With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. This reimagining of "West Side Story" hits theaters on December 10. Rita Moreno, who played Anita in 1961, discussed with Ariana DeBose, who will play Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, about the. Silver Screen Collection/Getty The original 1961 cast includes Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris. West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. The director noted that as many Puerto Rican actors and dancers were hired for the film as possible and the role of Anybodys, originally described as a "tomboy" and played by female actor Susan Oakes, was given a non-binary identity in Spielberg's film and played by transgender and non-binary actor Iris Menas. Spielberg told "20/20" that for his new adaptation of "West Side Story," he and his team took special care to represent all marginalized communities better "because it's important that representation be authentic to return the piece to the integrity that I think it deserves." Watch West Side Story now on Disney+ Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Tony.
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In her " 20/20" interview, Moreno also recalled how she tried to speak out against the brownface used to darken actors' skin on the set of the original film, but she wasn't heard. In June 2021, she told "Good Morning America" that she found the original lyrics to be "quite disparaging to Puerto Rico" and explained that lyricist Stephen Sondheim had ultimately changed the lyric "not knowing" of her concerns, which made it possible for her to do the film. She told the hosts of "The View" about it during a December 1 appearance on the show. Available for sale from Fahey/Klein Gallery, Phil Stern, Rita Moreno During a Rehearsal for West Side Story (1961), Archival Pigment Print, 40 × 60 in.
This isn't the first time Moreno has recalled the original offensive lyric and how it almost turned her off the film entirely.
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