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In West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical; Wells presents a major scholarly study of the famous American musical West Side Story; viewing the work from cultural; historical; and musical perspectives. From the "mambo craze" of the 1950s to the works ongoing permeation of popular culture; Wells looks at the myriad ways in which this canonic musical reflects and refracts American culture. Drawing on primary documentary sources; oral historymdash;including interviews with members of the original creative team such as Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurentsmdash;and early sketch material; Wells explores the creation and dissemination of West Side Story to diverse audiences. After a short history of West Side Storys creation; each chapter investigates the musical from a different cultural perspective; examining its relationship to the classical canon and Leonard Bernsteins investment in that tradition; juvenile delinquency in the 1950s; feminism and the women of West Side Story; Latin-American and Hispanic influences; and its international reception and distribution. Richly illustrated with images and musical examples and complete with factual appendixes like a chronological timeline; discography; and cast and crew list; this fascinating account is exciting for specialists and non-specialists alike.