#westsidestory — Public Fediverse posts

#BehindTheScenes
#WestSideStory (1961)
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

#RitaMoreno takes a quick smoke break between takes.

🎥 Rita Moreno accepts the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1962 for her role as Anita in West Side Story at the 34th Academy Awards - a ceremony she almost didn't attend! 🎥

#ritamoreno #westsidestory #bestsupportingactress #academyawards #theoscars #acceptancespeech #oscarhistory #film #filmhistory #rockhudson

"A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical #WestSideStory, with music by #LeonardBernstein and lyrics by #StephenSondheim. In the musical, the song is sung by the characters Anita and Maria. For the #originalBroadwayCastRecording, the song was performed by #ChitaRivera (Anita) and #CarolLawrence (Maria). In the #1961FilmVersion the roles were played by #RitaMoreno and #NatalieWood, but the songs were dubbed by #BettyWand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64kBhfAHaJs

#OnThisDay in 1931, #RitaMoreno, Puerto Rican #singer, #dancer and #actress (#WestSideStory), born in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
#HappyBirthday #94 🎉🎊🎁🎈🎂

#OnThisDay in 1931, #RitaMoreno, Puerto Rican #singer, #dancer and #actress (#WestSideStory), born in Humacao, Puerto Rico. 🎀🍰✧˚ ༘ ⋆｡♡˚
#HappyBirthday #93