TY - BOOK AU - Wells,Elizabeth Anne TI - West Side story: cultural perspectives on an American musical SN - 9780810876668 AV - ML410 W447 W 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Scarecrow Press KW - Bernstein, Leonard, KW - Musicals KW - United States KW - History and criticism KW - Popular culture KW - New York (State) KW - New York N1 - "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; YT2025 M09 N2 - Wells presents a scholarly study of the American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. --from publisher description ER -