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Casting Call: Steven Spielberg's New 'West Side Story' Movie Conducting Search Casting Call: Steven Spielberg's New 'West Side Story' Movie Conducting Search
Casting Call: Steven Spielberg's New 'West Side Story' Movie Conducting Search Can you see yourself as the "real" Maria singing and dancing with the gangs in "West Side Story"?  Well, sometimes dreams do come true and now might be that time, with Stephen Spielberg announcing a casting call far and wide in a search for a new Maria to star in his upcoming remake of the movie. Casting director Cindy Tolan's Office said Spielberg is looking for a Latino/Hispanic female between the ages of 15 to 25 years old who can sing and has a strong dance background for the 20th Century Fox production. No officials tryout dates have been announced locally, but interested Ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Dream Big': Bergen Actor Aims To Inspire 'Dream Big': Bergen Actor Aims To Inspire
'Dream Big': Bergen Actor Aims To Inspire In front of the camera is where Juan Carlos "JC" Merino of Hackensack says he feels best. If you've seen his work, you might agree his grace is undeniable -- almost like he's been acting his whole life. But he hasn't.  Merino had just graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2008 with a degree in political science when he says he had a change of heart. More than a decade after completely flipping the trajectory of his life, Merino has been featured in independent films, television commercials and music videos -- most recently a promo for WNBC, airing imminently. In turn,…

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by Cecilia Levine