January 14th, 2019
Musical Monday
This is the version the audience in 1957 at the Winter Garden was treated to. It is also the version that Kushner and Spielberg are basing their remake on.
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‘West Side Story’ Remake Casts Newcomer as Maria
By Dave McNary
Steven Spielberg has cast 17-year-old high schooler Rachel Zegler as Maria in his remake of “West Side Story.”

ArianaDeBose, David Alvarez, Josh Andres Rivera, Rachel Zegler
She will make her film debut opposite Ansel Elgort as Tony. Broadway veteran Ariana DeBose has been cast as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo. Theater performer Josh Andrés Rivera has been cast as Chino.
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By Dave McNary
Steven Spielberg has cast 17-year-old high schooler Rachel Zegler as Maria in his remake of “West Side Story.”

ArianaDeBose, David Alvarez, Josh Andres Rivera, Rachel Zegler
She will make her film debut opposite Ansel Elgort as Tony. Broadway veteran Ariana DeBose has been cast as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo. Theater performer Josh Andrés Rivera has been cast as Chino.
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