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  1. www.imdb.com › title › tt0055614West Side Story (1961) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

    West Side Story (1961) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. ... music conductor / musical supervisor

  2. stageagent.com › shows › musicalWest Side Story (Musical) Characters | StageAgent

    Tenor, Baritone, Bass. Shark Girls. Female. Ensemble. Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto. Guide written by. Rebecca Ballenger. Sarah Sapperstein. West Side Story characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_Side_StoryWest Side Story - Wikipedia

    West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet , the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial , blue-collar neighborhood.

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  5. people.com › movies › west-side-story-1961-movie'West Side Story' Cast: Where Are They Now? - People.com

    • Natalie Wood as Maria
    • Richard Beymer as Tony
    • Russ Tamblyn as Riff
    • Rita Moreno as Anita
    • George Chakiris as Bernardo
    • William Bramley as Officer Krupke

    Wood played the lead female character of Maria in 1961's West Side Story. Maria is compared to Shakespeare's Juliet who falls in love with Tony's Romeo. She's the younger sister of Bernardo, who's head of the Puerto Rican Sharks, yet finds herself at a controversial crossroad because Tony leads the rival Jets gang. Wood shot to stardom at age 16 fo...

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    Beymer played Tony, the male lead in 1961's West Side Story, who falls in love with Maria after their first encounter. Prior to the musical film, he appeared in 1959's The Diary of Anne Frank. Beymer has over 60 acting credits to his name, with his revived role of Benjamin Horne in the 2017 reboot of Twin Peaksbeing one of them. He drifted away fro...

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    Tamblyn played the snappy, tough guy and Jet leader Riff in 1961's West Side Story. This role wasn't what he intended to play when he first auditioned. "I auditioned for the part of Tony in the movie, and I didn't get that part," Tamblyn told AntennaTV. "They offered me the part of Riff, and I took it!" He added, "Oddly enough, I've never gotten an...

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    Moreno played the unforgettable, Oscar-winning role of Anita, Maria's best friend, in 1961's West Side Story. She has had an impressive career and even plays a part in Spielberg's film (although she did not revive her role). Per the Hollywood Reporter, Moreno served as "both an actress and an executive producer — a role that's intended to help guid...

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    Chakiris played Bernardo, leader of the Sharks, in 1961's West Side Story. The Oscar-winning actor received the 1962 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role. Chakiris appeared in multiple projects following the hugely successful musical, such as 1962's Two and Two Make Six (where he played the lead),Diamond Head (1962), Kings of the Su...

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    Bramley made his film debut as Officer Krupke in 1961's West Side Story, the character that served as the inspiration for the comedic song "Gee, Officer Krupke." Following his West Side Story stint, Bramley took on a number of TV and movie projects with credits including 1963's The Thrill of It All and 1968's Madigan. The actor played another lead ...

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  6. www.thewrap.com › west-side-story-cast-characters‘West Side Story’ Cast & Character Guide: Who Plays Who in ...

    • Adam Chitwood
    • Rachel Zegler as Maria. 20-year-old actress Rachel Zegler, a relatively newcomer, fills the role of Maria, a young Puerto Rican girl who falls in love with Tony.
    • Ansel Elgort as Tony. Ansel Elgort, best known for roles in films like “Baby Driver” and “The Fault in Our Stars,” fills the role of Tony a former member of the gang known as the Jets.
    • Ariana DeBose as Anita. Ariana DeBose, a Tony-nominated actress with Broadway cred who also appeared in the Netflix musical “The Prom,” plays the role of Anita who is Maria’s best friend.
    • David Alvarez as Bernardo. Tony-winning actor David Alvarez, who appeared in Broadway’s “Billy Elliot,” plays Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, older brother of Maria and boyfriend of Anita.

  7. www.broadway.com › shows › west-side-storyWest Side Story - Broadway | Cast | Broadway.com

    Mar 9, 2020 · West Side Story Cast List on Broadway.com, the most comprehensive source for Broadway Shows, Broadway Tickets and Broadway Information. Click here to buy West Side Story tickets today!

  8. www.townandcountrymag.com › leisure › arts-andWhere Are The Cast of the Original 1961 West Side Story Now?

    Dec 11, 2021 · Along with his West Side Story co-star Richard Beymer, Tamblyn was cast in a key role in David Lynch's 1990 TV series Twin Peaks, where he plays eccentric physician Dr. Lawrence Jacoby.

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