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音乐剧《西区故事》取材于莎士比亚的悲剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》,但故事发生地改在了纽约,时间也改为上世纪50年代,被称为现代版的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。该剧描写了纽约势不两立的帮派杰茨帮和鲨鱼帮。分属于这两个不同帮派的两个年轻人玛利亚和托尼产生了爱情。为了爱情,他们阻止帮派争斗。但争斗不断升级,酿造了死亡的惨剧。该剧曾在上世纪50年代获得戏剧托尼奖的数项大奖,几十年一直受到观众的疯狂追捧。根据音乐剧《西区故事》改编的同名电影还曾获得奥斯卡最佳影片奖。
The Musical “West Side Story” is based on Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet,” but the story was changed to New York and the time was changed to the 1950s, known as the “Romeo and Juliet.” The play portrays New York’s uneasy Jesse Gang and shark gangs. Two young men belonging to these two different gangs, Maria and Tony, developed love. They stopped gang fights for love. However, the battle escalates and brews the tragedy of death. The drama won many awards for the Tony Award for Theater in the 1950s and has been crazed by the audience for decades. According to the musical “West Side Story” adapted the same name movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture.