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| Music by | Leonard Bernstein |
| Lyrics by | Stephen Sondheim |
| Date | 1957 |
| Source | West Side Story (musical) |
| Publisher | Chappell & Co. Inc.; Leonard Bernstein Music Pub. Co. LLC |
"Maria" is a song from the musical West Side Story. The song is performed by Tony in act I, serenading his new love Maria outside her apartment window.
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- The tune acts as the opening vamp to the "I Feel Pretty" routine performed in Julie on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
- The song was spoofed in the Sesame Street Dinner Theatre sketch "Veg Side Story," where young Tony serenades his new favorite vegetable: zucchini.
- Due to one of the main humans of Sesame Street being named Maria, many references have been made to the song pertaining to her character:
- "He'll Never Stop Saying Maria" is a parody of the song Placido Flamingo sings in Sesame Street Episode 2415.
- Big Bird sings a spoof of the song searching for Maria in the video Big Bird Gets Lost.
- A music button in Episode 3715 of Sesame Street is based on "Maria" from the musical. Some music buttons heard in Episode 3766 mimic the tune as well.
- At the beginning of Episode 3792, Zoe gets Maria's attention by briefly singing the song.
- In Episode 3839, when Telly and Rosita call for Maria's help, Bolo the parrot sings a brief part of the song "Maria."
- On Sesamestreet.org, a video playlist about Maria and Luis was advertised as "Luis Met a Girl Named Maria."