West Side Story
Disney boss Jeffrey Katzenberg once tried to sell the maestro on a new version of Bernstein's iconic musical — and it did not go well.
The Oscar winner hailed Broadway's recent push to feature more diverse talent on stage and behind the scenes in her opening monologue.
Zegler will play Lucy Gray Baird in “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes."
The "West Side Story" actor previously revealed she'd been left off the ceremony's guest list despite starring in a movie with seven nominations.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The "West Side Story" star turned visibly emotional as she acknowledged the historic significance of her win in her acceptance speech.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited Zegler to be a presenter at the Oscars after word got around that she didn't get a ticket.
Ahmed sits down with Harvey Evans and Bert Michaels, original Jets from "West Side Story" to discuss their memoir "Our Story: Jets & Sharks, Then and Now" as told by the cast members from the movie.
Zegler plays the lead role as Maria in Steven Spielberg's film musical revival, which is nominated for seven Academy Awards.
"I’ve been on Broadway... like, the sidewalk,” McKinnon deadpanned,
Steven Spielberg's "corrective" is a misallocated effort, when there are deeper ways he could use his power to correct decades of Latinx erasure on screen.