The ensemble of Broadway's Tony Award-nominated revival of West Side Story will receive Actors' Equity Association's third annual award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The award, which honors the talents and contributions made by the chorus of a Broadway musical, will be presented in a special ceremony at the Advisory Committee on Chorus Affair (ACCA) meeting at Equity headquarters ...

The Broadway revival of West Side Story, which featured much-talked-about translation to Spanish for part of the score, is taking some steps to revert to its original version. The new production, directed by its librettist Arthur Laurents, had featured two songs in Spanish (“I Feel Pretty” and “A Boy Like That”), which are now predominately sung in English. The changes ...

Age: 25

Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela

Currently: Getting gritty on the streets of New York as Bernardo, leader of the Puerto Rican gang the Sharks, in the Tony nominated revival of West Side Story.

All in the Family: For Venezuelan triple threat Akram, being center stage is a family tradition. His father is a dancer in Cirque du Soleil’s Las ...

Sony Classics is releasing the eagerly-anticipated cast recording of Broadway's new West Side Story on Tuesday, June 2, but Broadway.com users can exclusively hear four complete tracks right now! Click on the red button in the widget below to hear "America" featuring Tony nominee Karen Olivo, the "Tonight" quintet, "Maria" featuring Matt Cavenaugh and "Me Siento Hermosa," the ... Read More...

The iconic role of Anita in West Side Story conjures up images of Broadway diva-ness: the fiery passion, the brassy attitude…the high kicks! Onstage at the Palace Theatre, where the musical classic is enjoying a sold-out revival, Karen Olivo delivers the goods with such verve that she’s become an award-season darling, nominated for every major prize including a ...