Published 15:53 IST, January 25th 2021

'West Side Story' cast list of the lead characters and supporting roles

'West Side Story' cast: A complete list of the lead characters and supporting roles in the musical. Read on to know more information and details.

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West Side Story is an upcoming American romantic musical drama directed by Steven Spielberg. musical is an aptation of 1957 Broway musical of same name and was loosely based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Here is a complete list of West Side Story cast that will release soon this year.

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Cast of West Side Story

Ansel Elgort as Tony

Ansel Elgort will be seen in male le role in musical. He will portray character of Tony, who will fall in love member of rival gang. ir love will t be approved by eir gang members. Tony’s character is most likely based on Romeo from Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet.

Rachel Zegler as Maria

Rachel Zegler will be seen portraying le role of Maria in musical. Her role is based on Juliet’s character from Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. She will fall in love with character of Tony, who will be from a different ethnic background.

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West Side Story characters in supporting roles

Like in play Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story has two rival gangs who belong to two different ethnicities. y shall t approve of Tony and Maria’s love for each or because of ir rivalry. Here is a list of supporting cast for musical.

  • Ariana DeBose as Anita
  • Davis Alvarez as Bernardo
  • Mike Faist as Riff
  • Corey Stoll as Police Lieutenant Schrank
  • Brian d'Arcy James as Police Sergeant Krupke
  • Rita More as Valentina
  • Curtiss Cook as Abe

Jets

  • Kevin Csolak as Diesel
  • Ezra Menas as Anybodys
  • Ben Cook as Mouthpiece
  • Sean Harrison Jones as Action
  • Patrick Higgins as Baby John
  • Paloma Garcia-Lee as Graziella
  • Mdie Ziegler as Velma

Sharks

  • Josh Andrés Rivera as Chi
  • Ana Isabelle as Rosalia
  • Julius Anthony Rubio as Quique
  • Ricardo Zayas as Chago
  • Sebastian Serra as Braulio
  • Carlos Sánchez Falú as Pipo

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Plot

plot of musical explores forbidden love and rivalry between two teen street gangs, Jets and Sharks. two gangs belong to different ethnic backgrounds. A report in Variety suggests that film will release on December 10th, 2021.

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15:53 IST, January 25th 2021