1950s new york · musical theater · gang rivalry · tragic romance · jets and sharks · street culture · musical numbers · prejudice · youth drama · classic
Sunlight glints off the asphalt of 1950s NYC. Cigarette smoke curls near Doc’s drugstore, where Jet girls sip colas, while Shark girls adjust gowns nearby. The peace shatters as shouts erupt from a shadowed alley. Riff and Bernardo stand face-to-face, gangs flanking them, tension thick as the humidity. The turf war is about to ignite.