West Side Story
Carole D’Andrea, ‘West Side Story’ Actress on Stage and Screen, Dies at 87
She played the Jet girl Velma in the iconic musical productions, then was an acting teacher for many years in New York and Hollywood.
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LA Opera’s 40th Season Will Begin With ‘West Side Story’
James Conlon will conduct that classic as well as productions of ‘Falstaff’ and ‘The Magic Flute’ as he concludes his 20-year run as music director.
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10 Movie Musicals That Won Best Picture at the Oscars
'West Side Story,' 'The Sound of Music' and 'Chicago' are among the films that have won the Academy's top prize.
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Mike Faist Explains How Zendaya’s Cameras Led Him to ‘The Bikeriders’
The actor plays real-life photographer Danny Lyon in the feature, and took some inspiration from former co-star Zendaya's habit of photographing her sets.
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Tony Mordente, Original ‘West Side Story’ Actor on Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
Chita Rivera's ex-husband also served as a choreographer on Broadway and as a director on such TV shows as ‘Rhoda,’ ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ ‘7th Heaven’ and M*A*S*H.’
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Demi Moore Offers Support to Chopard Honorees Mike Faist, Sophie Wilde at Cannes Gala: “You Don’t Have to Do It Alone”
Star of competition title 'The Substance,' Moore offered gratitude to her host Chopard: "There's no other place where you can show up and they bring jewels to your door every day."
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Walter Mirisch, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Dies at 101
He served as Academy president for four terms in the 1970s and is the only person to receive the best picture prize and the Thalberg and Hersholt awards.
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LGBTQ Representation in Film Rises While Racial Diversity and Screen Time Decline, Per GLAAD Report
GLAAD released its Studio Responsibility Index that tracks "quantity, quality and diversity" of LGBTQ characters in films and found that projects from Lionsgate and Paramount didn't feature any characters.
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Why ‘Do Revenge’ Star Talia Ryder Never Needed to Be Part of the Cool Crowd
The 20-year-old rising star, who broke out in abortion drama 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' tells The Hollywood Reporter about working with Steven Spielberg and Olivia Rodrigo, plus the social media reaction to her make-out scene with Maya Hawke in the Netflix movie.
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Ariana DeBose to Star in Thriller ‘House of Spoils’ for Prime Video, Blumhouse
Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy will direct the Oscar-winning 'West Side Story' star as a chef opening her first restaurant on a remote estate.
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Is the “Untapped” Market of Saudi Arabia as Attractive to Hollywood Following Movie Bans?
After much fanfare in late 2017 when the kingdom revealed it was reopening movie theaters after more than three decades, recent bans of titles like 'Lightyear' and 'Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness' for featuring LGBTQ characters could have dampened box office expectations, but Hollywood isn’t giving up on the country just yet.
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Oscars Snubs: ‘Belfast,’ ‘West Side Story’ Win Only One Award Each as ‘Power of the Dog’ Cinematographer Fails to Make History
Other high-profile nominees who went home empty-handed include 'Flee,' which made history with its three nominations last month, and song nominees Beyonce and Diane Warren, who has yet to win an Oscar despite 13 nominations.
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