Maria’s brother Bernardo was played by David Alvarez, with a fabulous Ariana DeBose as Anita. Bernardo, the leader of the Puerto Rican gang, and Anita She’s Puerto Rican, he’s a white Polish man who has already been in prison for almost killing someone in a gang battle. The lovers from the warring gangs of Jets and Sharks are played by first time actress Rachel Zegler as Maria with Ansel Elgort as Tony. Marie and Tony, the Romeo and Juliette characters in West Side Story Iris Menas did a great job with this part, which was essentially a small role. Anybodys isn’t a damn girl, got it?Īnother change I thought was appropriate was to make the “tomboy” character Anybodys into an openly trans character. It has a particular poignant meaning that the lyrics don’t imply when it’s young lovers singing about being together. Someday, somewhere” Stephen Sondheim / Leonard Bernstein (Even through she could probably still do a credible job as Anita, because #EldersRock.) When a woman Rita Moreno’s age sits alone in a darkened store with a senseless battle for turf raging outside her doors and sings, I especially appreciated the addition of the new part of Valentina for Rita Moreno.
Steven Spielberg directed, using the original lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein Valentina with Tony The music is familiar but changed in many ways, the choreography and settings are all new, the story is still tragic. I expect to see this 2021 version more than once as well.
West Side Story reached streamers HBO Max and Disney+, which was my cue to watch it! Finally! I watched the original film version of West Side Story several times in theaters when Rita Moreno and I were both young women.
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