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* [[The Ingenue]]: Maria, initially. When Tony asks her if she's "making a joke" in their [[Love At First Sight]] moment, she replies, "I have not yet learned how to joke that way." (i.e. she is too inexperienced to be anything but sincere). Her family is very concerned with protecting her, especially from 'a boy like that' who only 'wants one thing.' Her naive expectation that love-struck Tony can stop the rumble has tragic consequences for everyone.
* [["I Want" Song]]: "Something's Coming" and "Somewhere"
* [[LampshadedIf DoubleYou EntendreKnow What I Mean]]: The chance to exaggerate the line "Cause no one wants a fella with a social disease!" in Gee, Officer Krupke is passed over in the movie, but in stage productions, actors will sometimes do a suggestive shuffle on the floor, cover their crotches, or whatever other creativity the choreographer comes up with. Especially common in high schools, of course.
* [[Lipstick and Load Montage]]: In the reprise of "Tonight" in [[The Movie]], Anita has a L&LM song while the gangs prepare for the rumble.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Just in case you didn't get it, the filmmakers made the rest of the dancers hazy, only making sure that Tony and Maria were in focus.
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