Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Casts Broadway and ‘Dance Mom’ Stars

Steven Spielberg’s upcoming “West Side Story” remake has announced a cast of Broadway alums — and a few TV dance stars — to fill out the ranks of the new Sharks and Jets.Mike Faist will play Riff, the leader of the Jets.

Faist has already starred in the Broadway productions “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Newsies.” Puerto Rican singer and dancer Ana Isabelle will play Rosalia.

Maddie Ziegler, who appeared in “Dance Moms” and in a series of Sia music videos, will play a member of the Jets.Ansel Elgort and Rita Moreno were previously announced as the two leads.

Moreno will be playing Valentina, a remade version of the character of Doc, the owner of the corner store in which Tony works.

And Elgort has been cast as Tony.Casting director Cindy Tolan oversaw auditions from over 30,000 performers that included open casting calls in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and San Juan.

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