{"id":379538,"date":"2021-12-08T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/west-side-story-star-ariana-debose-dazzles-as-anita\/"},"modified":"2021-12-08T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:00:08","slug":"west-side-story-star-ariana-debose-dazzles-as-anita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/west-side-story-star-ariana-debose-dazzles-as-anita\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;West Side Story&#8217; star Ariana DeBose dazzles as Anita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;West Side Story&#8217; star Ariana DeBose dazzles as Anita<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>What makes Anita of \u201cWest Side Story\u201d so iconic? \u201cShe\u2019s a beacon of self-respect and agency. She speaks her mind. Those kinds of characters were typically described as \u2018difficult women,\u2019\u201d says Ariana DeBose. You get the sense that playing the part came somewhat easily for her. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a stretch,\u201d says the actress, flashing the smile that dazzled Keegan-Michael Key\u2019s character in \u201cSchmigadoon!,\u201d and Jo Ellen Pellman\u2019s Emma in \u201cThe Prom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today I\u2019ve caught her on Zoom, wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in a charcoal-colored linen bathrobe, her short hair tousled, blue-blocking glasses on. This is the calm before the storm of premieres kicks up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-yellow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Gown, $9,890 at Oscar de la Renta, 772 Madison Ave.; 14-k gold earrings with turquoise and emeralds, $2,950 at MateoNewYork.com\" class=\"wp-image-20399106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-yellow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-yellow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-yellow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-yellow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Gown, $9,890 at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oscardelarenta.com\/\">Oscar de la Renta<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, 772 Madison Ave.; 14-k gold earrings with turquoise and emeralds, $2,950 at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mateonewyork.com\/collections\/earrings\/products\/14kt-three-turquoise-ball-drop-earrings-with-emeralds\">Mateo<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Steven Spielberg\u2019s much anticipated take on the classic, 1950s-set musical, with a new screenplay by Tony Kushner, is finally here. Shooting wrapped in 2019, but you know how these things go in the pandemic era. The 30-year-old DeBose steps into the role Rita Moreno played in the 1961 movie, as the girlfriend of the Sharks\u2019 leader, Bernardo, and friend to his sister, the lovelorn Maria. Moreno won an Oscar \u2014 the first Latina ever to do so. DeBose has big shoes to fill, and you don\u2019t doubt that she will. As the queer actress <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/news\/Ariana-DeBose-LGBTQ-Pride-Personal-Essay-43565293\">wrote in a Pride-themed essay<\/a>, several years before she\u2019d get the role: \u201cMy brown, singin\u2019, dancin\u2019, lady-lovin\u2019 ass is AMERICA and I am so proud of who I am, what I stand for, and all I\u2019ve accomplished so far.\u201d Could there be a better performer to literally belt out \u201cAmerica\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Still, the journey wasn\u2019t without its bumps: DeBose shot the film while nursing a sprained ankle, injured while just \u201cbeing human,\u201d she says. \u201cI was in pre-production, and I jumped up to hug someone, and twisted my ankle. Man, it was so random.\u201d But the consummate Broadway professional soldiered on. She looks back particularly fondly on shooting the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GRzK7bgkN78&amp;feature=youtu.be\">\u201cDance at the Gym\u201d number<\/a>: \u201cOne of the only times you really see all the Sharks and the Jets together in one scene,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was five or six days of sweaty, dancing bliss.\u201d She remembers kicking back with her foot up on a break, surveying the surreal landscape of a massive Spielberg set: \u201cYou\u2019ve got Steve in the corner in Video Village, sneaking a Pop-Tart, and then you\u2019ve got the Shark girls having a conversation over there, and the Shark boys and the Jet boys had this ball they would kick around. It was like this really cool, very expensive, awesome summer camp vibe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gold.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Dress, $5,990 at Michael Kors Collection, 790 Madison Ave.; Three-star garland earstud with diamonds, $2,100 at MariaTash.com; \u201cJoan\u2019s\u201d 18-k yellow- and white-gold ring with diamonds $8,250 at EstablishedJewelery.com\" class=\"wp-image-20399101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gold.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gold.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gold.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gold.