Rita Moreno News

Las primeras imágenes promocionales de la cinta de Steven Spielberg se han podido ver durante la gala de los Oscars 2021.

Today's top stories: check out the all new trailer and poster for West Side Story, and listen to the title song from In The Heights!

The first trailer for the upcoming remake of West Side Story, directed by Stephen Spielberg, is set to premiere during the Oscars tonight, Sunday, April 25 at 8pm ET. Ahead of the trailer, an all new poster has been released for the film.

“Surprise!  We’re so excited to welcome Steven to the crew, and he completes our Oscars cast.  No, really, this is it,” said Collins, Sher and Soderbergh.

The first trailer for the upcoming remake of West Side Story, directed by Stephen Spielberg, is set to premiere during The Oscars this Sunday, April 25 at 8pm ET.

Just play it cool. The much-anticipated trailer for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake, starring Rachel Zegler as Maria and Ansel Elgort as Tony, is here at last!

Despite becoming the first Latina actress to win an Academy Award for her role as Anita in “West Side Story” (1961), the studios continued to offer Moreno lesser roles as stereotypical ethnic minorities, ignoring her proven talent.

Today, The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors announced the 2021 nominees who will virtually compete on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. PT. This regional awards competition recognizes outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre north of Santa Barbara.

The WNET Group has announced the honorees for its Education is Everything Virtual Gala celebration on Thursday, April 22. The WNET Group will recognize John B. King, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Education and President and CEO of The Education Trust; New 42 and its President & CEO, Russell Granet for New Victory Education programs; and more.

Una de sus presentadoras es la legendaria ganadora del EGOT Rita Moreno.

Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh today announced the ensemble cast to present at the 93rd Oscars®, which airs live on ABC, Sunday, April 25, at 8 p.n. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

Food For Thought Productions, now in its 21st year, continues celebrating the oft-neglected one-act play and theatre at its best with Award-winning actors, writers and directors, with a tremendously fun second production on April 19th, 2021.

“Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It” chronicles Moreno’s decades-long career, from growing up in poverty on a farm in Puerto Rico to becoming an EGOT winner. 

Six of the most lauded and influential performing artists across the worlds of pop, hip-hop, jazz, musical theater, and classical music will receive honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee in virtual commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8.

Today's Theater Stories features the Stephen Sondheim Theatre! Learn about the theatre's longest-running show, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the show currently inhabiting the theatre, Mrs. Doubtfire, and more!

When the highest-grossing comedy, '9 to 5,' starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Lily Tomlin, exploded on the cinema screens in 1980, the laughs hid a serious message about women in the office.

Today's episode features Broadway veteran Mauricio Martínez. What is Mauricio up to right now? 'I'm in Miami- I've been here for a month working on a new TV show for the next couple of months.'

Happy Women’s History Month! To celebrate, BroadwayWorld put together a list of some of the best performances by women in movie musicals.

The Paley Center for Media will present a series of high-profile conversations to celebrate the ongoing achievements of women and to explore the challenges they continue to face. This new series will convene prominent leading women to share their insights, personal experiences, and points of view to inspire audiences of all ages.

Today, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig and Executive Director Chris Verdugo announced CrescendoVoices Rising, SFGMC's annual benefit honoring extraordinary individuals who tirelessly champion and promote LGBTQ+ equality. Presented by The Ariadne Getty Foundation, the virtual event will take place on Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m. PDT. Funds raised at this year's gala will help sustain SFGMC and support its youth outreach programs.