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Original-Cin Q&A: David Alvarez, West Side Story's 'Tough Guy' Bernardo, is a Nice Guy from Montreal

Original-Cin Q&A: David Alvarez, West Side Story's 'Tough Guy' Bernardo, is a Nice Guy from Montreal

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 10, 2021Steven Spielberg, West Side Story, David Alvarez, Ariana Dabose, Canadians in Hollywood, Stephen Sondheim Comment

West Side Story: Spielberg's First Musical Has Moves, Energy and Heightened Storytelling

West Side Story: Spielberg's First Musical Has Moves, Energy and Heightened Storytelling

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 8, 2021West Side Story, Steven Spielberg, 1957 Broadway hit, Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Movie musicals return, Justin Peck, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno Comments