West Side Story was a landmark musical. When it premiered on Broadway in 1957, it showed how dancing, singing, acting, and design could merge into a single means of expression, a seamless unity. Whether it was completely new vision as a concept musical, or the pinnacle of an already established tradition, it marked the most impressive body of choreography in a single show and was acclaimed as Leonard Bernstein's strongest work for the Broadway stage.
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About the Author:
Keith Garebian is an award winning author whose books have been bought by the Bertelsmann/Doubleday book clubs. He lives in Toronto and is the author of 11 books.
Review:
The Making of West Side Story sparkles. It captures the strained atmosphere of auditions, the tortures of the tryouts, the disappointments and occasional triumphs. -- The Spires
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- PublisherMosaic Pr
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0889626529
- ISBN 13 9780889626522
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages156
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