Characters in WSS
Musical Jobs
Romeo and Juliet
West Side Story Story
Misc.
100
This character is the equivalent Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" and is shot by Chino at the end of the movie
Who is Tony
100
This person writes all the music for the musical
Who is the composer
100
This family is the family of Juliet
Who are the Capulets
100
This gang is made up of people of European descent
What is the Jets
100
This American composer wrote the music to "West Side Story"
Who is Leonard Bernstein
200
This character is the sister of the leader of the Sharks and the equivalent to Juliet.
Who is Juliet
200
This person conducts the pit orchestra during performances and rehearsals
Who is the conductor
200
This is the family of Romeo
Who are the Montagues
200
This gang is made up of immigrants from Puerto Rico
What is the Sharks
200
This character is Bernardo's girlfriend and Maria's best friend
Who is Anita
300
This Character is the leader of the Sharks and is killed by Tony at the rumble
Who is Bernardo
300
This person reviews the musicals for the media (ie. newspaper, tv, website, etc.)
Who is the critic
300
Juliet is arranged by her father to be married to this man
Who is Paris
300
Tony works at this store
What is Doc's Candy Store
300
This is an opera written by Leonard Bernstein
What is "Candide"
400
This character is the leader of the Jets and is killed by Bernardo at the rumble
Who is Riff
400
This person creates the dances for the musical
Who is the choreographer
400
This character kills Mercutio and is shortly thereafter killed by Romeo
Who is Tybalt
400
The rumble between the two feuding gangs takes place here
What is under a highway
400
This composer who left and then returned to Soviet Russia also composed a ballet of "Romeo and Juliet"
Who is Prokofiev
500
This cop has a song sung about him before the war council by the Jets
Who is Officer Krumpke
500
This person writes the words for the songs and, sometimes, the dialogue for the musical
Who is the lyricist
500
These two items are what kill Romeo and Juliet, respectively
What are poison and a dagger
500
This song from "West Side Story" is sung by Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson in the movie "Anger Management"
What is "I Feel Pretty"
500
He was the lyricist for West Side Story and later went on to write his own musicals
Who is Stephen Sondheim
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