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Jan 2022
1h 22m

Rachel Zegler - 'West Side Story'

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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The 20-year-old breakout star of Steven Spielberg's reimagining of the classic musical reflects on how she fell in love with musical theater, the year-long process that led to her being chosen over 30,000 others for the part of Maria and how she is handling sudden stardom.

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