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Rita Moreno, the star of original West Side Story film, has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's new adaptation of the classic Broadway musical
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Angels in America playwright Tony Kushner has penned the revival script. West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
The original was inspired by William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," and revolves around the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs. Spielberg, Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce the movie for Fox. Filming is set to begin in the summer of 2019.
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