America
E287708
"America" is a lively, satirical musical number from *West Side Story* that contrasts the promises and prejudices of life in the United States as debated by Puerto Rican immigrants.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Puerto Ricans ⓘ |
| associatedWithFictionalGang | the Sharks ⓘ |
| broadwayPremiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| broadwayPremiereCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| broadwayPremiereLocation | Winter Garden Theatre ⓘ |
| choreographerOfOriginalProduction | Jerome Robbins ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| contrastBetweenCharacters |
criticism of discrimination in the United States
ⓘ
optimism about life in the United States ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | widely recognized as one of the most famous songs from West Side Story ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
West Side Story
ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (1961 film)
West Side Story ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (2021 film)
|
| firstPerformanceIn |
West Side Story
ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (1957 Broadway production)
|
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasDialogueType | musical debate ⓘ |
| hasForm | ensemble number ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cultural identity conflict
ⓘ
life in the United States for immigrants ⓘ promise versus reality of America ⓘ |
| includedIn |
1961 film soundtrack of West Side Story
ⓘ
2021 film soundtrack of West Side Story ⓘ original Broadway cast recording of West Side Story ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
assimilation
ⓘ
immigration ⓘ prejudice ⓘ racism ⓘ American Dream ⓘ
surface form:
the American Dream
|
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Latin-influenced ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Puerto Rican immigrants in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
debate structure between characters
ⓘ
social commentary on U.S. society ⓘ use of rhythmic hemiola ⓘ |
| partOf |
Act I of West Side Story (stage version)
ⓘ
West Side Story ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Anita
ⓘ
Rosalia ⓘ other Puerto Rican women characters ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| timeSignature | alternating 6/8 and 3/4 ⓘ |
| tone |
lively
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| workFromWhichTitleDerived | United States of America ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1957 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Apocalypse
this entity surface form:
America!