Meet the cast then vs. now. 😌
Sixty years after this musical’s last film adaptation, audiences can finally experience a new West Side Story cast—and this time around, the casting couldn’t have been any better.
Buy 'West Side Story' Tickets $15.49+ Buy Now West Side Story, which is based on the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, was adapted for film for the first time in 1961. Directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, the original went on to become a quick classic; but not without its own controversy.
For 2021’s West Side Story, however, director Steven Spielberg went to great lengths to feature a more accurate and diverse cast. In this adaptation, Latinx stars speak Spanish without subtitles—a choice that Spielberg reveals was an intentional way of centering this language as American, too. Keep on reading up ahead to meet the new West Side Story cast compared to their counterparts in the original film.In the original West Side Story, the role of Maria was played by actress Natalie Wood.
Buy 'West Side Story' Tickets $15.49+ Buy Now West Side Story premiered in December 2021. Here’s how to watch it for free.
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