Elvis' involvement in West Side Story as Tony is one of the oldest rumors attached to the iconic movie. According to West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic, it's rumored ...
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 9:49 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. The LA Opera’s “West Side Story” is in the right place at the right time. Originally brought to Broadway in 1957 by a legendary ...
Duke Kim’s interpretation of Tony is clean and simple. He brings the lovestruck delivery boy to life with natural charm and unrelenting charisma. His ‘Something’s Coming’ is met with thunderous ...
When Steven Spielberg announced his plans to mount a new film adaptation of West Side Story, one thing everyone knew he would need is an amazing cast. A Romeo and Juliet story told in 1950s New York ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A lavish stage production of the beloved musical "West Side Story" is launching in Chicago next week. The Lyric Opera's new West Side Story brings together a cast of nearly 100 ...
Steven Spielberg has cast 17-year-old high schooler Rachel Zegler as Maria in his remake of “West Side Story.” She will make her film debut opposite Ansel Elgort as Tony. Broadway veteran Ariana ...
Most theatre-goers are familiar with West Side Story and its plot. A modernized take on Romeo and Juliet, it pits rival gangs against each other amidst a forbidden love affair. The Jets, a white ...
“When I was a kid, hearing the Jets hurl all that negativity toward Latinos, I learned a lot of slurs. It had a big impact on me,” soprano Gabriella Reyes tells Observer about seeing the movie for the ...
In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins phoned Leonard Bernstein with an idea for updating “Romeo and Juliet” into a contemporary Broadway musical. Robbins didn’t know what it would be, but he knew what ...