“There’s confusion because I don’t have a single ounce of Latin in my name,” Zegler said. “When I was in the running for ...

Marie’s Musical Comedy Guild presents a beloved classic from April 23 to 26 at the Sault Community Theatre Centre. “I believe ...

Shebbear College has earned rave reviews and a standing ovation after its senior school production of West Side Story dazzled ...

For Robbins and Laurents’ next Broadway musical, Gypsy ... and she made it back as Velma in the West Side Story film, co-directed and choreographed by Robbins. Here, Velma is the girlfriend ...

The actress played the role of Velma in the 1957 Broadway production of 'West Side Story' and the 1961 movie musical West Side Story star Carole D’Andrea, who played Velma on-screen and onstage, has ...

The Golden Globe winner recalled “having a bunch of white executives have you prove your identity to them” while auditioning for Steven Spielberg‘s 2021 West Side Story movie musical adaptation.

West Side Story proved to be her Hollywood breakthrough. The role earned her a win at the Golden Globes for best actress in a musical or comedy film. Spielberg then personally recommended her ...

in the 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story. Four years later she reprised the role in the iconic 1961 movie musical adaptation. D’Andrea was one of only six actors from the original ...

"West Side Story" isn't the happiest, most uplifting musical in the Broadway repertoire, but it just might be the best. It's certainly one of the most ambitious productions ever mounted by St ...

In a March cover story for Allure, the actor, 23, claimed that “white executives” asked her to prove her Latina heritage was “legit” during the casting process for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the ...

“When I was in the running for Maria in West Side Story, they kept calling to ask ... Past remakes of the 1949 Jermone Robbins musical have been viewed as controversial due to the casting ...