Lenfest Kids: West Side Story

Seating is limited and provided on a first come, first served basis. For free events, Lenfest generally overbooks to ensure a full house.  All unclaimed tickets are released 15 minutes before start time, so we recommend that you arrive early.

WEST SIDE STORY

Dir. Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise 

1961 I US I NR, age 11+

Runtime: 2h33m

In this cinematic masterpiece, with music by Leonard Bernstein, two rival teenage gangs fight for control of New York’s West Side.  When a member of one gang falls mutually in love with the sister of a rival gang member, a rumble ensues.  In this twentieth century “Romeo and Juliet,” these two young lovers must find a way to overcome their differences, and the animosity of their communities, to build their life together.