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{Download PDF} Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story ROMEO AND JULIET AND WEST SIDE STORY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Norris Houghton | 256 pages | 01 Jul 1989 | Random House USA Inc | 9780440974833 | English | New York, NY, India West Side Story - The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts — Google Arts & Culture It has become one of the most frequently performed of all American musicals, and many consider it to be the definitive Bernstein composition. For the creation of this musical, Bernstein was joined by lyricist Stephen Sondheim , playwright Arthur Laurents, choreographer Jerome Robbins , and impresario Harold Prince. It ran for performances, and it might have won the Tony Award for best musical had its competition not been The Music Man. In , adapted for the silver screen, West Side Story took 10 Academy Awards, including best picture. Additionally, he drew upon some of the time-honoured techniques of opera composition. For each individual, Bernstein crafted music that mirrors those visions, whether romantic or sultry or combative. Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback External Websites. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article requires login. External Websites. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Does this book have the script of West Side Story or the novelization or How does the West Side Story part appear? This question contains spoilers… view spoiler [is this all right or copied? Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Nov 28, Kathleen rated it liked it Shelves: pseudoshakespearean , drama , class , performed. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I hate Romeo and Juliet because I just don't understand what is romantic about a 3-day fling that ends in misguided suicide. It's lovely. View all 3 comments. Feb 23, Kelly rated it did not like it. I really don't like Shakespeare. I really, really don't. I also think that Romeo and Juliet are unfathomably stupid characters, and although I applaud Shakespeare for creating such a well-loved and often repeated plot, you would have to pay me to read it again. I read it voluntarily, not for school, and I don't think I will ever change my feelings about it. As for West Side story, it isn't that special. I'm usually a fan of modern adaptations, but I'm not feeling this one. View 2 comments. This book was realllyyyy hard to read, and it really dragged on when we read it in class. Has shakespeare ever heard of action?? Really boring and i didnt like it. In the beginning it was ok but it's just too long. The film is soooooo much better.. Jul 24, Sanne rated it really liked it. It's great to have those two stories in one book, especially if, like me, wanting to compare the two. On top of this, musical theatre libretti are usually rare, so it is special to have the one for West Side Story together with its most important source. Aug 07, Karin rated it liked it Shelves: music , play-book-tag , play , classics , classic , classic-literature , s , kapk , shakespeare , theatre. This book has the complete play of Romeo and Juliet plus the book for the musical West Side Story the stage one--includes stage directions including descriptions of the action of a number of scenes, script and all of the lyrics. It was helpful to read both right in a row to see the original and then the retelling set in s NYC with rival gangs. To be honest, while I think I liked the original movie when I saw it as a kid not when it was new, of course! The script is better. I might try the new film version when it makes it to video or TV, but I'm not a huge fan of it. I do like some of the songs and a new film with different choreography and colours, etc, might help since that other one was made in and I don't care for the cinematography, directing, etc. For those who don't know West Side Story, the gangs are American teens born to immigrants from Europe vs a group of teens who have come directly from Puerto Rico. Maria Juliette has been in the States for a month and works in a dress shop sewing; she is supposed to marry Chino and it's why her brother brought her there, but she doesn't love him. At a dance she meets Tony the son of Polish immigrants, and "Romeo". I won't tell you all the ways this story is like and also unlike the original, since that's a spoiler. Suffice to say that it is also a tragedy, although not played out with quite the same results. May 12, Kellie rated it really liked it. In the immortal words of Junie B. Jones - Wowie wow wow!!! The writing was so absolutely beautiful in spots I had to re-read those just because it was so uplifting. I found myself wanting to know what happened anyone know where I was in High School?? I didn't love West Side Story. Maybe the music helps this In the immortal words of Junie B. Maybe the music helps this one out?? The one thing I didn't love about either of them, is there is no build up to this consuming love both of the couples share. They see each other once and all of the sudden they're totally committed and in love - would've liked a little more behind that sweet love. Shelves: advisory I really liked having the Shakespearean classic tragedy and the musical based off of it in the same book. I got to see the parallels more clearly and I loved reading the songs in the book. The stage directions and character insights were well done. Putting the two respective classics side by side strengthens the fact that the story repeats through out time. View 1 comment. Jun 22, Bethany rated it it was amazing Shelves: theatre. The rating is mainly for the West Side Story half. Romeo and Juliet is nowhere near being my favourite of Shakespeare's plays, but my favourite musical is and always will be West Side Story! Aug 24, Ron Christiansen rated it really liked it. Only read Romeo and Juliet most of it --preparation for seeing the play with my family at the Shakespeare Festival. As always his play cut deep, maintain relevance in uncanny ways, and, of course, the beauty of the language. Sep 29, Emily rated it it was amazing Shelves: 8th-grade. Shakespeare was a great writer and "Romeo and Juliet" is proof of that. Jul 15, Kati rated it liked it. We went to Shakespeare in the Park and that was really fun! Aug 17, Cami rated it liked it Shelves: classics. It opened my eyes to the timelessness of the story of the power and intensity of teenage romance. Dec 15, Tatesha rated it it was amazing. I read this edition over and over and over and over again throughout middle and high school. Loved it. Sep 23, Sarah rated it it was ok Shelves: school-book. I really don't see what the big deal about this story is. Why is it so famous? So many died! I was surprised that Juliet was fourteen, I had thought she was older. Jun 23, Bella Flynn rated it it was ok. Romeo and Juliet isn't my favourite really. West side story i didn't enjoy too much either. Studying them was fun but i wouldn't re-read them. Dec 16, Safar Alajmi rated it it was amazing. I love this novel so much. I want to be writers like william shakespeare. West Side Story: Not my favorite! There are a few funny lines but I can't get past how quickly Tony and Maria fall in love, and the horrible mistakes they make. Jun 09, Carolina Dickens rated it really liked it. Two Households, both alike in dignity Romeo and Juliet is a classic tale of forbidden love, and what you would do to stay with your 'one true love'. Our story starts in fair Verona, an italian town where an old grudge has resurfaced, making many a hand unclean. The Capulets and Montagues have been at each other's throats for who knows how long, their hatred so fierce that authority figures have to step in. The daughter of the Capulets, Juliet, is just thirteen, but her father dreams of Two Households, both alike in dignity The daughter of the Capulets, Juliet, is just thirteen, but her father dreams of marrying her off to the County Paris in hopes of raising his family's status. So sheltered by the customs of the time, Juliet is just an innocent girl hoping to find true love. Enter Romeo, son of Lord Montague and a helpless romantic. So hung up on over a girl named Rosaline, he shuts himself up in his rooms like a moody teenager. But when his cousin Benvolio coaxes him into crashing a Capulet fiesta, Romeo has no idea that his life will be changed by this party, for better or for worse. With the party in full swing, Romeo catches a glimpse of a girl across the room. When they meet, they fall madly in love with each other, unknowing of the other's family name. When Romeo runs off after the party, Benvolio and his best friend Mercutio try to call him back, but to no avail.
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