"Betty mentions ""Wild Hogs"" in the airline scene. ""Wild Hogs"" is another Disney-related property, as the 2007 film is produced by Touchstone Pictures. In one scene Justin makes a reference to West Side Story; Rita Moreno starred in the 1961 film, and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in which she portrayed Anita. The title of the Episode, 'A Tree Grows in Guadalajara', hints to the 1945 film and book 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn', in which the film's main character, Francie Nolan, comes of age while working to support her family, which links with the story of"
"very stereotypical. One exception was her supporting role in the film version of ""The King and I"" as Tuptim. In 1961, Moreno landed the role of Anita in Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins' film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Broadway musical ""West Side Story"", which had been played by Chita Rivera on Broadway. Moreno won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for that role. After winning the Oscar, Moreno thought she would be able to continue to perform less stereotypical film roles, but was disappointed: Moreno had a major role in ""Summer and Smoke"" (1961), released"
"nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She starred in the musical films ""West Side Story"" (1961) and ""Gypsy"" (1962), and received Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in ""Splendor in the Grass"" (1961) and ""Love with the Proper Stranger"" (1963). Her career continued with films such as ""Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"" (1969). After this, she took a break from acting and had two children with different husbands, appearing in only three theatrical films during the 1970s. She was married to actor Robert Wagner, then to producer Richard Gregson, and then back"
"that ""West Side Story"" was nominated for the award. Preston, Cook and Burns also won. The long-running US national tour opened in 1958, starring Forrest Tucker as Hill and Joan Weldon as Marian. The original Australian production ran from March 5, 1960 to July 30, 1960 at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, and at the Tivoli Theatre in Sydney from December 13, 1960 to February 4, 1961. The first UK production opened at Bristol Hippodrome, transferring to London's West End at the Adelphi Theatre on March 16, 1961, starring Van Johnson, Patricia Lambert, C. Denier Warren, Ruth Kettlewell and Dennis"
"(1962) and ""The Sound of Music"" (1965). In 1961, teamed with Jerome Robbins, Wise won the Academy Award for Best Director for ""West Side Story"", which Wise also produced. Wise and Robbins were the first duo to share an Academy Award for directing. Wise won a second Oscar, for Best Picture, as the film's producer, ""West Side Story"" won ten out of its 11 Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (George Chakiris), Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno), Cinematography (color), Art/Set Decoration (color), Sound, Scoring of a Musical Picture, Editing, and Costume Design (color). It lost for Best Screenplay based"
"West Side Story (film) West Side Story is a 1961 American romantic musical tragedy film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play ""Romeo and Juliet"". It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and viewers, and became the second highest grossing film of the year"
"to win the award for the same film. Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise first accomplished this feat for co-directing 1961's ""West Side Story"". This was also the second time in Oscar history (the first being 1964's 37th Academy Awards) that none of the four acting winners was American. Daniel Day-Lewis became the eighth person to win Best Actor twice. Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard was the fifth person to win for a non-English speaking performance and the second person to do so in the aforementioned category, after Sophia Loren who won for 1961's ""Two Women"". Cate Blanchett became the eleventh"
"a scholarship. In 1951, Rivera accompanied a friend to the audition for the touring company of ""Call Me Madam"" and ended up winning the role herself. She followed this by landing roles in other Broadway productions such as ""Guys and Dolls"" and ""Can-Can"". In 1957, she was cast in the role which was destined to make her a Broadway star, the firebrand Anita in ""West Side Story"". (The role would bring fame and an Oscar to another Puerto Rican, Rita Moreno, in the 1961 film version). Rivera starred in a national tour of ""Can-Can"" and played the role of Nickie"
"supporting actor and actress. However, they were defeated by George Chakiris and Rita Moreno as part of the ""West Side Story"" sweep. The musical film wound up winning a total of ten Academy Awards including Best Picture. For the first time, two directors shared the award in the Directing category (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for ""West Side Story""). These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 34th Academy Awards The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California."
