Something's coming, something good - Misha Berson

Something's Coming
Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination takes a critical
comprehensive look at one of the most inventive
influential
and internationally beloved Broadway musicals of all time
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.Featuring intriguing chapters on West Side Story in relation to Romeo and Juliet; 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 Hair and Rent
Something's Coming
Something Good 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.