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West Side Story

  1. fall preview 2019
    Ivo van Hove on Bringing West Side Story to Broadway“It’s an amazing story about contemporary life, about young people who get stuck in a cycle of violence.”
    By Sara Holdren
  2. broadway
    The Other West Side Story, the One Coming to Broadway, Has Announced Its CastYou’re on, Spielberg!
    By Jackson McHenry
  3. first looks
    West Side Story First Look: The Remarkably Well-groomed Gangs Are HereLed by Ansel Elgort’s Tony and Rachel Zegler’s Maria.
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. casting call
    A Jet! Maddie Ziegler Will Play a West Side Story Jet![Light snapping.]
    By Devon Ivie
  5. rita moreno
    Rita Moreno Will Be Watching the West Side Story Rehearsals, So Don’t Mess Up“You know what? Tough darts!”
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. casting
    Spielberg’s West Side Story Casts High School Student Rachel Zegler As MariaBroadway’s Ariana DeBose will play Anita.
    By Jackson McHenry
  7. casting
    Obviously They Weren’t Going to Remake West Side Story Without Rita MorenoMoreno will play “Valentina,” a new role in Spielberg’s movie.
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. casting
    Ansel Elgort Will Play Tony in Spielberg’s West Side StoryTonight, tonight, the baby drives tonight!
    By Jackson McHenry
  9. broadway
    Brace for Ivo van Hove’s West Side Story on BroadwayHe will work with choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. decisions decisions
    Steven Spielberg Finds New Cool Idea: a Leonard Bernstein MovieThe director reportedly held a secret table read of a biopic about the composer.
    By Jackson McHenry
  13. one more west side story to tell
    Spielberg, Kushner to Remake West Side StoryKushner is working on the script.
    By Karen Brill
  14. who did it best
    Glee vs. YouTube: Who Did ‘Somewhere’ Best?Vote for your favorite version of the ‘West Side Story’ classic.
    By Jillian Goodman
  15. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Jon Stewart Combines Love of Show Tunes With National DisastersPlus Morgan Freeman talks about penguin ranches, on our regular late-night roundup.
    By Beth Stebner
  16. earsores
    MTV Attempts to Pay Tribute to West Side Story With Ill-Conceived VMA PromoLeonard Bernstein is probably rolling over in his grave this afternoon.
    By Mark Graham
  17. broadway
    West Side Story: Now With More EnglishA number of “slight changes” have been implemented, and several songs will revert back to their original English.
    By Lane Brown
  18. off broadway
    Why Won’t the Cast of West Side Story Come to Work?Michael Riedel says that poor 91-year-old director Arthur Laurents was forced last week to yell at his actors about skipping performances.
    By Lane Brown
  19. news reel
    A Tony Awards Love Story: Prince Falls for Karen OlivoAccording to our sources, Prince was watching the awards and had “fallen in love” with Olivo. And he decided he had to meet her that night.
    By Jada Yuan
  20. chat room
    West Side Story’s Karen Olivo on Her Tony Nomination and Surviving Her Choreography“I can only assume I’m wearing away the cartilage in my knees, being in heels and doing this really strenuous dancing. I don’t just pop out of bed anymore.”
    By Tim Murphy
  21. the industry
    Russell Crowe Joins the Eddie Murphy School of ActingPlus: Harlan Coben and Mark Millar get big-screen treatments.
    By Nick Confalone
  22. the industry
    George Clooney to Continue Dazzling You With Politically Charged Movies, Good LooksPlus: Lars von Trier introduces Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg to the ‘Antichrist.’
  25. the industry
    The Many Faces of Will FerrellPlus: ‘West Side Story’ returns to Broadway, in English and Spanish.