Jennifer Lopez Stars in West Side Story

Rita Moreno plays the part in the movies. Chita Rivera's work in the original stage production is legendary. Recently, Karen Olivo played the role on Broadway. Now Jennifer Lopez rules the web as Anita, the fiesty Latina immigrant who sauces up West Side Story.

Lopez is the star of “West Side Story Revisited,” a glossy portfolio currently featured on Vanity Fair’s website. Shot by veteran VF photographer Mark Seliger, the pictorial recreates several scenes from the classic 1961 movie, which was adapted from 1957’s landmark Laurents-Bernstein-Sondheim musical, which itself was based loosely on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. All of the story’s iconic locales—the streets, the gym, the rooftop dance-off—are represented, and of course, a photo of J-Lo’s butt!

Lopez told Vanity Fair's Jim Windolf that she watched the West Side Story movie "37 times" as a kid, and was attracted to the part of Anita. "I never wanted to be that wimpy Maria, who sits around pining for her guy," she said. "I wanted to be Anita, who danced her way to the top."

Jennifer Lopez Recording Comeback Album

Jennifer Lopez leaves a West Village recording studio in New York City on March 11/09.

The 39-year-old is back to work, recording a comeback album with longtime manager Benny Medina. Jennifer, now a mother of twins, will turn 40 in July.

Tell us the kind of music you'd like to hear on her album - what should it be?

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Suing for $5M

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have filed a federal lawsuit against the makers of high-end baby carriages over the unauthorized use of their images.

The couple filed the suit Wednesday, February 25 in U.S. District Court against Silver Cross. They state that the use of their images on the Silver Cross Web site to market the carriages has caused irreparable damage to both Lopez's and Anthony's public images. They also maintain there's harm to Lopez's production company as well as her product and apparel lines.
The couple believe they have suffered in excess of $5 million, which they are seeking in addition to both a preliminary and permanent injunction against Silver Cross.