‘West Side Story’ box set $25 today at Amazon

Are you a Sharks dude or more of a Jets kinda guy? Or perhaps you’ve never seen West Side Story, the 1961 musical that nabbed 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Today’s your chance to go all in with the 50th anniversary edition box set on sale for just $25 at Amazon. Based on the hit Broadway play that updated the tale of Romeo and Juliet to the tune of 1950s gang warfare in New York, West Side Story stars Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as star-crossed lovers who must conquer ethnic and geographic obstacles in their path. And how do you do that? You sing about it!  All of the fun tunes and dazzling dance numbers are enhanced by the high def treatment and 7.1 digital sound. The box set includes a wealth of special features, including song-specific commentary by composer Stephen Sondheim.