What makes Anita of “West Side Story” so iconic? “She’s a beacon of self-respect and agency. She speaks her mind. Those kinds of characters were typically described as ‘difficult women,’” says Ariana ...

Ariana DeBose portrays Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, a role which won Rita Moreno an Oscar 60 years ago Rita Moreno says it was "so bizarre" to watch Ariana DeBose bring new life to the ...

There was a moment when Ariana DeBose was auditioning for the role of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s new film version of “West Side Story” when she knew her life was going to change. DeBose, who grew up ...

Picture this: a 10-year-old Steven Spielberg belting out “Gee, Officer Krupke” at the dinner table. His parents had bought the cast album of the original 1957 Broadway musical “West Side Story,” but ...