Film & TV NewsNew West Side Story Movie Sets December 2020 ReleaseNewcomer Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Rita Moreno, and more will appear in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein musical.
The Sharks and Jets are gonna have their day—in December 2020. The new film adaptation of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, is set to arrive in movie theatres December 18, Disney revealed as part of its 20th Century Fox release slate.
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As previously reported, Ansel Elgort and newcomer Rachel Zegler will star as star-crossed Tony and Maria, with Tony nominee Ariana DeBose as Anita, David Alvarez as Bernardo, Josh Andrés Rivera as Chino, Tony nominee Brian d’Arcy James as Officer Krupke, Corey Stoll as Lietenant Schrank, and EGOT winner and star of the original film Rita Moreno, who’ll play the newly created Valentina.
A host of Broadway alumni help fill out the cast, including Dear Evan Hansen Tony nominee Mike Faist, Paloma Garcia-Lee, David and Jacob Guzman, Ricky Ubeda, Ben Cook, Sara Esty, Garett Hawe, Tanairi Vazquez, Eloise Kropp, and Jess LeProtto.
Angels in America playwright Tony Kushner will adapt Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim’s musical for the screen; also attached is Tony-winning choreographer Justin Peck. Filming is expected to begin this summer.
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Celebrate 65 Years of West Side Story With a Look Back at the Original Production From Rehearsals to Backstage to Showtime
Celebrate 65 Years of West Side Story With a Look Back at the Original Production From Rehearsals to Backstage to Showtime
Composer Leonard Bernstein, playwright Arthur Laurents, choreographer Jerome Robbins (seated), costume designer Irene Sharaff, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, producer Robert Griffith, and production assistant Sylvia Drulie
Jerome Robbins and cast
Leonard Bernstein
Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence
Peter Gennaro and Tony Mordente
Chita Rivera, Ken LeRoy, Larry Kert, and Carol Lawrence
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Stephen Sondheim on piano with Leonard Bernstein and Carol Lawrence
Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Hal Prince, Robert Griffith, Leonard Bernstein, and Jerome Robbins
Filmed in 2023, the one-night-only event featured Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Peter Friedman, and more from the Ahrens and Flaherty musical's original cast.
