Search Results - "West Side Story"

West Side story : cultural perspectives on an American musical / by Wells, Elizabeth Anne, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…to Broadway : genesis of the musical -- "Music about music" : Bernstein and West Side story -- "Mambo!" : West Side story and the Hispanic -- "I and Velma ain't dumb" : the women of West Side story -- "A boy like that" : the gangs of West Side story -- From the West Side to the East Side : reception and revision -- "Finale" -- Appendix A: Lyrics to select songs -- Appendix B: Chronology -- Appendix C: Cast and crew of various productions, including award nominations and wins.…”
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Deaf side story deaf Sharks, hearing Jets, and a classic American musical / by Rigney, Mark

Subjects: “…Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.…”
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Immigration and American popular culture an introduction / by Rubin, Rachel, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Hollywood, 1930 : Jewish gangster masquerade -- Los Angeles, 1943 : zoot suit style, immigrant politics -- Broadway, 1957 : West Side Story and the Nuyorican blues -- Monterey, 1967 : the hippies meet Ravi Shankar -- South Bronx, 1977 : Jamaican migrants, born Jamericans, and global music -- Cyberspace, y2k : giant robots, Asian punks -- Afterword : Chelsea, 2006 ; wandering popular culture.…”
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