Director Steven Spielberg ("Ready Player One") continues looking for lead actors to star in his musical reboot of the 1961 gang warfare musical drama "West Side Story", with open casting calls in New York April 29, 2018 and in Orlando May 25, 2018:
The New York City open call is April 29, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the "Julia De Burgos Performance and Arts Center", 1680 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10029
The Florida casting call is in Orlando, May 5, 2018. Contact: Kristin Stark (Amblin Partners) 818-733-9685
Casting is seeking actors to play the musical's four leading roles: 'Maria' (18-20), 'Tony' (18-23), 'Bernardo' (20-24) and 'Anita' (20-24 years). All four actors must be able to sing. Maria, Anita and Bernardo must speak Spanish. Dancing experience is a plus.
The 1961 musical drama "West Side Story" starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, adapted the...
The New York City open call is April 29, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the "Julia De Burgos Performance and Arts Center", 1680 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10029
The Florida casting call is in Orlando, May 5, 2018. Contact: Kristin Stark (Amblin Partners) 818-733-9685
Casting is seeking actors to play the musical's four leading roles: 'Maria' (18-20), 'Tony' (18-23), 'Bernardo' (20-24) and 'Anita' (20-24 years). All four actors must be able to sing. Maria, Anita and Bernardo must speak Spanish. Dancing experience is a plus.
The 1961 musical drama "West Side Story" starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, adapted the...
- 4/28/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
One of Netflix’s biggest success stories this year is unquestionably directors Chapman and Maclain Way’s “Wild Wild Country” docuseries. Now, an official soundtrack is set to be released this fall on Western Vinyl Records, home to Dirty Projectors, Caroline Says and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, among other indie darlings, Variety has confirmed. The compilation includes most of the songs heard on the six-part epic, including standouts from such artists as Bill Callahan and Damien Jurado. Variety caught up with Wwc music supervisor Chris Swanson to find out more about the music selection process behind the hit series.
How did you first get approached for the project? Did you pitch for it, or did the directors come to you?
I didn’t pitch for it, I was a big fan of the directors’ last movie [‘The Battered Bastards of Baseball’], which was also on Netflix. Great storytelling and I loved the score,...
How did you first get approached for the project? Did you pitch for it, or did the directors come to you?
I didn’t pitch for it, I was a big fan of the directors’ last movie [‘The Battered Bastards of Baseball’], which was also on Netflix. Great storytelling and I loved the score,...
- 4/18/2018
- by Charlie Amter
- Variety Film + TV
It looks like Naya Rivera hopes to nab a key role in the new West Side Story reboot and she's giving fans a sneak peek of what they can expect to see if she gets the part. Steven Spielberg plans to direct the remake of the hit 1961 romantic musical film about rival NYC gangs, based on a 1957 Broadway show, and a casting call was posted in January. In a video posted on Instagram on Saturday, Rivera performs part of the song "America," a group showstopper led by Puerto Rican character Anita. "@unitedtalentagency file was too big to send via email for my audition. Thought I'd try it this way," wrote the actress, who is half Puerto Rican, referencing the talent...
- 3/18/2018
- E! Online
According to a new casting call, director Steven Spielberg is looking for lead actors to star in his musical reboot of the 1961 musical drama "West Side Story", about gang warfare in New York City, that will start shooting after he completes "Indiana Jones 5" starring Harrison Ford:
Casting is seeking actors to play the musical's four leading roles: 'Maria' (18-20), 'Tony' (18-23), 'Bernardo' (20-24) and 'Anita' (20-24 years). All four actors must be able to sing. Maria, Anita and Bernardo must speak Spanish.
The 1961 musical drama "West Side Story" was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, adapting the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris. The film won 10 Acadmy Awards, including 'Best Picture'.
"...set in the 'Upper West Side' neighborhood of New York City in the mid 1950's,...
Casting is seeking actors to play the musical's four leading roles: 'Maria' (18-20), 'Tony' (18-23), 'Bernardo' (20-24) and 'Anita' (20-24 years). All four actors must be able to sing. Maria, Anita and Bernardo must speak Spanish.
The 1961 musical drama "West Side Story" was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, adapting the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris. The film won 10 Acadmy Awards, including 'Best Picture'.
"...set in the 'Upper West Side' neighborhood of New York City in the mid 1950's,...
- 1/30/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Rosie O'Donnell waited seven years to see a pet project of hers make it to the small screen, and "America," her Lifetime telefilm that premieres Saturday, likely will have been worth the wait, at least according to the creative and executive talent attending a Paley Center panel Tuesday night.
The two-hour movie, which navigates the U.S. foster care system and the problems youth face when they are aged out of the system at 18, will make an "impact on the foster care system; millions of women will make a difference because that’s what women do," Lifetime Networks executive vp entertainment JoAnn Alfano said introducing the pic.
Following the screening, O'Donnell shared "America's" story to the screen -- from being handed E.R. Frank’s book in 2002 by an intern on her former talk show before leaving for a flight to L.A. to adapting the teleplay in four days...
The two-hour movie, which navigates the U.S. foster care system and the problems youth face when they are aged out of the system at 18, will make an "impact on the foster care system; millions of women will make a difference because that’s what women do," Lifetime Networks executive vp entertainment JoAnn Alfano said introducing the pic.
Following the screening, O'Donnell shared "America's" story to the screen -- from being handed E.R. Frank’s book in 2002 by an intern on her former talk show before leaving for a flight to L.A. to adapting the teleplay in four days...
- 2/25/2009
- by By Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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