ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY AND AWARDS NEWS 

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Viva West Side Story

Last night, last night, New York hosted the premiere of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story—a lavish musical that has immediately begun shaking up the Oscars race. The team behind V.F.’s Awards Insider vertical says as much with the headline of their assessment of the film’s odds: “Is West Side Story the New Best-Picture Front-Runner?” Here, Katey Richsums up their thoughts: “Though I’ve learned my lesson about making breathless, excited predictions immediately after a screening, I do think it handily silenced the skeptics who wondered whether we even needed another West Side Story. With cleverly reimagined musical numbers and a huge number of standout performances (Mike Faist as Riff was my personal favorite), it makes the case for updating a classic simply because, well, you can.” 

Elsewhere at the West Side Story premiere, Spielberg paid homage to his late collaborator and friend, Stephen Sondheim. And elsewhere in HWD, the Gucci family speaks out againstHouse of Gucci; The Lost Daughter cleans up at the Gotham Awards; and Maggie Coughlan catches up with Susie Essman, whose Curb Your Enthusiasm style reaches ridiculous new heights this season.

Snap, Snap, Snap

With a splashy premiere and enthusiastic reactions from coast to coast, Steven Spielberg’s risky remake has silenced its skeptics. Just how far can it go?

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Let’s Hear It

Sondheim created “a body of work that, beyond any doubt, is as immortal as anything made by a mortal can be,” Spielberg said during the Jazz at Lincoln Center event.

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Non Va Bene

The Gucci family has issued an impassioned response to House of Gucci, which it calls “extremely painful from a human point of view and an insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today.”

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Lost and Found

With three victories at the Gotham Awards, The Lost Daughter’s awards campaign suddenly looks a whole lot more powerful.

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You Lookin’ at Her?

Halfway through Curb Your Enthusiasm’s 11th season, Susie Essman’s character continues to steal the show with her garish costumes.

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