West side story by irving shulman fantastic fiction. Createspace independent publishing platform availability. The feuding families become two warring new york city gangsthe white jets led by riff and the latino sharks, led by bernardo. Riff the leader george chakiris tony his friend don mckay action eddie roll arab tony mordente baby john ed verso snowboy. Natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, george chakiris, simon oakland, ned glass. Anita is marias friend and, so far, has nothing to do with the plot. West side story simple english wikipedia, the free. Bernstein and others with the orchestrations of wonderful town, west side story, mass, and a quiet place. West side story based on a conception of jerome robbins book by music by lyrics by arthur leonard stephen laurents bernstein sondheim choreography by jerome robbins rehearsal script as of october 21, 2008. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. These include questions which involve close reading, writing and discussion. Find books like west side story from the worlds largest community of readers. West side story was first presented at the winter garden, new york city, september 26, 1957, and at her majestys theatre, london, on december 12, 1958 with the following cast.
The feud between the houses of the capulets and the montagues is recreated in one involving. Read a character analysis of juliet, plot summary, and important quotes. These two sing about the sun and stars a lot when professing their love. Wow it has been a terribly long time since i last made a west side story so here this is to make up for that and i need to keep up on it cause my other two west side stories havent been updated since last year or the year before. It is based on shakespeares play, romeo and juliet. It was to be set during passover, a holiday time important to both religions. The social message is the whole point of the movie. Summary read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by scene summary and analysis. They planned to stage the conflict between rival catholic and jewish groups. West side story by irving shulman, 1967, pocket books edition, in english west side story 1967 edition open library. Romeo and juliet study guide west side story, and a dozen films. The feud between two new york teenage gangs abruptly ends the brief happiness shared by maria, a puerto rican girl, and tony, a member of.
From the first notes to the final breath, west side story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. When they first conceived the show in 1949, robbins, bernstein and laurents set their story on the east side of manhattan, and gave it the working title east side story. All 38 songs from the west side story 1961 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The resulting film was a tremendous critical as well as commercial successwises biggest hit to dateand received 10 academy awards, including best picture. West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. I was wondering if i could please have some information on the context of west side story. After owning their miserable little neighborhood for years, the jets, the fingersnapping street gang led by riff russ tamblyn, find themselves in a turf war with the upstart puerto rican sharks, led by bernardo george chakiris. Goodreads members who liked west side story also liked. The score by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim are widely regarded as among the best ever written. A second actor in broadways west side story has suffered an onstage injury, and this time hell leave the show.
West side story mass market paperback april 15, 1990. The music was composed by leonard bernstein, and the lyrics were written by stephen sondheim. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Murphy 7 december 2006 west side story chapter 3 in this chapter, anita is making the dress for maria. Screenwriter ernest lehman adapted the film west side story from the hit play of the same name, which opened on broadway in 1957 and ran there for 732 performances. I know a few people who double, but not nearly to the extent of what the books call for. West side story is the awardwinning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy romeo and juliet. But here you are and what was just a world is a star. Rival street gangs engage in relatively harmless activities until one fight spells tragedy for two young lovers. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. It opened on broadway at the winter garden theatre on 26 september 1957, and on the west end at her majestys theatre.
However, robbins insisted on so many takes of his scenes that he was fired before the movie was completed. Choreographer robbins was hired to direct the dance scenes, with the remaining scenes to be directed by robert wise. West side story is a tragic love story set in new york city in the mid1950s on the west side of the city. From the silver screen to the great white wayone of the greatest. Tucker smith born thomas william smith, april 24, 1936 december 22, 1988 was an american actordancersinger best known for his role as ice in the movie musical west side story. West side story book by irving shulman official publisher page. Its success as a motion picture was equally spectacular.
The love story of romeo and juliet becomes that of maria and tony. This is the place for you if youve ever been involved in, or infatuated with, west side story as an actor, singer, dancer, musician, producer, director, designer, crew or just as important as a fan. Arthur laurents book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. I honestly liked this book because it was a quick read with a good plot. West side story has been featured in many books on broadway, but it has yet to be. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The musical is a 20thcentury american adaptation of. There are some nice solo lines for alto in the first book, lots of flute playing including some exposed passages in the third octave, and two fun spots. Terms of use west side story film 1961 metrogoldwynmayer studios inc. He is the author of ten books, including the novels the amboy dukes, cry tough, and the square trap, which were all adapted into movies.
They are getting ready for the party thats in a few hours. West side story began on the broadway stage and was immediately recognized as one of the most creative musical productions of the 20th century. West side story by irving shulman book cover, description, publication history. Today, the world was just an address a place for me to live in, no better than all right. Need reed 1 book from west side story sax on the web forum. Official west side story 50th anniversary times square flash mob in hd. West side story the musical the original broadway classic. West side story was originally an illfated love story about a jewish girl and an italian catholic boy on manhattans east side. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. Shulman also wrote the original treatment for rebel without a cause, the film that shot james dean to stardom. West side story chapter 3 big trouble in this chapter. O symphonic dances from west side story score bernstein. Second west side story actor suffers onstage injury on.
Whenever i see a movie or stage production of a play, i am always interested to read the actual book to have a different perspective on the characters and overall plot. To celebrate the golden anniversary of the academy award winning film, danceon put together a flash mob featuring 50 new. Written by ernest lehman, based on the broadway musical with book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein, lyrics by stephen sondheim, conceived by robbins. West side story transfers shakespeare s romeo and juliet to presentday new york. West side story by irving shulman from the silver screen to the great white wayone of the greatest stories of all time. A classical story with a modern setting, it still stands as one of the major contributions of the american theater. It starred carol lawrence as maria west side story opened on broadway at the winter garden theatre on 26 september 1957, and on the west end at her. This play places the romeo and juliet story in a new york gangwarfare context. Not only did the original 1957 production light up the hit parade four times in. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood. I was more than ready for a brash, new west side story, especially after the anodyne sweetness of its last broadway outing in 2009, staged by arthur laurents, who wrote the shows original. West side story tells a story of how tony a polish america who used to lead the local gang, the jets and maria a puerto rican teen part of the rivaling gang find love despite their backgrounds and public opinions. West side story is another classic, along the lines of to kill a mockingbird, except with some fantastic singing and dancing.
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