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Which important musical by leonard bernstein and stephen sondheim updates romeo and juliet to highlight racial tensions in new york city?

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West Side Story. Hope this helps.

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User Harish Bagora
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The answer is: West Side story

The west side story revolves around the lives of blue collar workers in new york in early 1960s.

At that time, many immigrants from various backgrounds come and live in new York seeking job opportunities. Racial tension arise when local people feel that the immigrants started taking the available jobs and increase the rate of their unemployment.

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