West Side Story

Set on the streets of Manhattan, West Side Story is the timeless musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

Maria (Natalie Wood) and Tony (Richard Beymer) are the star-crossed lovers and the Jets and Sharks standing in for the Montagues and Capulets. Winner of 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Also featuring Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and Russ Tamblyn. (152 mins., 70mm)

Based on the Play by William Shakespeare is programmed in conjunction with The Year of Shakespeare, which celebrates the culmination of the initial three-year partnership between The Ohio State University and the Royal Shakespeare Company and is sponsored by Ohio State's Arts Initiative as part of that partnership. Cosponsors for The Year of Shakespeare are the Wexner Center for the Arts, the School of Music, the Department of Theatre, and the Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at the Ohio State University Libraries.