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Dress, $5,990 at <span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelkors.com\"><strong>Michael Kors Collection<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, 790 Madison Ave.; Three-star garland earstud with diamonds, $2,100 at <span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/\u200b\u200bhttps:\/\/www.mariatash.com\/diamond-three-star-garland-earstud.html\"><strong>Maria Tash<\/strong><\/a><\/span>; \u201cJoan\u2019s\u201d 18-k yellow- and white-gold ring with diamonds $8,250 at<span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.establishedjewelry.com\/finger\/joans-ring\"> <strong>Established Jewelery<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She\u2019s proud of what this version achieves, especially its new curiosity for the realities surrounding the Sharks. \u201cIt gives the audience an opportunity to fall in love with this Puerto Rican community and shows what was actually going on for these people at the time, which is something I think productions in the past kind of skimmed over,\u201d she says. \u201cI think the film does a really beautiful job of allowing that conversation to be had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she got to set, \u201cI had such a clear vision of the character,\u201d DeBose says. \u201cI really wanted to try and explore how the audience could witness Anita\u2019s joy, and at the same time get a good look at how hideous and hurtful her lived experience could have been, and probably was, for darker-skinned Latinas of the time.\u201d This is one of several ways in which her Anita will be unique: \u201cI\u2019m a black woman. That\u2019s the biggest difference between Rita Moreno and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-suit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Jacket, $1,595, and pants, $895, both at AlietteNY.com; 18-k yellow-gold and platinum chain necklace, $14,030 at PrasiOfficial.com; \u201cGemma\u201d bobby pins with Swarovski crystals, $82 each at JenniferBehr.com; \u201cMaravilla Joli\u201d pumps, $1,795 at ChristianLouboutin.com\" class=\"wp-image-20399109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-suit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-suit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-suit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-suit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alietteny.com\/collections\/fall-21\/products\/silk-wool-cropped-jacket\"><strong>Jacket<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, $1,595, and <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alietteny.com\/collections\/fall-21\/products\/silk-wool-wide-leg-trousers\">pants<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, $895, both at <strong>Aliette NY<\/strong>; 18-k yellow-gold and platinum chain necklace, $14,030 at <span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/prasiofficial.com\/collections\/necklace\/products\/handmade-chain-necklace\">Prasi<\/a><\/strong><\/span>; \u201cGemma\u201d bobby pins with Swarovski crystals, $82 each at <span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbehr.com\/products\/gemma-bobby-pins?variant=Amethyst\">Jennifer Behr<\/a><\/strong><\/span>; \u201cMaravilla Joli\u201d pumps, $1,795 at <span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.christianlouboutin.com\/us_en\/shop\/women\/maravilla-joli.html\">Christian Louboutin<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moreno\u2019s also in the new movie, playing a sage older character named Valentina. How could she not be? The film legend raved to us about DeBose: \u201cBoy oh boy, I think she\u2019s just great. She\u2019s a fabulous dancer. I think Steven Spielberg\u2019s most inspired idea was to find this marvelous, talented Afro-Latina. That\u2019s one thing I couldn\u2019t offer as Anita \u2014 the color of my skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s her biggest part yet, but DeBose has had a busy last few years. \u201cSchmigadoon!,\u201d the Apple TV+ love letter to drama geeks, showcased her theatrical chops alongside fellow stage actors such as Aaron Tveit and Kristin Chenoweth. \u201cThe Prom\u201d put her firmly on the YA map. She\u2019s been on the rise since 2009, when she appeared on \u201cSo You Think You Can Dance\u201d and made it into the top 20. A trained dancer, she branched into theater acting and made her debut in 2011\u2019s \u201cBring It On: The Musical,\u201d going on to garner a Tony nomination for the title role in 2018\u2019s \u201cSummer: The Donna Summer Musical.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-sweater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Cardigan, bralette and skirt, all price upon request at Louis Vuitton, 1 E. 57th St.; 14-k gold earrings with blue topaz and baroque pearls, $700 at MateoNewYork.com\" class=\"wp-image-20399111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-sweater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-sweater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-sweater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-sweater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Cardigan, bralette and skirt, all price upon request at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us.louisvuitton.com\/eng-us\/homepage\">Louis Vuitton<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, 1 E. 57th St.; 14-k gold earrings with blue topaz and baroque pearls, $700 at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mateonewyork.com\/collections\/earrings\/products\/14kt-blue-topaz-and-baroque-pearl-drop-earrings\">Mateo<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But DeBose may still be best known for her role in \u201cHamilton\u201d as the Bullet, the curl-topped character who augurs death for Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s Alexander Hamilton. DeBose was in the off-Broadway production, and continued on with the show to Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>Mystifyingly, the Tony-nominated actress was never invited to audition for the 2020 Broadway revival of \u2026 you guessed it, \u201cWest Side Story.