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West Side Story in Spain the transcultural adaptation of an iconic American show

Title
West Side Story in Spain [electronic resource] : the transcultural adaptation of an iconic American show / Paul R. Laird, Gonzalo Fernández Monte.
Author
Laird, Paul R.
Publication
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

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Fernández Monte, Gonzalo.
Description
1 online resource (80 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Summary
West Side Story first became famous in Spain when the Robert Wise film opened there in 1962, the version remaining popular for decades. Brief international tours came to various cities in Spain in the 1980s, but their presence did not diminish memory of the film, which played a major influence on the country's first stage adaptation of the show in 1996. Directed by Ricard Reguant and produced in Barcelona by Focus, the production also toured. After another international tour played in three Spanish cities in summer 2009, the Madrid company SOM Produce mounted a rendition in 2018 directed and choreographed by Federico Barrios, the first Spanish stage version based on the original 1957 staging. This Element compares the adaptations of the 1996 and 2018 versions in detail, illuminating issues encountered when translating a musical for another culture.
Series Statement
Cambridge elements. Elements in musical theatre, 2631-6528
Uniform Title
  • West Side Story in Spain (Online)
  • Cambridge elements. Elements in musical theatre
Alternative Title
West Side Story in Spain (Online)
Subject
  • West Side story (Motion picture : 1961)
  • West Side story (Motion picture : 2021)
  • Musicals > Spain > History and criticism
  • Stage adaptations
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  • Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Jun 2022).
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OCLC
ssj0002682803
Author
Laird, Paul R.
Title
West Side Story in Spain [electronic resource] : the transcultural adaptation of an iconic American show / Paul R. Laird, Gonzalo Fernández Monte.
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series
Cambridge elements. Elements in musical theatre, 2631-6528
Cambridge elements. Elements in musical theatre, 2631-6528.
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Fernández Monte, Gonzalo.
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Print version: 9781108970457
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