The Making Of West Side Story

Author : Richard Barrios,Turner Classic Movies
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780762469468

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West Side Story by Richard Barrios,Turner Classic Movies Pdf

A captivating, richly illustrated full account of the making of the ground-breaking movie classic West Side Story (1961). A major hit on Broadway, on film West Side Story became immortal-a movie different from anything that had come before, but this cinematic victory came at a price. In this engrossing volume, film historian Richard Barrios recounts how the drama and rivalries seen onscreen played out to equal intensity behind-the-scenes, while still achieving extraordinary artistic feats. The making and impact of West Side Story has so far been recounted only in vestiges. In the pages of this book, the backstage tale comes to life along with insight on what has made the film a favorite across six decades: its brilliant use of dance as staged by erstwhile co-director Jerome Robbins; a meaningful story, as set to Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's soundtrack; the performances of a youthful ensemble cast featuring Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and more; a film with Shakespearean roots (Romeo and Juliet) that is simultaneously timeless and current. West Side Story was a triumph that appeared to be very much of its time; over the years it has shown itself to be eternal.

Author : Laurent Bouzereau
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : West side story (Motion picture : 2020)
ISBN : 1419750631

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West Side Story by Laurent Bouzereau Pdf

Featuring never-before-seen unit photography, storyboards, costume and concept designs, and behind-the-scenes photos from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg's first musical, West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film is a loving chronicle of the years of effort that went into bringing a beloved story back to the screen for a new generation. Author Laurent Bouzereau was embedded with the film's cast and crew and conducted original interviews with director and producer Steven Spielberg, screenwriter and executive producer Tony Kushner, Tony Award-winning choreographer Justin Peck, and the cast of Sharks and Jets, among many others, to bring together a firsthand oral history documenting every stage of the film's production. As relevant today as when it first debuted on Broadway, West Side Story has been reimagined by Spielberg, Kushner, and their cast of young stars, including Ansel Elgort (Tony), Rachel Zegler (María), Ariana DeBose (Anita), and David Alvarez (Bernardo), fully embracing historical accuracy in its vibrant depiction of mid-1950s New York City and the forbid­den love of the teenagers caught between familial allegiances and passion. West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film provides exclusive in-depth commentary on these themes, bringing together a chorus of diverse voices to explore what it means to find a place for yourself in America.

Author : Keith Garebian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 1903111625

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The Making of West Side Story by Keith Garebian Pdf

Author : Leonard Bernstein,Arthur Laurents
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0435235281

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West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein,Arthur Laurents Pdf

This series of contemporary plays includes structured GCSE assignments for use by individuals or groups. These include questions which involve close reading, writing and discussion. This play places the "Romeo and Juliet" story in a New York gang-warfare context.

Author : Keith Garebian
Publisher : Oakville, ON : Mosaic Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Music
ISBN : UVA:X006029029

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The Making of West Side Story by Keith Garebian Pdf

Each book in 'The Great Broadway Musicals Series' takes you behind the scenes of the original production of these classics of Broadway, composers, song writers and actors.

Author : Nigel Simeone
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 0754664848

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Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story by Nigel Simeone Pdf

West Side Story is one of the few Broadway musicals that can make a genuine claim to transforming the genre. Nigel Simeone begins by exploring the long process of creating West Side Story, including a discussion of Bernstein's sketches, early drafts of the score and script, as well as cut songs. The core of the book is the commentary on the music itself. West Side Story is one of the very few Broadway musicals for which there is a complete published orchestral score, as well as two different editions of the piano-vocal score. The survival of the original copied orchestral score, and the reminiscences of Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal, reveal details of the orchestration process, and the extent to which Bernstein was involved in this. Simeone concludes by placing West Side Story in the context of Bernstein's oeuvre as well as considering the lasting impact and reputation of the show.

Author : George Chakiris
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781493055487

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My West Side Story by George Chakiris Pdf

Natalie Wood and “lovely” Richard Beymer, to the mercurial Jerome Robbins and “passionate” Rita Moreno, with whom Chakiris remains friends. “I know exactly where my gratitude belongs,” Chakiris writes, “and I still marvel at how, unbeknownst to me at the time, the joyful path of my life was paved one night in 1949 when Jerome Robbins sat Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents down in his apartment and announced, ‘I have an idea.’"

Author : Misha Berson
Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781557837660

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Something's Coming, Something Good by Misha Berson Pdf

A critical and comprehensive exploration of the influential Broadway musical analyzes West Side Story against a backdrop of its cultural period while considering its reflection of both classical Shakespeare conflicts and modern youth issues. Original.

Author : Elizabeth A. Wells
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810876668

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West Side Story by Elizabeth A. Wells Pdf

Wells presents a scholarly study of the American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. --from publisher description.

