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Rachel Zegler shares a red carpet moment with director Steven Spielberg at the premiere of West Side Story held at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Monday night (November 29) in New York City.

The two were joined by Ariana DeBose, who plays Anita in the film, on the red carpet, as well as Steven‘s wife, Kate Capshaw.

Jessica Capshaw, who is Kate‘s daughter, and her husband Christopher Gavigan, were also at the red carpet premiere.

The premiere and release of West Side Story has been a highly anticipated one, after a year delay due to the pandemic.

The film centers on Maria and Tony, two teens from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

West Side Story will be out on December 10.

FYI: Rachel wore a Dior dress, Jimmy Choo shoes and antique Edwardian period jewelry from Gray & Davis. Ariana is wearing Michael Kors Collection.

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Ansel Elgort keeps close to girlfriend Violetta Komyshan for the premiere of his new movie, West Side Story, held at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Monday (November 29) in New York City.

The longtime couple looked stunning on the red carpet as they joined more of Ansel‘s co-stars for the premiere event.

The new rendition of West Side Story was originally supposed to be released in December of 2020, but due to the pandemic, will now be released this December.

Ansel, who has been scarce from social media for a little while, recently returned to promote the movie wearing Ralph Lauren Purple Label.

If you’re unfamiliar, the movie tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City.

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A brand new look at West Side Story was just released!

Fans can get an inside look at director Steven Spielberg‘s new adaptation of the 1961 movie, as well as check out two new posters, featuring Ansel Elgort as Tony, Rachel Zegler as Maria, Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernando.

“I’m just so proud and so honored that I got this shot late in my career,” Steven shared in the clip.

The new movie will focus on two teens from rival New York City gangs who fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

West Side Story, which will also star original actor Rita Moreno, is set to premiere in theaters on December 10.

Watch the new clip below, and check out another trailer here!

The 2020 Tony Awards ceremony was a homecoming for legendary actress Chita Rivera.

The 88-year-old actress appeared at the event to present the award for Best Musical alongside composer Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sunday (September 26) at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

Chita originated the role of Anita in the classic musical West Side Story and the musical actually played at the Winter Garden Theatre in the 1950s. The production’s opening night was on September 26, 1957, which means Chita just returned to the same exact location 64 years later.

The new movie version of West Side Story will be hitting theaters in December and a brand new trailer was recently released.

Even though we’re in 2021, this is actually the 2020 Tony Awards because it’s the ceremony delayed from June 2020. The awards show will honor the best of Broadway’s 2019-20 season!

Paramount+ will stream the two-hour Tony Awards ceremony starting at 7pm ET and CBS will then air a two-hour primetime special, The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!, starting at 9pm ET. The primetime special will include performances from beloved classics and the three Best Musical nominees.

Ansel Elgort is making a return to social media.

The 27-year-old star posted his first post on Instagram in a long time on Saturday (September 25), and shared some words while promoting his upcoming West Side Story movie.

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The first full length trailer for West Side Story just debuted!

The movie musical, which is a remake of the Leonard Bernstein Broadway show, stars Ansel Elgort as Tony, Rachel Zegler as Maria, Ariana DeBose as Anita, David Alvarez as Bernardo, Rita Moreno as Valentina, Mike Faist as Riff, and more.

The movie tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. Steven Spielberg directs.

The film was originally supposed to be released in December of 2020, but due to the pandemic, will now be released on December 10, 2021. You can meet the full cast of the highly anticipated film right here.

Check out the trailer…

The ladies of West Side Story are stepping out for the 2021 Met Gala!

Actresses Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose were all smiles on the red carpet while arriving at the big fashion event held on Monday evening (September 13) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

For the event, Rachel, 20, sported a metallic gold dress while Ariana, 30, sparkled in a diamond-covered silver dress.

If you missed it, Rachel will be playing this Disney princess in a new movie!

The West Side Story remake directed by Steven Spielberg will be released on December 10. Check out the trailer here.

FYI: Rachel is wearing a Dior dress, along with Victoria’s Secret styling pieces from the recently launched Bare Infinity Flex collection. Ariana is wearing a Michael Kors dress.

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