West side story : the beginnings of something great / by Leonard Bernstein, interviewed by Mel Gussow -- Excerpts from a West side story log / by Leonard Bernstein -- The creative process behind West side story / by Craig Zadan -- The significance of dance and song in West side story / by Denny Martin Flinn -- The narrative and thematic significance of music in West side story / by Wilfrid Mellers -- An examination of West side story's plot and musical motifs / by Scott Miller -- Appreciating West side story and its Shakespearean predecessor / by Norris Houghton -- A comparison of West side story and Romeo and Juliet / by Vernon Gravely -- West side story sets a new standard for stage musicals / by Theatre arts -- The plot of West side story is implausible / by Wolcott Gibbs -- West side story brilliantly expresses the character of teenage gangs / by Harry Hewes -- The movie version of West side story exceeds the stage version / by Arthur Knight -- An exceptional yet disappointing film musical / by Stanley Kauffmann -- West side story is a highly overrated movie / by Pauline Kael -- A late Twentieth-century view on West side story / by James Berardinelli -- West side story reflects today's more troubling realities / by Al Martinez -- Teenage films: love, death and the prom / by Alice McDermott -- West side story: still "cool" today / by Dag Ryen -- A school's cancellation of West side story stirs debate / by Elizabeth Mehren -- There is a place for West side story / by Bruce M. Penniman.