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West Side Story Cast 2021 Vs. Original Actors 1961

West Side Story CAST Then & Now (1961 - 2021)

West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The feuding families become...

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Beymer played Tony, the male lead in 1961's West Side Story, who falls in love with Maria after their first encounter. Prior to the musical film, he appeared in 1959's The Diary of Anne Frank.
As the day progresses, Tony, Maria, Anita, Bernardo and the Sharks, and Riff and the Jets anticipate the coming nights' events (“Tonight Quintet and Chorus”).
Ultimately, Richard Beymer won the part of Tony. Natalie Wood was filming Splendor in the Grass with Warren Beatty and was involved with him romantically off-screen. The producers were not considering her for the role of Maria at that time.
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