01469cam a2200217 a 4500008004100000020001800041020001500059040000800074050002300082100002700105245009100132260004300223300002000266505061900286505001700905518001500922520017700937600003601114650005201150650004901202100518s2011    mdua     bk   001 0 eng    a9780810876668  a0810876663  aSDU00aML410bW447 W 20111 aWells, Elizabeth Anne,10aWest Side story :bcultural perspectives on an American musical /cElizabeth A. Wells.  aLanham, Md. :bScarecrow Press,c2011.  a 312 p. :bill.0 a"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.0 aHKBU library  aYT2025 M09  aWells presents a scholarly study of the American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. --from publisher description10aBernstein, Leonard,d1918-1990. 0aMusicalszUnited StatesxHistory and criticism. 0aPopular culturezNew York (State)zNew York.