Rachel Zegler said her ethnic background was put into question during the casting process for "West Side Story," during which ...

Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed Velma, the Jet girl, in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and the ...

West Side Story, a modern Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of gang violence, is a powerful and timeless musical. The music was composed by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by ...

She played the Jet girl Velma in the iconic musical productions, then was an acting teacher for many years in New York and Hollywood.

In his memoir, Laurents recalled the moment “East Side Story” became “West Side Story”: when he read a news headline that blared, “More Mayhem from Chicano Gangs.” Thus, Robbins ...