the finest crafted marriage of music, lyrics, arrangement and drama. All this in four minutes... Outstanding!

    After the 'rumble' the gang assemble at an underground car park. They are then led into a song and dance routine to 'Cool'. What is the name of the 'cool dude' who sings the song?West Side Story

      Ice. Ice was Riff's lieutenant and after Riff's death, he takes on the responsibility of keeping everybody...'Cool'

    Which member of the Puerto Rican gang killed Tony?West Side Story

      Chino.

    What was the name of the 'tomboy' that always wanted to be part of Riff's gang?West Side Story

      Anybody's. 'Anybody's' turned out to be tougher than most of the gang.

    In the song 'America' how many to a room are mentioned in the lyric ' Industry boom in America, ________ in a room in America'?West Side Story

      12. The line reflects the serious housing shortages that befell the Puerto Ricans but in true American musical fashion, the writers turned it into humour.

    Who played the part of Anita?West Side Story

      Rita Moreno. In the London stage version Rita Moreno played Maria, the female lead. But her performance in the movie, in particular 'America' with her stunning dance sequence is what is best remembered by movie fans.

    Who wrote the lyrics of this musical?West Side Story

      Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim is rated one the finest lyricists of his generation. Anyone who can rhyme the word 'Krupke' with the line 'It's just my bringin' upke' has real talent.

    What were the names of the two main gangs?West Side Story

      Jets and Sharks. The gangs were based on the two rival families in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' and the film has the same disastrous result.

    In what city is 'West Side Story' set?West Side Story

      New York. The film is set in the late 50s, early 60s and portrayed the time and troubles in New York, caused mainly by the problems of immigration.

    Here's the toughie: What police precinct do Schrank and Krupke work out of?West Side Story

      21 . You really have to know the movie to answer this one correctly.

    Who plays the headshrinker in the musical number 'Officer Krupke'?West Side Story

      Action. Complete with fake Austrian accent!

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