Riff and bernado are left on the floor while the other gang members scatter. West Side Story Wiki Explore. Bernardo, the leader Chino. Maria Anita. Doc Glad Hand. Stage Musical. Explore Wikis Community Central. In a back alley, the Jets regroup in shock. No one has seen Tony. Officer Krupke comes by, threatening to take them to the station house. The boys chase him away for the moment and then release some tension by play-acting the scenario of what would happen if Krupke actually did take them to the station house "Gee, Officer Krupke".
Anybodys shows up with information about Tony and the fact that Chino is looking for him. She uses this information to get the boys to treat her like one of the gang. The Jets agree that they need to find Tony and warn him about Chino.
Meanwhile, Anita comes into Maria's room and finds her with Tony. Tony and Maria are planning to run away. Tony knows that Doc will give him money, so he goes to the drugstore and tells Maria to meet him there.
She agrees. When he leaves, Anita explodes at her for loving the boy who killed her brother. Anita tells Maria that Chino has a gun and is looking for Tony. Schrank arrives and detains Maria for questioning. Maria covertly asks Anita to go to Doc's and tell Tony that she has been delayed. Reluctantly, Anita agrees. The Jets arrive at Doc's, learning that Tony and Doc are in the basement. Anita arrives and asks to speak to Doc. The Jets, recognizing her as Bernardo's girl and thinking that she is there to betray Tony to Chino, won't let her go down to the basement to talk to Doc.
Instead, they harass and attack her. Doc arrives to find them ganging up on her; he breaks it up, but Anita, disgusted and hurt, lies to Doc and tells him to relay a message to Tony: Chino has shot Maria, and he will never see her again. When Doc returns to Tony in the basement, he delivers Anita's message. Tony is distraught and heartbroken. He runs out into the streets and calls Chino to come for him. Anybodys tries to stop him, but Tony doesn't care.
He yells to Chino that he should come out and shoot him, too. Maria appears in the street — much to Tony's surprise — and they run towards each other. In that moment, Chino steps out of the shadows and shoots Tony, who falls into Maria's arms, gravely wounded. The Jets, Sharks and Doc appear on the street. Maria picks up the gun and points it all of them, asking Chino if there are enough bullets to kill all of them and herself, as well.
The depths of her sadness and anger move everyone as she breaks down over Tony's body. Officers Krupke and Schrank arrive. They stand with Doc, watching as two boys from each gang pick up Tony's body and form a processional.
The rest follow the processional, with Baby John picking up Maria's shawl, giving it to her and helping her up. As Maria follows the others, the adults continue to bear silent witness "Finale".
The Jets are from Manhattan. They have ruled their "turf" for years, after defeating the Emeralds. The Sharks are from Puerto Rico. They have just recently come to NY, and want a "turf" of their own. West Side Story is based on a conception by Jerome Robbins. Jerome Robbins' proposed the idea for writing a musical based on Romeo and Juliet to Leonard Bernstein in January of working title: East Side Story, set in the slums at the coincidence of Easter-Passover celebrations.
In August of , a meeting with Arthur Laurents produced another idea -- two teen-age gangs as the warring factions, one of them newly-arrived Puerto Ricans, the other self-styled "Americans. A year and a half later, rehearsals began for the Broadway premiere of West Side Story. Following this and another preview engagement in Philadelphia, the musical opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater, September 26, The film version was released on October 18, While the movie version of West Side Story is among the most faithful of Hollywood adaptations, a number of changes were made in translating the work to film, some to suit the medium, others to suit the audience sensibilities, and one or two so-called artistic choices.
Here are some examples. While it seems only natural now, the idea of filming on actual city streets took some time in forming. The original stage version was performed with abstract settings, minimal in the extreme.
He was cast as Riff in the London production in When Chakiris auditioned for the film version, he was cast as Bernardo, based on his screen test. To me, that showed her professionalism and commitment. We had a great time. He's blinded by hate. Forced to defend his pride and his manhood, Bernardo agrees to a fair fight with Ice, but he really wants Tony. When things get out of hand, and Riff's killed defending Tony, Bernardo's the next victim of hate.
Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. Previous Next. Bernardo George Chakiris This isn't a movie about choosing sides. It ain't right. Angry Young Man We can sense Bernardo's passion from the very beginning: that seething glare that clues us in to the angry man underneath that fabulous hair. We Are Family Bernardo's very protective of his family, which gives him a stake in the gang war that goes beyond hate. What's Up With the Ending?
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