The Real Planet of the Apes : a New Story of Human Origins. by Begun, David R.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 THE EARLY YEARS; CHAPTER 2 OUT OF AFRICA: AFROPITHECUS AND FRIENDS; CHAPTER 3 OUT IN THE WORLD: EARLY APES SPREAD IN EUROPE; CHAPTER 4 HOME AGAIN: THE NEW AFRO-EUROPEAN APES; CHAPTER 5 THE BIG EAST-WEST DIVIDE; CHAPTER 6 EAST SIDE STORY: OUR COUSINS SIVAPITHECUS AND THE ORANGUTANS; CHAPTER 7 WEST SIDE STORY: THE AFRICAN APES OF EUROPE; CHAPTER 8 THE DESCENDANTS OF DRYOPITHECUS; CHAPTER 9 BACK TO AFRICA AGAIN; POSTSCRIPT; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX.…”
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Demographic angst : cultural narratives and American films of the 1950s / by Nadel, Alan, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…. ": the right to work On the waterfront -- "Life could not better be": disorganized labor, the little man and the court jester -- Citizens of the free world unite: international tourism and postwar identity in Roman holiday, Teahouse of the August moon, and Sayonara -- Expedient exaggeration and the scale of Cold War farce in North by Northwest -- Defiant desegregation with no (liberal) way out -- "'I want to be in America': urban integration, Pan American friendship, and West Side story."…”

Demographic angst : cultural narratives and American films of the 1950s / by Nadel, Alan, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…. ": the right to work On the waterfront -- "Life could not better be": disorganized labor, the little man and the court jester -- Citizens of the free world unite: international tourism and postwar identity in Roman holiday, Teahouse of the August moon, and Sayonara -- Expedient exaggeration and the scale of Cold War farce in North by northwest -- Defiant desegregation with no (liberal) way out -- "'I want to be in America': urban integration, Pan American friendship, and West Side story."…”
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Dinosaur odyssey : fossil threads in the web of life / by Sampson, Scott D.

Table of Contents: “…Jurassic Park Dreams -- 14. West Side Story -- 15. The Way of all Creatures -- Epilogue: Whispers from the Grave -- Notes and References -- Glossary -- Art and Photograph Credits -- Index.…”
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Marches the greatest hits.

Table of Contents: “…March / Herbert -- west side story. America / Bernstein -- The carnival of the animals. …”

Changed for good : a feminist history of the Broadway musical / by Wolf, Stacy Ellen

Grateful American : a journey from self to service / by Sinise, Gary

Walking New York : reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole / by Miller, Stephen, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…New York -- Jacob Riis : walking for reform -- Henry James : what to make of the bristling city -- Stephen Crane : adventures in poverty -- Theodore Dreiser : from Broadway to the Bowery -- James Weldon Johnson : a black man in Manhattan -- Alfred Kazin : reveries of a solitary walker -- Elizabeth Hardwick : West Side stories -- Colson Whitehead and Teju Cole : disoriented, deracinated, exhilarated -- The synthetic sublime.…”
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The Great White Way : race and the Broadway musical / by Hoffman, Warren, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…and Annie get your gun -- Trouble in New York city: the racial politics of West side story and The music man -- Act Two: 1967-2019 -- Carbon copies: Black and interracial productions of white musicals -- A chorus line: The Benetton of Broadway musicals -- Everything old Is new again: nostalgia and the Broadway musical at the end of the twentieth century -- Blockbuster musicals in the Age of Obama: The book of Mormon and Hamilton -- Exit Music -- Acknowledgments.…”
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Fiesta /

Table of Contents: “…Los trabajadores agrícolas ; Danza del trigo ; Los peones de hacienda ; Danza final : Malambo / Alberto Ginastera (12:00) --- Santa Cruz de Pacairigua : symphonic suite / Evencio Castellanos (16:16) -- Mambo : from West Side story / Leonard Bernstein (2:28).…”
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Changed for good : a feminist history of the Broadway musical / by Wolf, Stacy Ellen

Living American Theater Dance!.

