West Side story; by Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

“…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 -- Appendix D: Discography fo complete show recordings.…”

The making of West Side story / by Garebian, Keith

Subjects: “…Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.…”

From Assassins to West Side Story : the director's guide to musical theatre / by Miller, Scott, 1964-

Something's coming, something good : West Side story and the American imagination /

Table of Contents: “…With a click, with a shock: enter West Side story -- Now it begins, now it starts: West Side story from brainstorm to Broadway premiere -- A time and a place for us: the book and characters of West Side story -- Gonna rock it tonight: the staging of West Side story -- The most beautiful sound I ever heard: the music and lyrics of West Side story -- Shooting sparks into space: the dances of West Side story -- I have a love: Romeo and Juliet and West Side story -- We ain't no delinquents: West Side story and the rise of juvenile delinquency -- What was just a word is a star: West Side story the movie -- The swinginest thing: West Side story recordings -- Here come the Jets: West Side story in production around the word -- Stick to your own kind: bigotry and West Side story -- Gold medal kid with the heavyweight crown: the rise of the dancer-choreographer -- We got troubles of our own: Broadway's youth musicals -- Suns and moons all over the place: West Side story in popular culture.…”

Mainly on directing : Gypsy, West Side Story, and other musicals / by Laurents, Arthur

Subjects: “…Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.…”

Great musicals of the American theatre /

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Latin looks : images of Latinas and Latinos in the U.S. media /

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There's a place for us : the musical theatre works of Leonard Bernstein / by Smith, Helen, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…On the town -- Trouble in Tahiti -- Wonderful town -- Candide -- West Side story -- Mass -- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- A quiet place.…”

I could have sung all night : my story / by Nixon, Marni, Cole, Stephen, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…-- Singing my own song -- All roads lead to Vienna -- The fabulous fifties, part one -- Deborah and I -- The fabulous fifties, part two -- The West Side Story story -- Which fair lady? -- Getting into the habit -- Exercising the ghost -- Songs of love and parting -- At the gates of the Emerald City -- My angel network -- Posterity is just around the corner -- Giving up the ghost.…”

Ten great musicals of the American theatre. by Richards, Stanley, 1918-

Jerome Robbins : a life in dance / by Lesser, Wendy

Table of Contents: “…Overture -- Fancy free -- Age of anxiety -- The king and I -- The cage -- Afternoon of a faun -- West side story -- Fiddler on the roof -- Dances at a gathering -- The Goldberg variations -- In memory of. . . -- Coda.…”

Shakespeare and the American musical / by Dash, Irene G.

Table of Contents: “…A bold adventure : The boys from Syracuse and The comedy of errors -- Double vision : Kiss me, Kate and The taming of the shrew -- The challenge of tragedy : West side story and Romeo and Juliet -- Out of the closet : Your own thing and Twelfth night -- The persistence of love : Two gentlemen of Verona.…”

Experiencing Leonard Bernstein : a listener's companion / by LaFave, Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…Father, son, and music -- Celebrity -- Age of anxiety -- Trouble in Tahiti and Wonderful town -- On the waterfront and Serenade after Plato's Symposium -- Candide -- West side story -- Kaddish and Chichester Psalms -- Mass and the Norton lectures -- Last works and legacy.…”

Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes / by Sondheim, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Rhyme and its reasons -- Saturday night -- West side story -- Gypsy -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- Anyone can whistle -- Do I hear a waltz? …”

Bloomberg's New York : class and governance in the luxury city / by Brash, Julian

Table of Contents: “…The neoliberalization of governance in New York City -- Electing the CEO mayor -- Running government like a business -- The luxury city -- The Bloomberg Way -- Far West side stories -- Why the RPA mattered -- The logic of investment -- The Bloomberg Way and its others.…”

The synergy of film and music : sight and sound in five Hollywood films / by Rothbart, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- How to use this book -- The many roles of music in film -- A word about leitmotif -- The process of music in film -- The films examined. West side story -- Psycho -- Empire of the sun -- American beauty -- Altered states -- Conclusions and final words.…”

Broadway, the golden years : Jerome Robbins and the great choreographer-directors : 1940 to the present / by Long, Robert Emmet

Table of Contents: “…Agnes de Mille ; Jerome Robbins: Early fame ; Jerome Robbins: West Side Story ; Jerome Robbins: The later career -- Extending the line. …”

Coming up roses : the Broadway musical in the 1950s / by Mordden, Ethan, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…The street, 1950 -- Guys and dolls -- A tree grows in Brooklyn -- The street, 1952 -- Kismet -- The street, 1954 -- Fanny & New girl in town -- By the beautiful sea & Plain and fancy -- The street, 1956 -- My fair lady -- Li'l Abner -- Candide -- The street, 1958 -- Redhead -- The street, 1959 -- West Side story & Gypsy.…”

The first human : the race to discover our earliest ancestors / by Gibbons, Ann

Table of Contents: “…Map: the cradle of humanity -- "First Human" fossil finds by year -- Time line: the human family -- The fossil hunters -- African trailblazers -- Continental divide -- The early ancestor -- Drawing bloodlines -- Lucy, the late ancestor -- Defining humans -- Banishment -- The lady of the lake -- A view from afar -- The root ape -- West side story -- Turf wars -- Toeing the line -- Millennium man -- Toumai -- Bones of contention -- Habitat for humanity.…”