"The further we get in time from when "West Side Story" was written, the more the musical's mythic dimensions come into focus. . . . The show continues to seduce in a theatrical language that remains universal."--Charles McNulty, "Los Angeles Times" "How affecting the show's central love story [remains] . . . in this epochal musical from 1957, created by one of the most talented teams in showbiz history."--Ben Brantley, "The New York Times" The groundbreaking musical "West Side Story"--re-envisioning "Romeo and Juliet" in ...
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"The further we get in time from when "West Side Story" was written, the more the musical's mythic dimensions come into focus. . . . The show continues to seduce in a theatrical language that remains universal."--Charles McNulty, "Los Angeles Times" "How affecting the show's central love story [remains] . . . in this epochal musical from 1957, created by one of the most talented teams in showbiz history."--Ben Brantley, "The New York Times" The groundbreaking musical "West Side Story"--re-envisioning "Romeo and Juliet" in the gang-ridden New York of its day--defined a theatrical generation and launched the career of its lyricist Stephen Sondheim. A much-heralded revival is currently playing on Broadway, directed by Arthur Laurents with a score by Leonard Bernstein. While the opening line of the original 1957 "New York Times" review declared "the material is horrifying," the test of time has proven the endurance of the story of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria, told against the backdrop of the feuding Sharks and Jets. This volume will be published alongside Sondheim's nine other titles from TCG, offering a more complete portrait of his celebrated career in the musical theater. Arthur Laurents is a playwright, librettist, director, and screenwriter. His credits include "Gypsy," in collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, and the film "The Way We Were." Stephen Sondheim is the composer and lyricist on such masterpieces as "Company," "Follies," "A Little Night Music," "Sunday in the Park with George," and "Sweeney Todd."
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Add this copy of West Side Story to cart. $3.33, like new condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by Heinemann ed.
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Fine in very good jacket. Octavo, 143pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, about fine, in the publisher's light brown boards with black cloth spine. In a very good dust jacket, with a horizontal tear at the spine near the crown, the spine sunned, and some gentle sun-fading to the front panel. SIGNED by Laurents on the front free endpaper, and quite uncommon thus.
