West Side Story

…script for Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story (2021). In addition, Kushner authored the children’s book Brundibar (2003; illustrated by Maurice Sendak) and coedited (with Alisa Solomon) the essay collection Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2003). He received the National Medal of Arts in 2013.

Spielberg’s next film, West Side Story (2021), marked his first foray into musicals. Although based on a successful stage production and film, his adaptation earned praise for its reimagined take on the story of star-crossed lovers in 1957 New York City. Tony Kushner wrote the screenplay, while choreographer…

…classic Romeo and Juliet-inspired musical West Side Story in 2021. She took on the role of Anita, girlfriend of the main antagonist, Sharks gang leader Bernardo Vasquez. In a 2022 interview with Deadline, DeBose talked about building up her confidence to play Anita:

…appeared in Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed remake of West Side Story, and two years later she joined an all-star cast—that included Jane Fonda, Sally Field, and Lily Tomlin—in 80 for Brady, a comedy about a group of friends whose love for the New England Patriots and star quarterback Tom Brady leads…