Bravo to David! Not surprised, but wow!ERinVA wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:54 pm Here's the new trailer for Westside Story . It prominently features David. Oh my! The accent!
IndieWire: ‘West Side Story’ Official Trailer: Steven Spielberg Returns with His First Movie Musical.
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/west- ... 234664956/
David Alvarez - Billy: Broadway
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"Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it." -Edward Albee
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Broadway Billy Elliot Ballet Instructor Finis Jhung, in a post on Facebook, relates this interesting story and his congratulations to David for his role in the movie West Side Story.
https://www.facebook.com/fjballet/posts ... 3100138511
https://www.facebook.com/fjballet/posts ... 3100138511
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There's a very nice article about David in Dance Magazine in which he talks about his experiences with West Side Story, but the article also goes in depth about how he got to this point in his career. As we know, he's taken an unusual path.
https://www.dancemagazine.com/david-alv ... 43745.html
https://www.dancemagazine.com/david-alv ... 43745.html
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Great article from Variety:
https://variety.com/2021/film/podcasts/ ... 235127653/
Also, go to 9:41 to watch David's Electricity:
https://youtu.be/rrgm8OWgdBQ
https://variety.com/2021/film/podcasts/ ... 235127653/
Also, go to 9:41 to watch David's Electricity:
https://youtu.be/rrgm8OWgdBQ
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Re: David Alvarez
How this former Billy Elliot actor got a part in Spielberg’s West Side Story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=858k-Qo ... el=ABCNews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=858k-Qo ... el=ABCNews
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Re: David Alvarez
Here's another great interview with David, this time by Complex Canada. In it, among other things, he talks about how he got the part of Bernardo in West Side Story and what it was like working with Stephen Spielberg.
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/wes ... -interview
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/wes ... -interview
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Re: David Alvarez
David has posted a photo of himself and Tom Holland --- two former Billys who on currently on the big screen in feature movies.
https://people.com/movies/west-side-sto ... m-holland/
https://people.com/movies/west-side-sto ... m-holland/
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Here's another great interview with David about his involvement with West Side Story -- this one from theplaylist.net:
https://theplaylist.net/david-alvarezs- ... hYXMT-SAgU
https://theplaylist.net/david-alvarezs- ... hYXMT-SAgU
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How the Army Prepared David Alvarez to Play Bernardo in ‘West Side Story’
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/arti ... ice-74653/
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Re: David Alvarez - Billy: Broadway
Here's a story in Variety about how Ariana and David were cast in 'West Side Story'
The Crazy Way Ariana DeBose and David Alvarez Got Cast in ‘West Side Story’
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/aria ... 235203553/
The Crazy Way Ariana DeBose and David Alvarez Got Cast in ‘West Side Story’
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/aria ... 235203553/