Jerome Robbins History
WSS History
Storyline/Plot
100

His date of birth

What is October 11, 1918

100

The play that West Side Story is based on

What is Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"?

100

Names of the two main leads

What is Maria and Tony?

200

His place of birth

What is Manhattan, New York?

200

The date it opened on Broadway

What is September 26, 1957?

200

The place where the story is set

What is the Upper West Side of Manhattan in NYC? (where we are right now!)

300

College that he attended

What is New York University? (he was only there for one year before financial hardship forced him to drop out)

300

The date it closed on Broadway

What is June 27, 1959?

300
Time that the story takes place

What is the mid 1950s?

400
Number of Tony awards that he won

What is 5?

400

Theater that it opened at

What is the Winter Garden Theatre?

400

Name of the male lead's best friend

What is Riff?

500
The first Broadway show he choreographed

What is "On the Town"?

500
Year of its latest (somewhat failed) Broadway revival

What is 2020?

500

Name of the officer

What is Officer Krupke?