Readings on West Side story
By: Mary E. Williams, book editor
Contributors: Williams, Mary E., 1960-
Series: The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Bernstein, Leonard, -- 1918-1990.; Musicals -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170) and index
Table of contents: value: West side story : the beginnings of something great / by Leonard Bernstein, interviewed by Mel Gussow; value: Excerpts from a West side story log / by Leonard Bernstein; value: The creative process behind West side story / by Craig Zadan; value: The significance of dance and song in West side story / by Denny Martin Flinn; value: The narrative and thematic significance of music in West side story / by Wilfrid Mellers; value: An examination of West side story's plot and musical motifs / by Scott Miller; value: Appreciating West side story and its Shakespearean predecessor / by Norris Houghton; value: A comparison of West side story and Romeo and Juliet / by Vernon Gravely; value: West side story sets a new standard for stage musicals / by Theatre arts; value: The plot of West side story is implausible / by Wolcott Gibbs; value: West side story brilliantly expresses the character of teenage gangs / by Harry Hewes; value: The movie version of West side story exceeds the stage version / by Arthur Knight; value: An exceptional yet disappointing film musical / by Stanley Kauffmann; value: West side story is a highly overrated movie / by Pauline Kael; value: A late Twentieth-century view on West side story / by James Berardinelli; value: West side story reflects today's more troubling realities / by Al Martinez; value: Teenage films: love, death and the prom / by Alice McDermott; value: West side story: still "cool" today / by Dag Ryen; value: A school's cancellation of West side story stirs debate / by Elizabeth Mehren; value: There is a place for West side story / by Bruce M. Penniman