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West Side Story celebrates its 60th anniversary at the virtual TCM Classic Film Festival, Oscar winner George Chakiris reflects on his television career.
Libby Slate
The TCM annual Classic Film Festival, held virtually this year on the TCM network and HBO Max, launched May 6 with a 60th anniversary screening of West Side Story, the landmark 1961 Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical which set a Romeo and Juliet love story against the backdrop of rivalry between two New York City gangs, the white Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks.
The program includes a cast reunion conversation between George Chakiris as Bernardo, leader of the Sharks, Rita Moreno, Bernardo s fiery girlfriend Anita and Russ Tamblyn as Riff, leader of the Jets.