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West Side Story (2021) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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West Side Story (1961) cast and crew credits, including...
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West Side Story: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Ansel...
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- Tony
- Maria
- Bernardo
- Anita
- Riff
- Valentina
- Officer Krupke
- Lieutenant Schrank
- Jets Ensemble
- Sharks Ensemble
Previously a Jet leader, Tony has left the gang lifestyle in the beginning of the film and is now Valentina’s employee. Tony is a romantic young man who, after being asked by Riff to go to a neighborhood dance to stand up to Bernardo with the rest of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, making him the musical’s Romeo. In Spielberg's version, he is s...
Maria is a teenage girl who just moved to America from Puerto Rico for her arranged marriage to her brother’s friend Chino; she is the story’s Juliet. However, when going out to a neighborhood dance she instead falls in love with Tony, placing them both at the center of the conflict between the Jets and the Sharks. Romantic, idealistic, and craving...
The leader of the Sharks and Maria’s older brother, Bernardo is proud, strong, and looking to carve a place in the Upper West Side for himself and the rest of the Sharks. Bernardo faces a lot of discrimination from the police and Jets alike because he is Puerto Rican, but this also leads him to be protective of his friends and family, and as a resu...
Anita is Bernardo’s girlfriend, and Maria’s best friend and confidant. She is feisty and assertive, frequently challenging Bernardo on his overprotective nature in regards to Maria, and his activity with the Sharks. Not only this, she juxtaposes Bernardowith her desire to make a life in America as Bernardo still partly longs for life in Puerto Rico...
Riff is the current leader of the Jets and is also Tony’s best friend, with the two of them having an almost brotherly relationship. As the Sharks’ headstrong leader he wants to protect Lincoln Square and San Juan Hill, where this version of the story takes place, from being taken over by the Sharks at any cost. His aggressive tendencies stem from ...
A new character created by Spielberg for the film, Valentina replaces the role of Doc in the original musical and 1961 film. She is Doc’s widow who has taken over running his store, where Tony is employed, and her relationship with Doc acts as a parallelto Tony and Maria as she is also Puerto Rican whereas Doc is white. Though she doesn’t seem to s...
Officer Krupke is the local beat police officer who works under Lieutenant Schrank and futilely tries to keep the Jets and Sharks in line. He often makes empty threats to the gang members to stop them from acting out, but this leads to him being mocked by the Jets because his bark tends to be worse than his bite. Brian d’Arcy James has a plethora o...
A plainclothes police detective lieutenant and superior to Officer Krupke, Lieutenant Schrank tries to break up the fighting between the Sharks and the Jets, but is just as prejudiced against the Sharks as the Jets are (though he doesn’t particularly like the Jets either). He is obstinate, bigoted, and callous and gets enjoyment from riling up the ...
Rounding out the Jets gang is 26 incredibly talented performers, but here are a few to keep an eye out for. A significant character change comes in the character of Anybodys, who has been changed from a tomboy to being a transgender man desperate to join the Jets, and will be played by nonbinary actor Iris Menas. Among the men are acting veteran Be...
Among the 26 actors making up the Sharks ensemble, there are quite a few big broadway and performing arts names among the cast. Chino, Maria's arranged fiancé, is being played by Josh Andrés Rivera, who was in the Hamilton ensemble for two years prior to making his film debut. You can also find So You Think You Can Dance Season 11 winner Ricky Ubed...
- Isabel Cervantes
- Kelsie Gibson
- Maria: Natalie Wood and Rachel Zegler. Natalie Wood originally played Maria in the 1961 film. Even though the late Oscar-nominated actress had many notable roles throughout her career, including Miracle on 34th Street, Splendor in the Grass and Gypsy, her part in West Side Story is often regarded as one of her greatest.
- Tony: Richard Beymer and Ansel Elgort. Richard Beymer originally played Tony in the 1961 classic, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations for most promising newcomer and best actor in a comedy or musical.
- Riff: Russ Tamblyn and Mike Faist. After roles in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Peyton Place, which earned him an Oscar nomination in 1958, Tamblyn (yes, Amber Tamblyn's dad) played Riff, the leader of the Jets gang.
- Anita: Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose. Moreno famously played Anita, Bernardo's girlfriend and Maria's best friend, in 1961's West Side Story. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role (though she's since expressed regrets over the skin-darkening makeup she had to wear).
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Mar 2, 2022 · Who's in the West Side Story cast—then and now? Take a look at who played Tony, Maria, Anita and more in the original 1961 movie and who's playing those roles in the 2021 remake.
Dec 2, 2021 · A complete cast and character guide for Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed musical West Side Story, starring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler.
West Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner. The second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical of the same name , [9] [10] it stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in her film debut with Ariana DeBose , David Alvarez , Mike Faist , and ...
