Rita Moreno dancing in West Side Story, 1961 From 1971 to 1977, Moreno was a main cast member on the PBS children’s series The Electric Company while simultaneously appearing in films and other ...

Find out where the original cast of the iconic 1961 movie musical is now Their performance left us snapping (we mean, clapping). West Side Story hit the silver screen for the first time in 1961 ...

In 1961, Robbins and director Robert Wise adapted West Side Story for the big screen, with a cast led by Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn. The movie made ...

The 1961 adaptation of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s work, which won 10 Academy Awards, is considered one of the all-time great movie musicals. The new West Side Story stars Ansel ...

From veterans of the Broadway stage, to performers just starting out, and an original cast member from the 1961 movie, the West Side Story cast is full of stars. Here is where you might have seen ...

For the original cast of West Side Story, their association and affection for the 1961 Academy Award winning film is womb to tomb. While making the rounds on the red carpet, the original cast told ...

He's one of two Tony winners in the movie's cast ... Rita Moreno for West Side Story and not have her sing! Moreno did some (but not all) of her own singing in the 1961 film, for which she ...

Perhaps what’s most notable about van Hove’s West Side Story cast is the possibly unprecedented number of youthful newcomers, with 23 actors making their Broadway debuts. “I couldn’t be ...

The festivities will open with a screening of "West Side Story," which premiered in 1961. The cast reunion will also feature new interviews about the film. "We’re thrilled to expand this year ...

Stephen Sondheim’s immense impact on the world of musical theater was felt at the New York premiere of Steven Spielberg’s version of the composer’s “West Side Story” on Monday night.

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 ...