"Brittany Snow and Drake Bell. West Side Story (film) West Side Story is a 1961 American romantic musical tragedy film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play ""Romeo and Juliet"". It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and viewers, and became the second highest"
"the song now called ""Tonight"". Although it was not industry standard at the time, Nixon arranged to receive a small percentage of the royalties for sales of the soundtrack, which, as she did not receive credit for her performance on the album, she indicates helped ""salve any wounds"". All music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Vocal performers listed parenthetically after song title. West Side Story (soundtrack) West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film ""West Side Story"". Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the"
"Kenton version won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Recording by a Large Group. A still picture from the movie is the front cover of the Kenton LP. In 2009, photographer Mark Seliger re-created scenes from the film for magazine ""Vanity Fair"" called ""West Side Story Revisited"", using Camilla Belle as Maria, Ben Barnes as Tony, Jennifer Lopez as Anita, Rodrigo Santoro as Bernardo and Chris Evans as Riff. Portraying the Sharks are Minka Kelly, Jay Hernandez, Natalie Martinez, Brandon T. Jackson and Melonie Diaz. Portraying the Jets are Ashley Tisdale, Sean Faris, Robert Pattinson, Cam Gigandet, Trilby Glover,"
"""West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast)"". In the 1961 film, the song occurs at a pivotal point, after the rumble in which Tony (Richard Beymer) has stabbed Maria's brother, Bernardo (George Chakiris). Having nowhere else to go, Tony runs to Maria (Natalie Wood), who has just been told of her brother's death and who killed him. When Tony comes to her room through the balcony window, Maria, in shock, pounds against his chest. Realizing in spite of her anger that she still loves Tony, Maria begs him to hold her. After Maria cries out, ""It's not us...it's everything around us."""
"owned by Doris Day’s husband, Martin Melcher. Although the film was originally titled ""Pillow Talk"", according to a February 2, 1959 “Rambling Reporter” item in ""The Hollywood Reporter"", the title “displeased” the PCA, and was changed to ""Any Way the Wind Blows"". In August 1959, however, the original title was reinstated. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Doris Day), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Thelma Ritter), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Richard H. Riedel, Russell A. Gausman, Ruby R. Levitt) and Best Music, Scoring of"
"West Side Story (soundtrack) West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film ""West Side Story"". Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the longest run at No. 1 of any album in history, although some lists instead credit Michael Jackson's ""Thriller"", on the grounds that ""West Side Story"" was listed on a chart for stereo albums only at a time when many albums were recorded in mono. In 1962, it won a Grammy award for ""Best Sound Track Album – Original Cast"" and Johnny Richards orchestrations of the"
"""West Side Story"" in 1961), and Warren Beatty and Buck Henry (who were nominated for ""Heaven Can Wait"" in 1978). Only seven other directors have won three Oscars for the same film, a distinction the duo shares with Billy Wilder, James L. Brooks, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu. With eight Academy Award nominations for ""No Country for Old Men"", including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Film Editing the Coen brothers have tied the record for the most nominations by a single nominee (counting an ""established duo"" as one nominee) for the same film."
"a win, followed by Richard Burton with seven nominations. Both Kerr and O'Toole received honorary awards from the Academy, however. In 1954, Thelma Ritter co-hosted the Oscar ceremony, notably trading wisecracks with Bob Hope. Nominated Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Nominated for an Emmy (in 1956), as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the Goodyear Television Playhouse production of ""The Catered Affair"". Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for: Awarded Best Actress in a Musical (1957) for ""New Girl in Town"" in a rare tie (with her co-star, Gwen Verdon). Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 –"
"Lady Diana Spencer. In 1984, Leonard Bernstein decided to re-record the musical ""West Side Story"", conducting his own music for the first time. Generally known as the ""operatic version"", it starred Te Kanawa as Maria, José Carreras as Tony, Tatiana Troyanos as Anita, Kurt Ollmann as Riff, and Marilyn Horne as the offstage voice who sings ""Somewhere"". Te Kanawa was the first of the singers to join the project, and said at the time ""I couldn't believe it ... This was music I'd grown up with, music I'd always wanted to sing."" The album won a Grammy Award for Best"
"teaching, stating that ""I'm leaving the spotlight to make sure others find theirs"". In 2009, Olivo received a Tony Award for her performance as Anita in the Broadway revival of ""West Side Story"". She was also nominated for both a Drama Desk and an Outer Critic's Circle Award for her critically acclaimed performance as Anita. She earned her second Astaire Award nomination for Best Female Dancer for her performance in ""West Side Story"", after previously winning the same award in 2008 for her performance in ""In the Heights"". She was contracted with ""West Side Story"" at the Palace through 2010."
"Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre and recipient of an ""Obie Award"" for ""Lifetime Achievement in the Theater."" Colón debuted as an actress in ""Peloteros"" (Baseball Players), a film produced in Puerto Rico starring Ramón (Diplo) Rivero, in which she played the character of ""Lolita."" Rita Moreno played the role of ""Anita"" in the 1961, adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Broadway musical ""West Side Story"". She is the first Latin woman to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony. Puerto Rican women in the cinema industry have expanded their horizons beyond the field of acting. Such"
"(1957). She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1959 for the film ""Separate Tables"" (1958), as a lonely hotel manageress and mistress of Burt Lancaster. She remained uncompromising in her indifference to film stardom, as evidenced by her surprising reaction to her Oscar win: ""Never mind the honour, cold hard cash is what it means to me."" She received a BAFTA nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the domineering, possessive mother in ""Sons and Lovers"" (1960). She reprised her London stage role in the southern gothic ""Toys in the Attic"" (1963), which earned her a"
"to Paul and Nancy Krupin. She has a younger sister, Katie. Krupin graduated from Kennewick High School in 2006 and from the University of Southern California with a Major in Cinematic Arts—Critical Studies and a double minor in Musical Theatre and Philosophy in 2010. She currently resides in New York, NY. Krupin began performing in community theatres at a young age, and became a 5-time gold medalist and Adjudicators’ Choice at the Northwest Music Festival for her performances. StageSceneLA named her Best Featured Actress In A Musical in 2009 for her performance as Anita in West Side Story and Breakthrough"
"Wait"" tied for the most nominations with nine each. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on April 9. Best Director nominees Warren Beatty and Buck Henry became the second pair of directors nominated in that category for the same film; Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise had won for co-directing 1961's ""West Side Story"". Furthermore, Beatty was the first person since Orson Welles to earn acting, directing, producing, and screenwriting nominations in the same year. With Jon Voight and Jane Fonda's respective wins in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories, ""Coming Home"" was the fourth film to win"
"Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Charles Bickford. Young's win was considered an upset; everyone had expected Rosalind Russell to win for her Lavinia in ""Mourning Becomes Electra"". In 1963, a television series based on the film was produced, starring Inger Stevens, Cathleen Nesbitt and William Windom. Katie Holstrom (Loretta Young), a Swedish-American, leaves the family farm to go to nursing school in Capitol City. Barn painter Adolph Petree (Rhys Williams), who had completed a job for Katie's father, offers her a ride, but robs her of her money. Katie, refusing to ask her family for help, goes to"
"During the May 8, 2010 matinee performance of ""West Side Story"", Olivo broke her foot. Anita standby Natalie Cortez performed the role until the show's closure. Olivo took part in the world premiere of ""By The Way, Meet Vera Stark"" at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, the play ""draws upon the screwball films of the 1930s to take a funny and irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood."" On July 13, 2016, it was announced that Olivo would star as Angelica Schuyler in the Chicago production of ""Hamilton"". Olivo had a recurring role in"
"Wood read opposite him as Maria as a favor because she had been practicing with him. The producers fell in love with the idea of Wood as Maria but did not cast Beatty. Jill St. John, Audrey Hepburn, Diane Baker, Valerie Harper, Elizabeth Ashley, and Suzanne Pleshette were among the many actresses who lobbied for the role of Maria in the film. However, Hepburn later withdrew because she became pregnant. ""West Side Story"" holds a 94% ""Certified fresh"" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 62 reviews for an average rating of 8.3/10; the site's critical consensus states: ""Buoyed by Robert"
"of ""West Side Story"". ""A Boy Like That""/""I Have a Love"" is a duet with Caroline O'Connor, who played Anita. Somewhere – The Songs of Sondheim and Bernstein Somewhere – The Songs of Sondheim and Bernstein is the third studio album by Australian singer Marina Prior featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The album is a tribute to the work of Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein. In 1994, Prior starred as Maria in an Australian production of the musical ""West Side Story"" and won an Australian Variety Artists Mo Awards (MO) Award for 'Best Female Music Theatre Performer' for this role. The"
"after only one episode. Porter continued acting at Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut, where she joined a theater group and participated in various shows. While a freshman, Porter portrayed Anita in ""West Side Story"", and as a senior played the lead in ""Cinderella"". After Porter won ""The Voice"" in 2016, her former high school drama teacher said she was not surprised by the result. ""She blew everybody away"" with her performance in ""West Side Story"", and ""really seemed to get the best out of everybody else. Her energy rubbed off on everybody. She inspired others."" When she was 18"
"the money, went out and bought a set of black lingerie. Other residents of the Studio Club included Donna Reed (star of ""It's A Wonderful Life"" and ""The Donna Reed Show"" and Oscar winner for ""From Here to Eternity""), Rita Moreno (winner of an Academy Award in 1961 for ""West Side Story"", a Grammy Award in 1972, a Tony Award in 1975, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004), Linda Darnell (star of ""Forever Amber"", ""Unfaithfully Yours"" and ""A Letter to Three Wives"" in the late 1940s), Nancy Kwan (star of ""The World of Suzie Wong"" and ""Flower Drum"
"to me. I still like it when I see it,"" writes Kazan. For her performance in ""Splendor in the Grass,"" Wood received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 1961, Wood played Maria in the Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise musical ""West Side Story,"" which was a major box office and critical success. Tibbetts notes similarities in her role in this film and the earlier ""Rebel Without a Cause."" Here, she plays the role of a restless Puerto Rican girl on the West Side of Manhattan. She was"
"admitted to the hospital in 1982. Gale Sondergaard Gale Sondergaard (born Edith Holm Sondergaard; February 15, 1899 – August 14, 1985) was an American actress. Sondergaard began her acting career in theater, and progressed to films in 1936. She was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in ""Anthony Adverse"" (1936). She regularly played supporting roles in films during the late 1930s and 1940s, including ""The Cat and the Canary"" (1939), ""The Mark of Zorro"" (1940) and ""The Letter"" (1940). For her role in ""Anna and the King of Siam"" (1946), she"
"Betty"" (2000), she won her first Golden Globe Award, and for her portrayals of Bridget Jones in ""Bridget Jones's Diary"" (2001)—a role she reprised in """" (2004) and ""Bridget Jones's Baby"" (2016)— and Roxie Hart in ""Chicago"" (2002), she garnered two consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Actress; she won her second Golden Globe for the latter. Zellweger won the Oscar, the Golden Globe and the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role of a farmer in the American Civil War context in ""Cold Mountain"" (2003). She played the wife of boxer James J. Braddock in ""Cinderella Man"" (2005)"
"married Clifton Johnson, a studio electrician who had been a chief gunner in the Navy. In 1940, he asked for active duty, and while he was serving in World War II, she carried on working as an extra and became treasurer of the stunt girl's fraternal organization. In Universal's ""Hollywood Story"" (1951), she was cast as a retired silent film actress alongside Francis X. Bushman, William Farnum, and Betty Blythe, and earned $55 for one scene. Tony Curtis, then unknown, was assigned to escort Gibson and Blythe to the premier at the Academy Award Theater at the Academy's then-headquarters on"