Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" | Tonight! | 20th Century Studios

Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" | Tonight! | 20th Century Studios

Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in New York City.

Moreno one of only three artists to be honored with Academy , Emmy , GRAMMY , Tony and Peabody Awards also serves as one of the film s executive producers.

Bringing together the best

Bringing together the best of both Broadway and Hollywood, the film s creative includes Kushner, who also serves as an executive producer; Tony Award winner Justin Peck, who choreographed the musical numbers in the film; renowned Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor and GRAMMY Award winner Gustavo Dudamel, who helmed the recording of the iconic score; Academy Award -nominated composer and conductor David Newman ( Anastasia ), who arranged the score; Tony Award -winning composer Jeanine Tesori ( Fun Home, Thoroughly Modern Millie ), who supervised the cast on vocals; and Grammy -nominated music supervisor Matt Sullivan ( Beauty and the Beast, Chicago ), who served as executive music producer for the film.

The film is produced by Spielberg, Academy Award -nominated producer Kristie Macosko Krieger and Tony Award -winning producer Kevin McCollum.

West Side Story has

West Side Story has been adapted for the screen from the original Broadway show, with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and concept, direction and choreography by Jerome Robbins.