TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wells,Elizabeth Anne
TI  - West Side story: cultural perspectives on an American musical 
SN  - 9780810876668 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - ML410.B566 W45 2011
U1  - 782.1/4 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Scarecrow Press
KW  - Bernstein, Leonard,
KW  - Musicals
KW  - United States
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-298), discography (p. 275-276), and index; "There's a place for us" : reflections on an American musical -- From Gangway! 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 -- Appendix D: Discography fo complete show recordings
N2  - Wells presents a scholarly study of the American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. --from publisher description
ER  -