Ariana DeBose tears up over West Side Story star Chita Rivera's death: 'Because she was, I am' Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose pay tribute to Chita Rivera, West Side Story's original Anita Ariana ...

West Side Story, a modern Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of gang violence, is a powerful and timeless musical. The music was composed by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by ...

While some movie musicals have earned praise and raked in profits, including the new blockbuster "Wicked," not all are so ...

Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo won. 2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo was nominated but did not win. 2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards ...

Although recent cinema adaptions of stage musicals like "Cats" and Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" haven ... for the stage musical. "I waited a very long time to make the movie," Platt ...

With its classic songs and timeless tale of romance, West Side Story is a favourite with musical lovers everywhere. Next week it opens in Hong Kong, so Young Post sent junior reporters Tiffany Yip ...

"West Side Story" (1961) The first movie adaptation of the 1957 musical "West Side Story" is not without its faults. Natalie Wood, a white actor, was cast to play Maria, who is Puerto Rican ...

produced as a full-scale movie musical, marking his feature film ... with feuding white and Puerto Rican gang members, “West Side Story” opened on Broadway in 1957 to solid reviews and ran ...

The height of the movie musical was established by classics such as The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, and West Side Story, and even today, the genre continues to thrive and evolve into new ...