Maestro, in which he plays the legendary composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein.Bernstein, who died in 1990 and is probably best remembered for scoring West Side Story, was gay.
However, rising to prominence in the 1950s, he kept his sexuality a public secret and even married a woman, with whom he remained married until she died in 1978.It’s uncertain what exact aspects of Bernstein’s life Maestro will cover, but clearly, his sexuality is addressed.
Yesterday, paparazzi photographers caught Cooper, 47, in character, sharing a tender kiss with co-star Matt Bomer, 44.Related: Are Matt Bomer and Bradley Cooper about to become a couple?The scene was shot on a sidewalk beside a Manhattan park.
Bomer is playing a clarinet player with whom Bernstein had a brief romance. Joining the actors at one stage was Kate Eastman, who plays the wife of Bomer’s character.TMZ and the Daily Mail ran several photos of the scene being filmed.