\u201d But given the way things worked out, DeBose \u2014 who was cast in Spielberg\u2019s movie shortly afterward \u2014 is pretty sanguine about the slight. \u201cI think everything happens for a reason,\u201d she says. \u201cThat was not my blessing. That was somebody else\u2019s blessing. And you know, I was really happy to see the two productions exist in the same time period. That\u2019s a testament to the power of the piece.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-blacksuit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Pullover, $3,200, pants, $3,550 and suspenders, $2,850, all at Chanel, 15 E. 57th St.; \u201cStars and Pearls\u201d earrings, $925, and RV \u201cBouquet Strass\u201d slingbacks, $1,995, both at Roger Vivier, 750 Madison Ave.; Rings, from $750 to $1,850 at BernardJames.com\" class=\"wp-image-20399105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-blacksuit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-blacksuit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-blacksuit.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pullover, $3,200, pants, $3,550 and suspenders, $2,850, all at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chanel.com\/us\/\">Chanel<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, 15 E. 57th St.; \u201cStars and Pearls\u201d earrings, $925, and RV \u201cBouquet Strass\u201d slingbacks, $1,995, both at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogervivier.com\/ca-en\/Stars-and-Pearls-Earrings\/p\/REWOR180200AGKB200\/\">Roger Vivier<\/a><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogervivier.com\/ca-en\/Stars-and-Pearls-Earrings\/p\/REWOR180200AGKB200\/\"> <\/a><\/strong>, 750 Madison Ave.; Rings, from $750 to $1,850 at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bernardjames.com\">Bernard James<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeBose is a New Yorker now, but she grew up in North Carolina, the daughter of a white mother and an Afro-Latino dad. \u201cI grew up in a very white community,\u201d she says. \u201cDoesn\u2019t make me any less Latina, doesn\u2019t make me any less black.\u201d She\u2019s proud to be from the South, although she\u2019s also quick to call it out. \u201cI choose to identify as a Southerner. I\u2019m not ashamed of it. I don\u2019t love that we have plantations, and that slavery was rampant.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She came out to her supportive mother when she was 13, and has been open about her sexuality throughout her years in the spotlight, even giving an interview to Playbill in 2015 with her then-girlfriend, Broadway props master Jill Johnson. (The two have since split.)\u00a0Her home state is not always friendly to the LGBTQ community. \u201cThere are parts of North Carolina I would not walk down the street holding my girlfriend\u2019s hand,\u201d DeBose says. \u201cBut then, there are parts of New York where I wouldn\u2019t do that. They have that everywhere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/west-side-story-ariana-debose.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ilda Mason as Luz, Ariana DeBose as Anita, and Ana Isabelle as Rosalia in &quot;West Side Story.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-20401841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/west-side-story-ariana-debose.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/west-side-story-ariana-debose.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/west-side-story-ariana-debose.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>From left, Ilda Mason as Luz, Ariana DeBose as Anita, and Ana Isabelle as Rosalia in \u201cWest Side Story.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCan I get a vaccine for prejudice and oppression and racism?\u201d she yells into the ether. \u201cThat would be awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She thinks back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> and shows she grew up with, and how \u201cleading characters have been synonymous with whiteness for a long time. That was just a fact.\u201d One of her favorites is \u201cThe First Wives Club\u201d and she loves \u201cThe Golden Girls.\u201d \u201cI watched \u2018Frasier\u2019 as a kid. A weird kid \u2026 There was no one I saw who looks like me. I\u2019m very grateful that my mother instilled a powerful work ethic in me. And my grandmother was also incredibly influential in my life. They both taught me to follow my dreams and that I could be successful if I worked really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She gives props to the A-list women of color working to change the ratio in the industry. \u201cThank God for people like Regina King and Shonda Rhimes and Ava DuVernay and Kerry Washington. Women starting their own production companies, telling their own stories. It\u2019s really important.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-stones.