“In 1957, “West Side Story” had introduced the musical to the reckless dark side of teen-age life; “Bye Bye Birdie,” set in Sweet Apple, Ohio, where the citizens apparently dress mostly in chartreuse, mauve, orange, periwinkle, and turquoise, was a walk on the bright side.” StoriesAgeSidesDarkWalksSweetCitizensDressesWestMusicalApplesGoodbyeOrangeRecklessByeDark SideOhioBright SideBye ByeTurquoiseWest SideWest Side StoryAge LifePeriwinkleBye Bye BirdieChartreuse Author:John Lahr
“Did you come of age in those sweet summers of the early nineteen-sixties, when the airwaves were full of rock and roll's doo-wop promise of joy and the nation was full of J.F.K.'s eloquent promise of a New Frontier? I did. Life seemed to be laid out before us like a banquet; everything was for the taking, especially hearts.” HeartAgeJoyNationsRocksSweetPromiseSummerSixtyRock And RollFrontiersEloquentNineteenBanquetsNew Frontiers Author:John Lahr
“Like the tail fins on fifties American cars or the parabolic shapes of Populuxe furniture, 'West Side Story' incarnates the dream of momentum in the golden age of the twentieth century.” StoriesDreamAgeSidesCenturyCarShapesWestGoldenTailsFurnitureTwentieth CenturyMomentumGolden AgeFinsWest SideWest Side StoryAmerican Cars Author:John Lahr
