NEW EPISODES

SUNDAY, DEC. 19

2:00-3:00 p.m. - Something's Coming: West Side Story - A Special Edition of 20/20

Steven Spielberg and stars go behind the scenes of the iconic musical's fresh adaptation.

ABC NEWS SPECIAL GOES INSIDE 'WEST SIDE STORY' FILM, FEATURING INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG ON ADAPTING THE ICONIC MUSICAL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION Special Includes Interviews With Cast and Crew From 'West Side Story' Past and Present, Including Rita Moreno, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose 'Something's Coming: West Side Story - A Special Edition of 20/20' Airs Sunday, Dec. 19 (2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST), on ABC

Special features interview with director Steven Spielberg.

ABC News presents a one-hour special that goes behind the scenes of the film adaptation of "West Side Story" and features an interview with director Steven Spielberg. Spielberg reflects on his fascination with the "West Side Story" original Broadway cast recording growing up and how it helped inspire his filmmaking career, his hesitancy to make a musical until now, the relevance of the movie's themes in today's world, and how he adapted the iconic musical for the next generation. "Something's Coming: West Side Story" includes interviews with the film's stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose; Rita Moreno, who opens up about her Oscar(R)-winning role as Anita in the 1961 version and her role in the new film written especially for her; Chita Rivera, who first played the role of Anita on Broadway; Tony Award(R)-winning Tony Kushner, who wrote the screenplay; Cindy Tolan, the film's casting director on selecting rising stars for the iconic roles; and Puerto Rican historians that consulted on the film. It also features the last American television interview with Stephen Sondheim, legendary lyricist who wrote the lyrics for the original Broadway musical. "Something's Coming: West Side Story - A Special Edition of 20/20" airs Sunday, Dec. 19 (2:00-3:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (Rebroadcast. ABC OAD: 12/5/21)