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"West Side Story" is a musical written by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim. (United Artists Pictures, Inc.)

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50 years of 'West Side Story'


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West Side Story, starring Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno, hit theaters all over the globe in 1961, from Los Angeles to Japan to Brazil. NPR's Scott Simon explores the story of this musical in a documentary called, "A place for us: 50 years of 'West Side Story.'"

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