(RNS) — 'West Side Story' has a back story — and it is not pretty. (RNS) — I admit it. As I sat in the darkened theater watching Steven Spielberg’s new adaptation of “West Side Story ...

I was at the original production of "West Side Story." I can't say that I saw ... a daring innovation — but either they were villains ("Oklahoma!") or they were poignant secondary characters ...

It is easy to be snooty about remakes, and, in the case of Steven Spielberg’s new “West Side Story”, lots of ... which can defuse fears and make even villains consoling.

Steven Spielberg managed to get critics on board for his ambitious “West Side Story” remake. The moviegoing masses? Not so much. Over the weekend, Disney and 20th Century Studio’s ...

From Rachel Zegler to Ansel Elgort, meet the 2021 'West Side Story' cast compared to their 1961 counterparts West Side Story first graced the big screen in 1961. In 2021, Steven Spielberg became ...