Rita Moreno Says Tony Kushner's 'Dictionary Spanish' in Draft of West Side Story Script Was 'Horrific'
EntertainmentMoviesLike everything which once was popular, the Romeo and Juliet reimagining, West Side Story, has been given a second wind (and, as such, this blog will contain a lot of the word “Tony”). On Broadway, Tony-award winner Ivo van Hove will direct a theatrical revival set to begin in December 2019. Simultaneously, an awards-mongering film is in the works, written by playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America), directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Ansel Elgort, as Tony, a member of the Jets (the white gang whose rivals are the Puerto Rican Sharks).