
The late, legendary American composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein was gay. He was also married to a woman, Felicia Cohn Montealegre, who understood his homosexuality, and chose to be with him. It was the 1950s, and this sort of thing was not uncommon for queer people, and it makes for a fascinating entry point for a drama about the closet. Enter Bradley Cooper, moving on to his next directorial project after A Star Is Born, with a new film for Netflix called Maestro, in which he’ll star as Bernstein. Joining him on screen as Montealegre will be Carey Mulligan. Cooper’s been working with the Bernstein family for a few years now, developing the project, one that will cover the couple’s...
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