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1、APLACEFORWESTSIDESTORY(1961):GENDER,RACE,ANDTRAGEDYINHOLLYWOOD‟SADAPTATIONBYMEGANBOLANDERWOLLERTHESISSubmittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofMasterofMusicinMusicwithaconcentrationinMusicologyintheGraduateCollegeoftheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,2010Urbana,IllinoisAdvise
2、r:AssociateProfessorGayleSherwoodMageeAbstractIn1961,threeyearsafterWestSideStorypremieredonBroadway,Hollywoodcreatedahighlysuccessfulfilmversion.AlthoughdirectorsRobertWiseandJeromeRobbinsstrovetoremainfaithfultotheoriginalproductioninmanyways,thechangeinmediumnecessitatedanumberofalterations,inclu
3、dingthosethatconformedtotheparticularconventionsoftheHollywoodstudiosystem.Inthispaper,IexplorethefilmWestSideStoryasanadaptationinordertodemonstratehowHollywood‟sconventionsimpacttheshow.TheeffectsoftheProductionCode,thestarsystem,andthepracticeofdubbingtheactorsallhadasignificantimpactonthefilm.Mo
4、rethanthat,alterationsmadetoLeonardBernstein‟smusiccoupledwithcinematictechniquesmodifythemusical‟sdramaticarcwhilesimultaneouslyaffectingboththegenderedandethnicrepresentationswithintheshow.Myapproachwithinthispapertakesintoaccounthowthemusic,lyrics,dialogue,andcinematographyallworktogethertoformac
5、reativeadaptationofWestSideStory.Therefore,Icombinecinematicandmusicalanalysisinwaysthathaveyettobeappliedtothisfilm.ItakethisapproachinordertobetterunderstandhowWestSideStoryreflectsandevenchallengestheconventionsandstereotypespresentduringtheHollywoodstudioera.Furthermore,thisprovidesinsightintoth
6、ewaysinwhichWestSideStoryfitsintofilmhistory,particularlythatofthemoviemusical.iiTableofContentsIntroduction………………………………………………………………………..1Chapter1:FindingtheNiche…………………………………………………….12Chapter2:FromBroadwaytoHollywood……………………………………....29Chapter3:FeminineSpaceandPerformanceofEthnicity……………………....46Ch
7、apter4:EthnicityandMasculinityintheBattleoverTurf………………...…77Conclusion:WestSideStoryintheTwenty-firstCentury……………………….95AppendixA:InstrumentationforBroadwayandFilm…………………………..99AppendixB:CompletionDa