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.
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505 0 |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Permissions; 1 "There's a Place for Us": Reflections on an American Musical; 2 From Gangway! to Broadway: Genesis of the Musical; 3 "Music about Music": Bernstein and West Side Story; 4 "Mambo!": West Side Story and the Hispanic; 5 "I and Velma Ain't Dumb": The Women of West Side Story; 6 "A Boy Like That": The Gangs of West Side Story; 7 From the West Side to the East Side: Reception and Revision; 8 "Finale"; Appendix A: Lyrics to Select Songs; Appendix B: Chronology. 
505 8 |a Appendix C: Cast and Crew of Various Productions, Including Award Nominations and WinsAppendix D: Discography of Complete Show Recordings; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. 
520 |a 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. 
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