Does everyone do their own singing in Spielberg’s West Side Story remake?
Tony and Maria then and now. Picture: Alamy By Sophia Alexandra Hall, ClassicFM London @sophiassocials In the original 1961 West Side Story, some major characters were dubbed by professional singers, but what about in the new remake? Natalie Wood was the actress who starred in the 1961 film production of West Side Story , however, her vocals were dubbed over by ghost-singer, Marni Nixon. Ghost singers were common throughout the 20th century, with other prominent examples being Nixon singing again for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady , Bill Lee who sang for actor Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music , and even as late as 2006, Drew Seely sang for Zac Efron’s leading role in the first High School Musical movie (Zac went on to do his own singing for the sequels). But what about the 2021 production of West Side Story – is everyone singing in the Spielberg remake, or do we have a spooky case of ghost singers to investigate? Le...
