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West Side Story star Ariana DeBose hosting first Saturday Night Live of 2022
West Side Story star Ariana DeBose has landed a plum gig hosting the first Saturday Night Live episode of 2022.The 30-year-old actress, who has years of Broadway experience, played the role of Anita that won Rita Moreno an Oscar in the 1961 movie version of West Side Story.Now after lending her talents to a legendary old musical she will try her hand at a comedy institution on January 15, according to Saturday Night Live's Instagram. Incoming:West Side Story star Ariana DeBose has landed a plum gig hosting the first Saturday Night Live episode of 2022In the same post the sketch program revealed that Die Young rapper Roddy Ricch will be the musical guest on the January 15 episode.Directed by Steven Spielberg, the new West Side Story film is led by Ansel Elgort - who last year denied a sexual assault allegation - and YouTube star Rachel Zegler.