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West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood.
George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
Michael Callan (born Martin Calinoff [1] [2] November 22, 1935 – October 10, 2022), sometimes known as Mickey Collins, was an American actor best known for originating the role of Riff in West Side Story on Broadway, and for his film roles for Columbia Pictures, notably Gidget Goes Hawaiian, The Interns and Cat Ballou.
José De Vega Jr. (January 4, 1934 – April 8, 1990) was an American actor, choreographer, and advocate for eliminating ethnic stereotypes in the entertainment industry. . He was known for his role as Chino in both the Broadway and 1961 film versions of West Side Story and for his work with Great Leap, a Los Angeles-based group of Asian-American artis
There may be a rumble among movie musical fans when Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake premieres in theaters on Dec. 10 — 60 years after the beloved 1961 version, co-directed by Robert ...
Tamblyn's best-known musical role came as Riff, the leader of the Jets street gang in West Side Story (1961). [3] He then appeared in two MGM Cinerama movies, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, again for Pal, and How the West Was Won (both 1962). Tamblyn played Luke Sannerson in The Haunting for Robert Wise, who had made West Side Story ...
In the aftermath of #OscarSoWhite, there has been a shift, with actors of color including Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershali Ali and Steven Yuen earning nominations. But the parts these ...
A new look at West Side Story. Disney released the first trailer of Steven Spielberg‘s film adaptation of the hit musical on Sunday, April 25, during the Academy Awards. Best and Worst Movie ...