A Boy Like That / I Have a Love
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"A Boy Like That / I Have a Love" is a dramatic duet from the musical *West Side Story* in which Anita and Maria clash over love, loyalty, and betrayal.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| 1961FilmPerformerOfAnita | Rita Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1961FilmSingingVoiceOfAnita | Betty Wand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1961FilmSingingVoiceOfMaria | Marni Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2021FilmPerformerOfAnita | Ariana DeBose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2021FilmPerformerOfMaria | Rachel Zegler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Romeo and Juliet (indirectly, via West Side Story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | West Side Story original cast recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | duet of conflict and reconciliation ⓘ |
| dramaticRole | confrontation between Anita and Maria about Tony ⓘ |
| filmAdaptation |
West Side Story (1961 film)
NERFINISHED
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West Side Story (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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show tune ⓘ |
| hasMusicalNumberType | book song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStructure | two-part sequence ("A Boy Like That" followed by "I Have a Love") ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musical | West Side Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | occurs after Bernardo is killed by Tony ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of complex Bernstein harmonies with Sondheim lyrics
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intense emotional conflict between the two female leads ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayPerformerOfAnita | Chita Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayPerformerOfMaria | Carol Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProduction | West Side Story (1957 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| partOf | West Side Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerCharacter |
Anita
NERFINISHED
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Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInShow | Act II ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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forgiveness ⓘ love ⓘ loyalty ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
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