Author: Borys Kit / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The ‘Baby Driver’ star has nabbed the male lead in the upcoming musical.
Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort has nabbed the male lead in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming take on West Side Story.
The actor will play Tony, a role first portrayed by Larry Kert in the original 1957 Broadway musical.
Richard Beymer played the part in the classic 1961 movie.Oscar-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner has written the adaptation of the musical originally penned by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein.
Spielberg has spent the better part of the year looking for stars for his movie, with actors needing to be able to sing, dance, and, of course, act their hearts out…
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