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The guide traces how the musical was conceived after Jerome Robbins’ idea to modernize Romeo and Juliet, shaped by collaboration with Bernstein and Laurents, and intensified by themes of juvenile delinquency and gang conflict. 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Fmabaea ntiaDetroit,  \nWEST SIDE STORY  \nEditor……………………………………………………………JosephMersand  \nConsultant………………………………………………………RuthM.Lewin  \nAdvisor………………………………………………………RobertC.O'Hara  \nUniversity of Minnesota  \nRobert E. Shafer  \nWayne State University  \nWalter J. Ong, S.J.  \nSt. Louis University  \nGunnar Horn  \nC ontent s  \nOmaha Public Schools  \nEula P.Mohle  \nHow West Side Story Began ………………………………3  \nHouston Public Schools  \nThe Film Production ……………………………………………4  \nFred H. Marcus  \nSummary of the Film Musical…………………………6  \nLos Angeles State College  \nThe Characters………………………………………………………9  \nRobert Hogan  \nThe Stage Play and the Film……………………………10  \nUniversity of California  \nAdolescent Problems and the Gang ………………11  \nLouis Forsdale  \nComposer of the Music……………………………………1  \nColumbia University  \nProducer and Co-Director……………………………………12  \nMarion C. Sheridan  \nDirector and Choreographer ………………………………13  \nNew Haven Public Schools  \nSuggested Questions and Activities ……………14  \nFor Reading and Study…………………………………………16  \nPatrick J.Hazard  \nUniversity of Pennsylvania  \nCredits ……………………………………………………………………………17  \nStudies in the Mass Media + October 1961 + Volume 2 +Number 1  \nSecond-class postage paid at Champaign, Illinois,and at Kansas City, Missouri.  \nCorrespondence should be addressed to:  \nStudies in the Mass Media,508 South Sixth Street, Champaign, Illinois.  \nSubscription rates:$2.00 per year; class subscription(35 copies)$35.00 per year.  \nSingle copies,$.30.In quantities of 1-50,$.30;51-100,$.20;101-1,000,$.15;1,001 or  \nmore,$.10.  \nPublished monthly October throngh May by the National Council of Teachers of English  \nCopyright 1961  \nWEST SIDE STORY*  \nBy Hardy R.Finch  \nIt was Jerome Robbins,choreographer and director of the stage play,and choreographer and co-director of the movie,who first thought of theidea of West Side Story.The germ of the thought came to him after afriend,about to play Romeo in a classroom acting exercise,asked him hownew life might be brought to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet story.Robbinstried thinking of the story in modern terms and suddenly the idea of amusical was born.  \nIn 1949,he suggested to composer Leonard Bernstein and dramatistArthur Laurents that they develop a modern musical version of Romeo andJuliet with the Lower East Side of New York as a background.The youngstar-crossed lovers would be present-day adolescents.To make a strongconflict,their families would be of different religious beliefs.When thethree men discussed the musical again in 1955,they found that juveniledelinquency and gang warfare offered better possibilities for vigorous ma-terial.  \n*For mature students and adults.  \nThe Jets meet some of the Sharks in the dance prologue to the film.  \nThe Jets and the Sharls dance at the gymnasium under the watchfuleye of Officer Krupke.  \nNow the collaborators had to decide just how closely they shouldfollow the Romeo and Juliet story.According to Arthur Laurents,theydiscussed the following questions:“...should the play follow Shakespeareclosely and almost paraphrase the original?Should it keep only key scenesand characters?Or,should it simply use the original as a rcference pointand let the story wind its own way,led by characteristics of today's youth?\"  \nThe collaborators decided that an adaptation or a paraphrase wouldnot be effective;therefore they added scenes and complications that wouldmake the musical more meaningful today.Jerome Robbins explained thcintent of the collaborators when he wrote:  \n“Although Romeo and Juliet provided the first inspiration for WestSide Story,it's merely a springboard for the plot.Basically,West Side Storyis a tough,contemporary story,spliced with love,and is as modern astomorrow’s headlines.”  \nIn 1956,the book of the musical was completed by A","cbCair3y4TEeYVA7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair3y4TEeYVA7","pdf",1376665,"English","# How West Side Story Began\n# The Film Production\n## Summary of the Film Musical\n# The Characters\n# The Stage Play and the Film\n# Adolescent Problems and the Gang\n# Composer of the Music\n# Producer and Co-Director\n# Director and Choreographer\n# Suggested Questions and Activities\n## For Reading and Study\n# Credits","[{\"question\":\"What inspired the original idea for West Side Story?\",\"answer\":\"Jerome Robbins first thought of West Side Story when considering how to bring new life to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in modern terms.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the collaborators decide how closely to follow the original Romeo and Juliet story?\",\"answer\":\"They chose not to rely on an effective adaptation or paraphrase, so they added scenes and complications to make the musical more meaningful for contemporary audiences.\"},{\"question\":\"Where and how did the film production begin?\",\"answer\":\"Cameras began shooting the opening scenes on August 10, 1960 on New York streets, starting around 68th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues, with preparations to manage local construction and filming conditions.\"}]","West Side Story - Photoplay Guide - October 1961 | PDF",1789961117]