Directed by Academy Award( r) winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award( r) win Tony Kushner, “West Side Story” tells the classic fib of raging rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. This reimagining of the beloved musical aces Ansel Elgort( Tony ); Rachel Zegler( Maria ); Ariana DeBose( Anita ); David Alvarez( Bernardo ); Mike Faist( Riff ); Josh Andres Rivera( Chino ); Ana Isabelle( Rosalia ); Corey Stoll( Lieutenant Schrank ); Brian d’Arcy James( Officer Krupke ); and Rita Moreno( as Valentina, who owns the corner store in which Tony wields ). Moreno- one of only 3 masters to be status with Academy( r ), Emmy( r ), GRAMMY( r ), Tony( r) and Peabody Awards- also suffices as one of the film’s executive producers.

Bringing together the best of both Broadway and Hollywood, the film’s artistic unit includes Kushner, who likewise helps as an exec farmer; Tony Award( r) win Justin Peck, who choreographed the musical multitudes in the film; renowned Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor and GRAMMY Award( r) champion Gustavo Dudamel, who helmed records of the iconic orchestrate; Academy Award( r) -nominated composer and conductor David Newman( “Anastasia” ), who set the score; Tony Award( r) -winning composer Jeanine Tesori( “Fun Home, ” “Thoroughly Modern Millie” ), who supervised the shed on vocals; and Grammy( r) -nominated music overseer Matt Sullivan( “Beauty and the Beast, ” “Chicago” ), who served as manager music make for the film. The cinema is produced by Spielberg, Academy Award( r) -nominated producer Kristie Macosko Krieger and Tony Award( r) -winning producer Kevin McCollum. “West Side Story” has been adapted for the screen from the original 1957 Broadway show, with work by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, texts by Stephen Sondheim and concept, tendency and choreography by Jerome Robbins.

From 20 th Century Studios, The Walt Disney Company will release “West Side Story” in U.S. theaters on December 10, 2021.

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