West Side Story : Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical.

West Side Story : Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical.

West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical presents a major scholarly study of the famous American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. From the ""mambo craze"" of the 1950s to the work's ongoing pe...

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Main Author: E. A. W. (Elizabeth A. Wells)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Bernstein, Leonard, > 1918-1990. > West Side story.
West Side story (Bernstein, Leonard)
Musicals > United States > History and criticism.
Popular culture > New York (State) > New York.
Musicals
Popular culture
New York (State) > New York
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical presents a major scholarly study of the famous American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. From the ""mambo craze"" of the 1950s to the work's ongoing permeation of popular culture, Wells looks at the myriad ways in which this canonic musical reflects and refracts American culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (482 pages)
ISBN:9781461674221
1461674220
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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