The story centers on teenagers Tony and María, despite having ties to rival street gangs, the Jets and Sharks, who fall in love in 1950s New York City.
West Side Story had its world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in New York City on November 29, 2021, and will be released in theaters on December 10, 2021, by 20th Century Studios in the United States, after a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.