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West Side Story (2021) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
West Side Story (1961) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
- 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...
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West Side Story: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
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Kevin Csolak as Diesel. Three of the Jets from the 1961 film of West Side Story — Harvey Evans, who portrayed Mouthpiece; Bert Michaels, who played Snowboy; and David Bean, who played Tiger—appear as extras. Andréa Burns, who played María in the 1992–1993 European Tour of the musical, appears as Fausta.
DIRECTED BY. Steven Spielberg. WRITING CREDITS (in alphabetical order) Tony Kushner... (screenplay) Arthur Laurents... (book) William Shakespeare... (reimagining) CAST. Rita Moreno ... Valentina. Ansel Elgort ... Tony. Corey Stoll ... Lieutenant Schrank. Maddie Ziegler ... Velma. Kyle Allen ... Jet. Rachel Zegler ... Maria. Brian d'Arcy James ...
