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Something's Coming, Something Good
West Side Story and the American Imagination
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About this book
Something's Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination takes a critical, comprehensive look at one of the most inventive, influential, and internationally beloved Broadway musicals of all time – from its inception by a brilliant quartet of creators (Robbins, Bernstein, Sondheim, and Laurents) to its smashing success on film, to its ongoing popularity on stages around the world and its potent impact on the Great American Musical.
Featuring intriguing chapters on West Side Story in relation to Romeo and Juliet; as a recording phenomenon; as a film rated the second-best movie musical of all time by the American Film Institute; as part of a wave of juvenile delinquency dramas; as the first great choreographer-auteur musical; and as the granddaddy of "youth musicals" such as Hair and Rent, Something's Coming, Something Good is a revealing guide for those who have seen the show; for those who wish to study it for pleasure or inspiration; and for actors, designers, and directors planning on producing it.
Featuring intriguing chapters on West Side Story in relation to Romeo and Juliet; as a recording phenomenon; as a film rated the second-best movie musical of all time by the American Film Institute; as part of a wave of juvenile delinquency dramas; as the first great choreographer-auteur musical; and as the granddaddy of "youth musicals" such as Hair and Rent, Something's Coming, Something Good is a revealing guide for those who have seen the show; for those who wish to study it for pleasure or inspiration; and for actors, designers, and directors planning on producing it.
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. With a Click, with a Shock: Enter West Side Story
- 2. Now It Begins, Now It Starts: West Side Story from Brainstorm to Broadway Premiere
- 3. A Time and Place for Us: The Book and Characters of West Side Story
- 4. Gonna Rock It Tonight: The Staging of West Side Story
- 5. The Most Beautiful Sound I Ever Heard: The Music and Lyrics of West Side Story
- 6. Shooting Sparks into Space: The Dances of West Side Story
- 7. I Have a Love: Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
- 8. We Ain’t No Delinquents: West Side Story and the Rise of Juvenile Delinquency
- 9. What Was Just a World Is a Star: West Side Story the Movie
- 10. The Swinginest Thing: West Side Story Recordings
- 11. Here Come the Jets: West Side Story in Production Around the World
- 12. Stick to Your Own Kind: Bigotry and West Side Story
- 13. Gold Medal Kid with the Heavyweight Crown: The Rise of the Dancer-Choreographer
- 14. We Got Troubles of Our Own: Broadway’s Youth Musicals
- 15. Suns and Moons All Over the Place: West Side Story in Popular Culture
- Appendix: West Side Story Credits
- Notes
- Bibliography