The Cambridge companion to West Side Story / edited by Paul R. Laird, Elizabeth A. Wells.
| Other author | Laird, Paul R. |
| Other author | Wells, Elizabeth Anne, 1964- |
| Other author | Cambridge University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Description | xxii, 300 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Cambridge Companions |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge companions to music |
| Contents | Part I. Before West Side Story. Performing Social Relevance in the American Musical Before West Side Story / William A. Everett ; Bernstein on Broadway / Helen Smith ; In Anticipation of West Side Story : The Confluence of Styles, Genres, and Influences in the Early Choreography of Jerome Robbins / Phoebe Rumsey ; Arthur Laurents Before West Side Story / John M. Clum ; Sondheim the Kid / Steve Swayne ; For a Small Fee in America : Producing West Side Story / Laura MacDonald -- Part II. The Work Itself and Its Context. The Score : Creation, Orchestration, Unification, and Analysis / Paul R. Laird ; Un-Gendering "Somewhere" : Women's Agency and Redemption in West Side Story / Katherine Baber ; Shakespeare in the City : Adapting Romeo and Juliet / Jane Barnette ; West Side Story and the Hispanic Problem / Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz ; West Side Story and the Intersections of Class, Colourism, and Racism / Erica K. Argyropoulos ; The Real Gang History of New York / Elizabeth A. Wells -- Part III. The Legacy. West Side Story and the Voice / Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins ; West Side Story/Suite : Jerome Robbins's Choreo-Directing on Broadway, Hollywood, and Ballet Stages / Dustyn Martincich ; Exoticism, Race, and the Broadway Musical in the "City of Waltzes" : Marcel Prawy's 1968 West Side Story Production at the Vienna Volksoper' / Martin Nedbal ; West Side Story Abroad as an American Icon / Emily Abrams Ansari, Anne Searcy, Paul R. Laird, Gonzalo Fernandez Monte, Elizabeth A. Wells, and Aino Kukkonen. |
| Abstract | "A multi-disciplinary, contemporary analysis of one of the most important musicals of the twentieth century. Leading scholars in music, theatre, dance, literature, and performance introduce the history, creation, content, and legacy of West Side Story, and its cultural contexts and challenges, including class, colourism, and race"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024019524 |
| ISBN | 9781108489959 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781108747752 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |