ESomething's Coming Something Good: West Side Story and the American ImaginationE takes a critical comprehensive look at one of the most inventive influential and internationally beloved Broadway musicals of all time a 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.THTHFeaturing intriguing chapters on EWest Side StoryE in relation to ERomeo and JulietE; 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 EHairE and ERentE ESomething's Coming Something GoodE 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.

About the Author
Misha Berson is the award-winning theatre critic for the Seattle Times and the author of the books Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays and The San Francisco Stage. She writes regularly for American Theatre Magazine and other publications, appears as a commentator on KUOW-FM radio, has taught at the University of Washington and San Francisco State University, and is the former executive director of Theatre Bay Area.


Book Information
ISBN 9781557837660
Author Misha Berson
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Weight(grams) 476g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 17mm