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Phantasmic Broadway /

Table of Contents: “…The Phantom of the opera. (18:31) Phantom of the opera ; Think of me ; Music of the night ; Angel of music ; All I ask of you ; Masquerade ; Prima donna ; Wishing you were somehow here again ; Point of no return -- The Title song from Chess (3:14) -- Selections from West Side Story (15:07) Something's coming ; Maria ; One hand, one heart ; I feel pretty ; I have a love ; Tonight ; Somewhere -- Selection from Jesus Christ, superstar (4:38) I don't know how to love him (4:28) -- Selections from Les Miserables (8:07) I dreamed a dream ; Bring him home.…”
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The Leonard Bernstein letters / by Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

Table of Contents: “…Early years, 1932-41 (letters 1-89) -- First successes : from Tanglewood to On the town, 1941-4 (letters 90-185) -- Conquering Europe and Israel, 1945-9 (letters 186-294) -- Marriage, passport problems, and Italy, 1950-55 (letters 295-358) -- West Side story, 1955-7 (letters 359-409) -- The New York Philharmonic years, 1958-69 (letters 410-544) -- Triumphs, controversies, catastrophe, 1970-78 (letters 545-591) -- Final years, 1979-90 (letters 592-650) -- Appendix one. …”
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Musical theatre, realism and entertainment / by Taylor, Millie

Table of Contents: “…Musical characterisation in HMS Pinafore and the Rocky horror show -- Encoding the voice : Show boat, Guys and dolls, and musical theatre post-1960 -- Integration and distance in musical theatre : the case of Sweeney Todd -- Layers of representation and the creation of irony : Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, Merrily we roll along and The last 5 years -- Alternatives to linearity : Cabaret, Kiss of the spider woman and Assassins -- Illusions of realism in West Side story and actor-musician performances -- Experiencing live musical theatre performance : La Cage aux Folles and Priscilla, queen of the desert -- I've heard that song before : the jukebox musical and entertainment in The Jersey boys, Rock of ages, Mamma mia and We will rock you.…”
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Latin numbers : playing Latino in twentieth-century U.S. popular performance / by Herrera, Brian Eugenio

The night Larry Kramer kissed me / by Drake, David, 1963-

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Rap-up : the ultimate guide to hip-hop and R&B / by Lazerine, Cameron, T. I., 1980-, Lazerine, Devin

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : it was all a dream -- Back in the day : '80s solo rap -- It's a g(roup) thang : '80s rap group -- Big timers : '90s solo rap -- All together now : '90s rap groups -- West side story : West Coast rap -- Heavy hitters : 2000s solo rap -- Where's the beef? …”
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Walking New York : reflections of American writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole / by Miller, Stephen, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Elizabeth Hardwick: West Side Stories -- 13. Colson Whitehead and Teju Cole: Disoriented, Deracinated, Exhilarated -- 14. …”

I thought we were making movies, not history / by Mirisch, Walter

Table of Contents: “…. -- William Wyler and Friendly persuasion and Billy Wilder and Love in the afternoon -- On our own -- Billy Wilder and Some like it hot -- John Ford and The horse soldiers -- John Sturges and The magnificent seven -- The 1960s -- West Side story -- One, two, three and other projects -- William Wyler, Elvis Presley, and John Sturges -- A big hit and a few misses -- Blake Edwards and The Pink Panther -- The academy of motion picture arts and sciences -- 633 squadron, a new corporate entity, and unrealized projects -- The start of Jinx and Cinerama -- Hawaii -- A new relationship with Norman Jewison -- In the heat of the night -- A western, a comedy, a drama, and a caper -- Personal matters -- familial and corporate -- Dark days for the film industry -- Billy Wilder and The private life of Sherlock Holmes and Avanti! …”
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