His mastery of technique is thrilling; I gave my heart to this poignant American fairytale of doomed love.
Do the cast of West Side Story sing live? Changing times But musicals with serious themes are now par for the course.
In another nod to the beneficial effects of his incarceration, Tony explains to Maria that he saw the Cloisters for the first time from the window of the bus that was taking him to prison.
Moreno described shooting the scene where Valentina saves Anita as particularly difficult, due to her own well-documented experiences with sexual assault in Hollywood, as well as the surreal challenge of saving a character she played six decades prior.