Harvey School Grad Feeling 'Oh So Pretty' In Westside Story Role

KATONAH, NY — The tale of star-crossed lovers in West Side Story is set just a few miles away from the Hudson Valley in the mean streets of Manhattan, and stars some of Hollywood's brightest stars, but the performer many of us will be watching for originally hails from Yonkers and graduated from the Harvey School in Katonah.

The Steven Spielberg version of the classic Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical will be released "tonight, tonight" (Friday) in theaters and the eyes of local moviegoers will be on Annelise Cepero who attended Montclair State University after graduating form the Harvey School in 2013. She now lives and works as an actress, singer and dancer in New York City.

Cepero has the role of lead character Maria's friend Provi. Look and listen for her performing in some of Westside Story's most beloved numbers, including "America" and "I Feel Pretty." If you don't recognize her from the stage, she should be familiar from her roles in some of television's most popular shows, including Law and Order: SVU, Blue Bloods and Chicago P.D.