"West Side Story" Debut Playbill

Origin
West Side Story is a musical inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid 1950s and explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs.The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre.

The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 26, 1957 to positive reviews, and ran for 732 performances before going on tour.

Effects
Readers of the playbill will be compelled to perform a number from a musical, most commonly those of Broadway fame and which relate to the affected individual(s) in some way, complete with choreography; this is accompanied by the appropriate music filling the vicinity, which is audible to others even if they have not been affected.

Use
Garrett Scott used this artifact on Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering , andAbigail Chow  to "turn them into stars", making them perform "This World Will Remember Us " from Bonnie & Clyde and "42nd Street " from 42nd Street respectively (despite having been told by Artie Nielsen  that he is explicitly banned from the Broadway section many times).

Appearances

 * You're the One That I Want