{"id":16005,"date":"2026-11-10T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/photos-west-side-story-co-stars-rita-moreno-and-george-chakiris-reunite\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:28:00","slug":"photos-west-side-story-co-stars-rita-moreno-and-george-chakiris-reunite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/photos-west-side-story-co-stars-rita-moreno-and-george-chakiris-reunite\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: WEST SIDE STORY Co-Stars Rita Moreno and George Chakiris Reunite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t <!--[if !mso]>\n\n<style>v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\no:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\nw:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapedefaults v:ext=\"edit\" spidmax='1026' \/>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapelayout v:ext=\"edit\">\n<o:idmap v:ext=\"edit\" data=\"1\" \/>\n<\/o:shapelayout><\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Rita-Moreno\/\">Rita Moreno<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/George-Chakiris\/\">George Chakiris<\/a> reunited at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert California where Rita appeared in &#8220;A Conversation with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Rita-Moreno\/\">Rita Moreno<\/a>&#8221; hosted by her friend, CBS Sunday Morning&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Mo-Rocca\/\">Mo Rocca<\/a>. 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