Star Rachel Zegler recalls being consistently questioned about her Latina identity when auditioning for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story.

"I kept thinking, 'Do you want me to bring my abuelita in?'" the "Snow White" actress and singer says of her experience.

More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it's back, and mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest ...

A new, Jewish-led adaptation of the musical hits theaters, as cultural conversations around identity and representation have shifted dramatically since the original show. (JTA) — In 1955 ...

Zegler recalled the unsettling experience of being forced to prove your heritage to a room full of white executives.

Shebbear College has earned rave reviews and a standing ovation after its senior school production of West Side Story dazzled ...

Rachel Zegler has opened up about the struggle to feel secure in her Latina identity when being cast in her breakout role as Maria in Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of the 1961 musical film "West Side ...

Carole D’Andrea, who portrayed Velma, the Jet girl, in the original 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story and the iconic 1961 film adaptation, has passed away at the age of 87. According ...

Leonard – or 'Lenny' – Bernstein was an American composer, conductor and pianist who had a long and varied musical career. When he was very young, Bernstein first heard someone playing a piano ...