West Side Story

by Tony Kushner

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

137 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Tony Kushner is an award-winning American playwright most famous for his play Angels in America, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He is also co-author, along with Eric Roth, of the screenplay of the 2005 film Munich, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and earned Kushner (along with Roth) an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Reviews

[Jazzy Lemon · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing re-imagining of the original, with further nods to Romeo and Juliet.