“West Side Story” da Shakespeare a Hollywood, via Broadway

Authors

  • Andrea Mariani Università Gabriele d’Annunzio di Chieti-Pescara

Keywords:

musical, cinema, intertestualità, transcodificazione

Abstract

Il saggio ricostruisce il musical “West Side Story”, partendo dalla fonte shakespeariana e individuando il ruolo degli artisti che collaborarono ad esso. Analizza poi il passaggio dal testo teatrale al testo filmico e discute l’importanza della musica di Bernstein nei suoi rapporti col testo verbale e con la coreografia.

“West Side Story”: from Shakespeare to Hollywood, via Broadway
The essay analyzes the different dimensions of the musical “West Side Story”: its Shakespearean source and the role played by the different contributors. It compares musical, film, Bernstein’s music, script and choreography.

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Published

2021-12-30

How to Cite

Mariani, A. (2021). “West Side Story” da Shakespeare a Hollywood, via Broadway. Oltreoceano - Rivista Sulle Migrazioni, (9), 83–94. Retrieved from https://riviste.lineaedizioni.it/index.php/oltreoceano/article/view/216