{"product_id":"west-side-story-cultural-perspectives-on-an-american-musical","title":"West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical  Wells presents a major scholarly study of the famous American musical West Side Story  viewing the work from cultural  historical  and musical perspectives. From the \"mambo craze\" of the 1950s to the works ongoing permeation of popular culture  Wells looks at the myriad ways in which this canonic musical reflects and refracts American culture.  Drawing on primary documentary sources  oral historyincluding interviews with members of the original creative team such as Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurentsand early sketch material  Wells explores the creation and dissemination of West Side Story to diverse audiences. After a short history of West Side Storys creation  each chapter investigates the musical from a different cultural perspective  examining its relationship to the classical canon and Leonard Bernsteins investment in that tradition  juvenile delinquency in the 1950s  feminism and the women of West Side Story  Latin-American and Hispanic influences  and its international reception and distribution. Richly illustrated with images and musical examples and complete with factual appendixes like a chronological timeline  discography  and cast and crew list  this fascinating account is exciting for specialists and non-specialists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966494765109,"sku":"ByrdShop_0810876663","price":48.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780810876668.jpg?v=1770564807","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/west-side-story-cultural-perspectives-on-an-american-musical","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}