West Side Story (2021 film)
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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, it stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in her film debut with Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, and Rita Moreno in supporting roles. Moreno, who starred in the 1961 film adaptation, also served as an executive producer alongside Kushner. The film features music composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Justin Peck created the film's new choreography while paying homage to the original choreography by Jerome Robbins.
Gustavo Dudamel, pictured here in 2009, conducted the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic during the film's recording sessions.
The film held its Los Angeles premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on December 7, 2021.
David Alvarez (actor)
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David Alvarez is a Canadian dancer and actor, best known for being one of the original Billys in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical and becoming one of the youngest winners of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. He trained as a dancer with American Ballet Theatre and plays Bernardo in Steven Spielberg's 2021 film version of West Side Story.
Alvarez in 2012.