“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
“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
“The New Yorker's' drama critics have always had a comparable authority because, for the most part, the magazine made it a practice to employ critics who moonlighted in the arts. They worked both sides of the street, so to speak.” ArtMadeSpeakSidesPracticeStreetsDramaAuthorityCriticsMagazinesMade ItBoth SidesNew Yorkers Author:John Lahr
