
West Side Story
Steven Spielberg's acclaimed adaptation of the classic musical West Side Story, featuring a stellar cast and exploring themes of gang rivalry and forbidden love in 1950s New York.
Ariana DeBose (born 1991) is an American actress, dancer, and singer who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021), becoming the first openly queer Afro-Latina to receive an Oscar. She built her career on Broadway in shows including Hamilton, Pippin, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, earning a Tony nomination for the latter. In recent years she has expanded into film and television, hosting the Tony Awards three consecutive times and appearing in projects such as Argylle, Wish, and the Prime Video series Scarpetta.
DeBose was announced as the lead star of the fall workshop of a new production of the musical Sweet Charity with new direction and choreography by the Kuperman brothers.
DeBose played the title role of Geneviève in the off-Broadway revival production of the musical The Baker's Wife at Classic Stage Company; the production was extended until December 21, 2025.
DeBose completed filming of the series Scarpetta for Prime Video, where she stars alongside Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis.
DeBose played the lead role in the action-romance film Love Hurts alongside Ke Huy Quan (Universal Pictures).
DeBose hosted the Tony Awards three years in a row (2022, 2023, 2024), and for hosting in 2023 she received an Emmy nomination.
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