Something's Coming, Something Good : West Side Story and the American Imagination

SOMETHING'S COMING SOMETHING GOOD: THE ROMANCE AND RESONANCE OF WEST SIDE STORY

ÊSomething''s Coming Something Good: West Side Story and the American ImaginationÊ takes a critical comprehensive look at one of the most inventive influential and internationally beloved Broadway musicals of all time ä 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.ÞÞFeaturing intriguing chapters on ÊWest Side StoryÊ in relation to ÊRomeo and JulietÊ; 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 ÊHairÊ and ÊRentÊ ÊSomething''s Coming Something GoodÊ 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.