Author : Ernesto R. Acevedo-Muñoz
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780700619214

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West Side Story as Cinema by Ernesto R. Acevedo-Muñoz Pdf

For millions of moviegoers unable to see the original stage version of West Side Story, director Robert Wise’s adaptation was a cinematic gift that brought a Broadway hit to a mass audience. Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz argues that Wise’s film was not only hugely popular, but that it was also an artistic triumph that marked an important departure in the history of American movie making. With a score by Leonard Bernstein and choreography by Jerome Robbins, this update of the Romeo and Juliet story remains one of the most revered and highly popular American movie musicals, with only Singin’ in the Rain ranking higher in the AFI’s list of the best of the genre. Acevedo-Muñoz draws on previously unreleased production documents—from interoffice memos to annotations on the director’s script—to go beyond publicity accounts and provide an inside look at this critically acclaimed film classic, offering details of its filming that have never before been published. From location scouting to scripting to casting to filming, Acevedo-Muñoz focuses on little-known details of the actual production. He provides close analyses of dramatic sequences and musical numbers, emphasizing the film’s technical innovations and its visual and aural coding as a means for defining character and theme. He carefully explains the differences between Broadway and film versions, exposing censorship and creative issues that the filmmakers were forced to confront. And taking readers behind the cameras, he highlights the creative differences and financial difficulties that led to the departure of Robbins—who had conceived and directed the stage version—long before filming was complete. Acevedo-Muñoz makes a strong case for the film’s daring vision in combining music, dance, dialogue, and visual elements—especially color—in highly creative ways, while also addressing the social, racial, and class tensions of American society. Drawing on his own Puerto Rican heritage, he provides a Hispanic perspective on the cultural aspects of the story and explores the ways in which the film’s portrayal of Puerto Rican identity is neither as transparent nor as negative as some critics have charged. Bursting with facts, insights, and inside stories, this book boasts a wealth of material that has never been explored before in print. Both history and homage, it is a must for scholar and buff alike.

Author : Julia L. Foulkes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226301945

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A Place for Us by Julia L. Foulkes Pdf

The making of the classic musical: “A fascinating read focusing equally on the show and the world into which it was born.”—Choice From its 1957 Broadway debut to multiple revivals, from the Oscar-winning film to countless amateur productions, West Side Story is nothing less than an American touchstone—an updating of Shakespeare vividly realized in a rapidly changing postwar New York. A lifelong fan of the show, Julia Foulkes became interested in its history when she made an unexpected discovery: scenes for the iconic film version were shot on the demolition site destined to become part of the Lincoln Center redevelopment area—a crowning jewel of postwar urban renewal. Foulkes interweaves the story of the creation of the musical and film with the remaking of the Upper West Side and the larger tale of New York’s postwar aspirations. Making unprecedented use of director and choreographer Jerome Robbins’s revelatory papers, she shows the crucial role played by the political commitments of Robbins and his collaborators Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents. Their determination to evoke life in New York as it was actually lived helped give West Side Story its unshakable sense of place even as it put forward a vision of a new, vigorous, determinedly multicultural American city. Beautifully written and full of surprises for even the most dedicated West Side Story fan, A Place for Us is a revelatory new exploration of an American classic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 1432779451

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Our Story Jets and Sharks Then and Now by Anonim Pdf

They came together to be rival gang members in a movie. They hadnt a clue they were creating cinematic history. WEST SIDE STORY , winner of ten Oscars including best picture. Is there anyone who doesnt know this iconic film that transcends generations? Yet very little is known about the rivaling Jets and Sharks, who were the backbone of the film and without whom there is no WEST SIDE STORY . Little if anything is known of how these gifted dancer/actor/ singers were chosen, their audition experience, how each member was hand picked by Jerome Robbins because their unique qualities fit his vision.

Author : Irving Shulman
Publisher : Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 143289319X

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West Side Story by Irving Shulman Pdf

The classic novelization of one of Broadway's most enduring and beloved musicals, West Side Story. Maria is young and innocent and has never known love--until Tony. And Tony, searching for life beyond the savagery of the streets, has discovered love for the first time with her, too. But Maria's brother is the leader of the Sharks and Tony had once led the rival Jets. Now, both gangs are claiming the same turf and with tensions rising to the point of explosion, it seems there is no way to stop a rumble. Tony promised Maria that he would stay out of it. But will he be able to keep his word or will their newfound love be destroyed by violence or even death? Evocative and unforgettable, this novelization brings out all of the depth, drama, and beauty of one of the most enduring stories in the history of American theater.

Author : Arthur Laurents
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Musical theater producers and directors
ISBN : 9780307270887

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Mainly on Directing by Arthur Laurents Pdf

From playwright, screenwriter, and director Laurents comes a mesmerizing book about theater, art and the artist, the insider and the outsider--and the making of two of the greatest musicals of the American stage: "Gypsy" and "West Side Story."

Author : Stephen Sondheim
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781101908167

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Sondheim: Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Pdf

A beautiful Pocket Poets hardcover selection of the most memorable and beloved lyrics of Stephen Sondheim Legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim made his Broadway debut with West Side Story in 1957 at the age of twenty-seven. His remarkable and wide-ranging career has spanned more than six decades since then, and he has accumulated accolades that include eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sondheim redefined musical theater with his groundbreaking work, combining words and music in ways that are by turns challenging, moving, witty, profound, and never less than exhilarating. This volume includes a selection of lyrics from across his career, drawn from shows including West Side Story, Gypsy, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and more. The result is a delightful pocket-sized treasury of the very best of Sondheim.