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The Washington Post regards his magnetic performance as West Side Story's "stand-out" as its chief film critic Ann Hornaday wrote "The revelation in this production, however, is Mike Faist, who is not only a gifted singer and dancer, but plays Jets gang leader Riff with just the right mix of spiky resentment, hair-trigger anger and loose-limbed ...
Dec 27, 2021 · In Steven Spielberg’s remake with a screenplay by Tony Kushner, the role of Riff is played by Mike Faist, a 29-year-old veteran of the New York stage. Faist earned a Tony Award nomination in ...
Dec 14, 2021 · The Tony nominee talks about his research, process, and expectations for the iconic role of Jets leader in the musical film adaptation. He reveals how he found inspiration from a Brooklyn Gang photography book and how he made Riff his own.
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Dec 15, 2021 · Mike Faist, who plays Riff in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, talks to Vulture about his experience, his character, and his future plans. He reveals how he lived in a van during the pandemic, how he felt about the film, and what he learned from Bruce Davidson's photos of 1950s gang members.
Dec 10, 2021 · It came after the shooting of an early scene, in which Mike Faist’s Riff and his Upper West Side gang, the Jets, splash paint on a mural of the Puerto Rican flag to antagonize the Sharks, their ...
Dec 16, 2021 · Mike Faist Reintroduces the Tragic Riff to a Modern Audience. On this week’s Little Gold Men, Faist talks working with Spielberg, recovering from Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen, and watching West ...
