Meeting the man behind the music was a dream come true for the cast of “West Side Story”. This week, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Rita Moreno, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez and Mike Faist sat down for a SiriusXM Town Hall special hosted by Jess Cagle.
Asked about whether they had any vivid memories of meeting musical composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who died last last month as 91, during recording sessions for the film, Zegler said, “Extremely vivid.
It was like a dream for a lot of us.” She added, “The reason I got into musicals was because I heard Sweeney Todd at such a young age, and I just loved all of it.” Elgort revealed that after the recording, sensing his nervousness, Sondheim told him while they were alone in an elevator
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