Ariana DeBose almost didn’t play Anita in Steven Spielberg‘s new adaptation of West Side Story, according to casting director Cindy Tolan.
In a new interview with Variety, Cindy opened up about how Ariana was finally convinced. Click inside to read more… Cindy shared with the outlet that she had reached out to Ariana to audition many times. “I asked her to come in and she said no.
She refused four times and I had to talk her into coming in,” she recalled, adding that she always believed Ariana was the perfect fit for the role.
After catching Ariana as Disco Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, it was then that Ariana did take on the part. “With Ariana, it was just so clear that she had the triple.
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