When I think about West Side Story, I think about Faist’s extension as a dancer, the pain in his eyes, and the verve of his whole performance. Mike Faist’s Riff will haunt you well after West ...

Erik Carter for The New York Times Supported by By Dave Itzkoff He’s the menacing gang leader who fights, frolics and finger-snaps his way through “West Side Story”: that’s Riff ...

Steven Spielberg had never directed a musical prior to his bold and occasionally breathtaking new adaptation of “West Side Story,” and ... that his full-throated riff on one of the greatest ...

Among the many fine points of Steven Spielberg’s new “West Side Story” is its stellar cast of relative unknowns, including Mike Faist, whose indelible portrayal of Jets leader Riff is ...

“That was the story arc that [Kushner] wanted to tell in this version of ‘West Side,'” he added. But Faist also felt free to build Riff on his own terms, crafting a new version of the iconic ...

who recalls being struck long ago by Russ Tamblyn’s performance as Riff in the Oscar-winning 1961 version of “West Side Story” (itself an adaptation of the “Romeo and Juliet”-inspired ...

From Rachel Zegler to Ansel Elgort, meet the 2021 'West Side Story' cast compared to their 1961 counterparts West Side Story first graced the big screen in 1961. In 2021, Steven Spielberg became ...

Ariana DeBose deletes post quoting criticism of West Side Story costar Rachel Zegler: 'I did not do any research' Rachel Zegler says she was asked by white execs if she was a 'legit' Latina in ...

The best part of Steven Spielberg’s new film of “West Side Story” isn’t the dance at ... Justin Peck has Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Riff (Mike Faist) fight in glorious dance over a loaded ...

The cast also includes Ariana DeBose as Anita, David Alvarez as Bernardo and Mike Faist as Riff. Rita Moreno ... I was hoping that WEST SIDE STORY (2021) would sate my decades-long desire for ...