West Side Story

Which play is West Side Story a modernized version of?

Who wrote the lyrics/libretto to West Side Story?

• Leonard Bernstein

• Stephen Sondheim

• Oscar Hammerstein

• Jerome Robbins

Where are the Sharks originally from?

• Cuba

• Dominican Republic

• Puerto Rico

• Costa Rica

In what year did West Side Story open on Broadway?

• 1953

• 1957

• 1961

• 1964

What interval is used frequently as a leitmotif throughout the musical?

• Octave

• Minor 7th

• Tritone

• Augmented 6th

When Jerome Robbins was creating the idea for the musical he envisioned and had planned to portray the two rival gangs as what?

• Catholics and Muslims

• Catholics and Protestants

• Catholics and Jews

• Muslims and Jews

The chorus to 'Maria,' which contains the main theme of the song, starts with the same three notes as which cartoon theme tune?

• Family Guy

• Fireman Sam

• American Dad

• The Simpsons

Who wrote the music for West Side Story?

• Leonard Bernstein

• Stephen Sondheim

• Oscar Hammerstein

• Jerome Robbins

Who directed and choreographed West Side Story?

• Leonard Bernstein

• Stephen Sondheim

• Oscar Hammerstein

• Jerome Robbins