A minor seventh leap begins an offstage vocal solo in this musical promising "Peace and quiet and open air.
A film version of this stage work includes posters of political candidate Al Wood in many shots. According to Joseph Swain, this musical's score is unusually dominated by tritones and by rhythmic hemiolas, such as an Act I dance in fast 6/8 time whose rhythm alternates six eighth notes and three quarter notes. A minor seventh leap begins an offstage vocal solo in this musical promising "Peace and quiet and open air." Near its end, the tomboyish Anybodys helps harass a woman in Doc's shop, whose lies make the male protagonist seek out (*) Chino. This show's dream ballet "Somewhere" includes two characters who died the day before in a "rumble." Jerome Robbins' choreography for this show includes many finger snaps for Riff and Bernardo's followers. For 10 points, the songs "America" and "I Feel Pretty" appear in what musical tragedy by Leonard Bernstein, which adapts Romeo and Juliet to warring street gangs?
A film version of this stage work includes posters of political candidate Al Wood in many shots.
West Side Story