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Musical West Side Story

            The article I am reviewing talks about the Musical West Side Story. The article is talking about how it is one of the most beloved musicals of all time and how it compares not only in story but in Greatness to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It talks briefly about the plot of the Musical. Then the article goes into the newest set of performers slated to bring this musical to a Providence stage and how they pull off the show very well.
             This article is important to the entertainment industry because all review type articles such as this one show us what the people we are trying to entertain feel about our job. I guess you could call this a report card of sorts for the people in the entertainment industry. A person in the business of entertainment could look at the reviews and judge what he has to change and what was good so that he can do even better the next time he works on entertainment. .
             This article is important to me because I am striving to get into the entertainment industry. These articles help look at the parts of the business and show me the different aspects of the business that I never even knew about. They show me the sides of the business that I want to work on and the sides that I want to stay away from. .
             As far as the article goes, it was very interesting because when I heard that West Side Story was coming to PPAC I was trying to decide weather or not to go and now I have made my decision. So that's just one example of the usefulness of these articles. .
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Essays Related to Musical West Side Story

1. West Side Story

West Side Story In West Side Story, themes of love, tragedy, and justice are brought to life in dance, song, and music. Leonard Bernstein created a musical based on the Romeo and Juliet story. ... Where Shakespeare used language to advance the plot and instill his play with energy and passion, West Side Story uses songs and chorography by Jerome Robbins. The Prologue establishes the underlying conflict of the entire story. ... Tonight is the musical climax showing all character on the verge of the big conflict. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

2. West Side Story

For my extra credit project, I saw the play, "West Side Story". ... The author of "West Side Story" is Arthur Laurents. ... He also wrote a few more plays in which he reunited with "West Side Story's" composer and lyricist, Bernstein and Sondheim. ... Overall, I was very impressed with the acting in this production of "West Side Story". ... So, all in all, I was very impressed with the professional and entertaining rendition of "West Side Story". ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

3. Stephen Sondheim and Musical Theatre

Another show influenced by earlier playwrights is "West Side Story." ... However, West Side Story exclaims all of this and more. West Side has served as a driving force since back in the late 1950's against gang violence. West Side Story as a tale of love across the divide of two street gangs, one Latin and one white-ethnic controversial show in which Act I would end with two principal characters dead as a result of gang violence (History.com). ... At age 25 he was hired to write lyrics for Leonard Bernstein's music in the landmark musical West Side Story (achievement.com). ...

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  • Approx Pages: 7
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  • Grade Level: High School

4. west side story

This musical broke away from tradition play and supplied the audience with not only comedy and music. ... Upon the Cotton Blossom were white and black people living side by side. ... We see in throughout this story many hard and peaceful times, which can be related to the rough or smooth waters of the Mississippi River. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

5. Two lovers and Two Plays

Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are two timeless dramas that will live forever. ... While both equally express the character's feelings at the moment, it is my feeling that West Side Story's musical style brings the viewer or listener. ... In West Side Story the only thing holding each other back from one another are their ties to gangs. ... You may have previously thought that West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet were identical love tales. Of course, not counting the fact that West Side Story is obviously updated. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

6. The Musical Nord-Ost

The musical "Nord-Ost" is based on "Two Captains", a novel by Veniamin Kaverin. ... The spectator watches the growth and maturity of the musical's characters, Sanya Grigoriyev and his friends. 1915. ... Romashov is on his side. ... Based on its story, plays have been staged and an opera has been written. ... The real prototype for Captain Tatarinov was Lieutenant Georgii Brusilov, who in 1912 organized a privately funded expedition seeking a west-to-east Northern sea route. ...

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7. Romeo And Julit

Two hundred fifty years passed between the original Romeo and Juliet and the premiere of West Side Story on Broadway in 1957. ... The relationships between the characters of West Side Story and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are reflective of their respective time periods and the original story. ... In the opening scene of West Side Story, several members of a Puerto Rican gang insult A-rab, a member of the opposing gang. ... Throughout the dance at the gym in West Side Story, both of the gangs" members dance a mambo, but Tony and Maria dance a cha-cha. ... This altered ending clarifies t...

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  • Approx Pages: 7
  • Grade Level: High School

8. History of Rap

The first rap record is generally acknowledged to have been "King Tim III" by the Fatback Band in 1979, but there were many predecessors and early indicators of the possibilities of chanting rhymes over a musical background. ... Earlier styles that contributed to rap West African griots, wandering poets and "praise-singers" spirituals and other forms of Christian music, as well as certain Protestant preachers' sermons mouth music, long-standing tradition in world music of many varieties scat singing, using the voice to imitate a musical instrument. ... "Signifying Monkey", long...

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  • Grade Level: High School

9. Crime

West Side Story is a musical about Gangs in New York and there crimes which they committed. ... Fear of crime is fanned by speculation, horrific stories, and big headlines. ... The police are on our side. The Council is on our side. The vast majority of people are on our side. ...

  • Word Count: 543
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

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