it was just that when i met with our casting director who did just an amazing job at putting together the cast for us for enough selection for me to be able to select from the first thing i said was every single shark, boy and girl, needs to come from the latin communities without fail. because i m never going to say that anything that happened with the robert wise 61 film was a mistake, it is what do you know and what are you responsible for in the era that you are making your movies? what is your level of consciousness about what is going on in any single era of all the decades since films began? i m not saying that we did anything as a countermeasure to that movie, but many, many productions of west side story have very multiracial cast where the sharks are played by talent, the kind of kids who can sing and dance and that is all that qualifies them.
when she? it was just that. that was our casting director who did just an amazing job at putting together the cast for us for enough selection for me to be able to select from. the first thing i said was every single shark, boy and girl, needs to come from the latin communities without fail. because i m never going to say that anything that happened with the robert wise 61 film was a mistake, it is what do you know and what are you responsible for in the era that you are making your movies? what is your level of consciousness about what is going on in any single era of all the decades since films began? i m not saying that we did anything as a countermeasure to that movie, but many, many productions of west side story have very multiracial cast where the sharks are played by talent, the kind of kids who can sing and dance and that is all that qualifies them. we just wanted for this movie
# whatever time the deed took place, macavity wasn t there. | but hollywood continues to see a ready made cinema audience from these shows. after months of delays, it has been announced that cynthia erivo and ariana grande will star in the adaptation of the wizard of oz prequel, wicked. before covid, broadway was making gazillions of dollars and shows like hamilton and dear evan hansen and wicked and the lion king were as popular as any movie or tv series and i think hollywood has discovered how much money these shows make, how popular not only in new york, but around the world. the critical acclaim this west side story is receiving could further underline the importance of the crossover relationship between stages and film. and after the challenges of the pandemic, interest from audiences would certainly be something to shout, not just sing about.
which was described as ridiculous by the stage show s composer, andrew lloyd webber. # whatever time the deed took| place, macavity wasn t there #. but hollywood continues to see a ready made cinema audience from these shows. after months of delays, it has been announced that cynthia erivo and ariana grande will star in the adaptation of the wizard of oz prequel, wicked. before covid, broadway was making gazillions of dollars and shows like hamilton and dear evan hansen and wicked and the lion king were as popular as any movie or tv series and i think hollywood has discovered how much money these shows make, how popular not only in new york, but around the world. the critical acclaim this west side story is receiving could further underline the importance of the crossover relationship between stages and film. and after the challenges of the pandemic, interest from audiences would certainly be something to shout, not just sing about.
population coming from puerrto rico and actually chasing down the american dream and holding jobs, whereas thejets didn t hold jobs, they were kind of homeless. they only had each other. but the sharks were on their way to real careers and real lives here and that was very obvious in the 57 broadway show, but we have such bigger issues today. tony kushner wrote the screenplay, adapted the script from the play, tony and i both felt that this was the time to reintroduce it to an entirely new generation who perhaps had never heard of west side story. we thought the messages were so relevant to our time and to the generation that my kids are working their way through, that we felt that this was the right time to reimagine west side story. how evident are stephen sondheim s talents in your film? because in a way it must be very tough for you right now, you must miss him being with you as you launch yourfilm. it was devastating,