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Dress, $1,500 at The Blonds, 917-388-2173; \u201cBouquet Strass\u201d micro earrings, $325 at RogerVivier.com; \u201cTrio\u201d 18-k yellow-gold ring with diamonds, $8,995, and \u201cJoan\u2019s\u201d 18-k yellow- and white-gold ring with diamonds $8,250, similar styles at EstablishedJewelery.com\" class=\"wp-image-20399099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-stones.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-stones.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-stones.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-stones.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Dress, $1,500 at <strong>The Blonds<\/strong>, 917-388-2173; \u201cBouquet Strass\u201d micro earrings, $325 at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogervivier.com\/us-en\/Vivier-Bouquet-Strass-Micro-Earrings\/p\/REWOR290000AGKB200\/\">Roger Vivier<\/a><\/span><\/strong>; \u201cTrio\u201d 18-k yellow-gold ring with diamonds, $8,995, and \u201cJoan\u2019s\u201d 18-k yellow- and white-gold ring with diamonds $8,250, similar styles at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.establishedjewelry.com\">Established Jewelery<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeBose hints at her own plans along those lines: \u201cI\u2019m excited to share them when the time is right.\u201d Meanwhile, she\u2019s got designs on playing all manner of characters, queer and cis. Will Hollywood be onboard with this? \u201cI don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m in Queer Purgatory, by any stretch of the mind, but I would be lying to you if I didn\u2019t say I think people are waiting to see what happens with \u2018West Side Story.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For an actress who wants all the options, Alexa provided a wardrobe to match. \u201cFor the shoot,\u201d she says, \u201cit wasn\u2019t just one type of dress. There were so many things. Which I thought was a fun concept, given who I am: I\u2019m a big ol\u2019 trail mix.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gown.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"\u201cLaetitia\u201d dress, $3,600, similar styles at TheAttico.com; \u201cMaravilla Joli\u201d pumps, $1,795 at ChristianLouboutin.com; \u201cLinear Confetti\u201d 50MM earring, $588, \u201cPetite Cluster Linear\u201d 50MM earring,$688 both at GraceLee.com\" class=\"wp-image-20399104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gown.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gown.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gown.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-gown.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cLaetitia\u201d dress, $3,600, similar styles at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theattico.com\/en\/\">The Attico<\/a><\/span><\/strong>; \u201cMaravilla Joli\u201d pumps, $1,795 at <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.christianlouboutin.com\/us_en\/shop\/women\/maravilla-joli.html\">Christian Louboutin<\/a><\/span><\/strong>; <strong><span style=\"color:#CC3333\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gracelee.com\/collections\/bridal\/products\/confetti-earring-50?variant=31134830264362\"><strong>\u201cLinear Confetti\u201d 50MM earring<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, $588,<strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gracelee.com\/collections\/bridal\/products\/copy-of-petite-cluster-linear-earring-30mm?variant=40292240982210\">\u201cPetite Cluster Linear\u201d 50MM earring<\/a><\/strong>, $688 both at <strong>Grace Lee <\/strong><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ramona Rosales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She still wonders what, exactly, queer and BIPOC actors have to do to get Hollywood to give them leading roles. And she\u2019s going to keep bringing it up with the people who can make it happen. \u201cI think if you were to ask Steven Spielberg about me, he\u2019d say, \u2018She\u2019ll tell you what she thinks!\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ll say it with respect, but I\u2019ll tell you what I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Fashion Editor: Serena French; Stylist: Anahita Moussavian; Photo Editor: Jessica Hober; Fashion Assistant: Sean Rodriguez; Hair: Mitchell Ramazon using Oribe; Makeup: Quinn Murphy at The Wall Group using Nars; Manicure: Leonobi Galvez<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/08\/west-side-story-star-ariana-debose-dazzles-as-anita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#&#8217;West Side Story&#8217; star Ariana DeBose dazzles as Anita&#8221; What makes Anita of \u201cWest Side Story\u201d so iconic? \u201cShe\u2019s a beacon of self-respect and agency. She speaks her mind. Those kinds of characters were typically described as \u2018difficult women,\u2019\u201d says Ariana DeBose. You get the sense that playing the part came somewhat easily for her&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":379541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/ariana-debose-feature-3.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[121216,70815,70418,71772,70501,1361,15759,26249],"class_list":["post-379538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-8-21","tag-alexa","tag-broadway-musicals","tag-dance","tag-fashion","tag-movies","tag-rita-moreno","tag-west-side-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}