{"id":67222,"date":"2023-02-22T10:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=67222"},"modified":"2023-02-22T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:39:41","slug":"west-side-story-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/west-side-story-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Most Popular Musical Is Coming To Dubai Opera In April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-left\">\n<p>This is a story that&#8217;s worth a listen&#8230; It goes something like this: the Jets, a New York street gang are always on the lookout for their rivals, the Puerto Rican Sharks, making sure they don&#8217;t step foot on their territory. Tension and trouble are brewing on the Upper East side when a gang member falls in love with a rival&#8217;s sister.<\/p>\n<p>This is the West Side Story, most recently picked up and adapted into a 2021 film by Steven Spielberg. It was nominated for seven Oscars and took home one of the coveted trophies. It&#8217;s one of those stories that is as iconic as Romeo and Juliet.<\/p>\n<h2>If you love a love story, you can catch the glory of West Side Story, the most popular American musical, at Dubai Opera<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xT9KVoSOJr8274g920\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/filmeditor-film-classic-xT9KVoSOJr8274g920\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-left\">\n<h2>This April, West Side Story will perform a few of the world-famous songs that pay homage to the 1961 musical<\/h2>\n<p>Sing along to the unforgettable songs of the musical including Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, and America. 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April 25 &#8211; 30, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Where? Dubai Opera, Downtown Dubai.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiopera.com\/events\/the-west-side-story?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=EE_Tac_0_0_DO_WestSideStory_GA_PM_Web_AE_EN_All_Conv_17012023_WestSideStory&amp;utm_content=DO_WestSideStory_17012023_PMax&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAz9ieBhCIARIsACB0oGK6BuOBDp33MuHbhaZqpombUy17yd1YFgT4Twdu_CnC1STwO1LeVz4aAsBuEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For more info and to get your tickets, click right here!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is a story that&#8217;s worth a listen&#8230; It goes something like this: the Jets, a New York street gang are always on the lookout for their rivals, the Puerto Rican Sharks, making sure they don&#8217;t step foot on their territory. 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April 25 &#8211; 30, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Where? 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