Wells, Elizabeth Anne, <br/><br/>
West Side story :  cultural perspectives on an American musical / 
Elizabeth A. Wells. 
 - Lanham, Md. :  Scarecrow Press,  2011. 
 - 312 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>"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. HKBU library 
<br/><br/> YT2025 M09 
<br/><br/> Wells presents a scholarly study of the American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. --from publisher description 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780810876668 0810876663 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Musicals--History and criticism.--United States<br/>Popular culture--New York (State)--New York.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML410  / W447 W 2011