Jimmy Bryant. Marni Nixon dubbed Natalie Wood's voice.
Tony (lyric baritone or tenor)young (between 18-25), self-assured, passionate yet gentle Polish-American, Riff's best friend and former Jet leader
All of the main characters did: Riff and all the Jets Bernardo and all the Sharks AnitaMaria and Tony. The only people who don't sing are Officer Krupke, Lgt. Shrank, Anybodys, the Jet and Shark girls.Although in the 1961 movie, Krupke and Shrank have their little scene where we see them in the car probably finding where the Rumble is.
The woman who did the singing for their lead characters is the same, right?
Are you asking who dubbed the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story? It was Marni Nixon, who also dubbed Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" and Debra Kerr in the "King and I."
Jimmy Bryant. Marni Nixon dubbed Natalie Wood's voice.
Natalie Wood as Maria (singing voice Marni Nixon)
It's called "Somewhere" from the musical West Side Story. In the musical it was acted by Richard Beymer but the vocals were by Jimmy Bryant.
There really wasn't any Animosity between them, Natalie Wood would not talk to him at all. She had stated that she did not like Richard Beyer and according to the cast members, he was on her "s" list" She wanted Wareen Beatty to play "Tony" Richard did not do anything to her, she just did not like him.
Tony (lyric baritone or tenor)young (between 18-25), self-assured, passionate yet gentle Polish-American, Riff's best friend and former Jet leader
Lots of dancing and singing
All of the main characters did: Riff and all the Jets Bernardo and all the Sharks AnitaMaria and Tony. The only people who don't sing are Officer Krupke, Lgt. Shrank, Anybodys, the Jet and Shark girls.Although in the 1961 movie, Krupke and Shrank have their little scene where we see them in the car probably finding where the Rumble is.
West Side Story
The woman who did the singing for their lead characters is the same, right?
Are you asking who dubbed the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story? It was Marni Nixon, who also dubbed Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" and Debra Kerr in the "King and I."
No. Even though she had signed on to do her own singing in "West Side Story", she ended up being dubbed by Marni Nixon, who also dubbed Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady". Wood did, however, do her own singing in the movie musical "Gypsy".
It is Act Two- Scene one, when she is singing "I Feel Pretty" With Consuela, Rosalia and Francisca