Westside Story

West side Story is a modern day adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Sett in a city on Manhattan Island the story is of the Jets and the Sharks two rival gangs pitted against each other. But one faithful night at a community dance Tony of the Jets and Maria a little sister of a Shark meet and fall instantly in love but when big brother sees maria kiss Tony all innocent fun is over a war council is had and a fair fight is decided upon Bernardo (big brother) against the leader of the Jets but when Tony shows up on Maria's orders to stop the fight Bernardo takes it as he wants to fight and what was once a fair skin to skin fight turns into an all out brawl with knives and in the middle of it all Tony kills Bernardo. He knows that once Maria finds out it will all be over. Meanwhile Maria sits on a rooftop waiting for him not knowing what has happened then Chino comes and tells her that Tony killed Bernardo. She pleads saying its not true take her instead then Tony comes and explains what happened and the are finnaly together. The jets regroup at a garage and start trying to act cool and calm. Even though they are all upset because in the fighting riff died to. Finnaly they leave and go looking for Tony because the PRs want him dead and the have pulled out guns to do it. Then Bernardo's Girlfriend shows up expecting comfort from Maria but Tony is with her adn when he goes out the window Bernardo's girlfriend see's him and preceds to tell Maria to leave him and find one of her own. Maria counters with the fact that she is in love and she will not leave him. They need eachother. Bernardo's Girlfriend understands and forgives her. She tells her that Chino has a gun and is hunting Tony. Then a Detective enters and starts asking questions so maria sends Bernardos girl to give Tony a message but the Jets are there and they attack her when she is saved by Doc she lies and says that Chino shot Maria because he found out about her and Tony. Then Doc goes and talks to Tony and tells him what Bernardo's girl said about Maria. Tony is distraught and goes to find Chino. One of the Jets trys to stop him but he doesnt listen. Then he sees Maria and as he is running to her Chino shoots him. Maria holds him on the ground as he lays bleeding then when his eyes close for good she lays him down then the jets approch the sharks they have both gathered and Maria stops them takes the gun from Chino and starts to threaten them she tells them they all killed them killed them with hate. The detective shows up takes the gun and starts toward Tony's body but she wont let him touch him. Then the Jets pick him up and some Sharks help but Maria just sits there and baby John places her sawl back on her head then she gets up and follows Tony's body. Chino is taken in and it is all over.