West side story
Subtitle: cultural perspectives on an American musical
By: Elizabeth A. Wells
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780810876668
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
Table of contents: title: "There's a place for us" : reflections on an American musical; title: From gangway! to Broadway : genesis of the musical; title: Bernstein and West Side story : "music about music"; title: "Mambo!" : West Side Story and the Hispanic; title: "I and Velma ain't dumb" : the women of West Side story; title: "A boy like that" : the gangs of West Side story; title: From the West Side to the East Side : reception and revision; title: "Finale"; title: Appendix A: Lyrics to select songs; title: Appendix B: Chronology of West Side story; title: Appendix C: Cast and crew of various productions, including award nominations and wins; title: Appendix D: Discography of complete show recordings.