A Boy Like That

"A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. In the musical, the song is sung by the characters Anita and Maria. For the original Broadway cast recording, the song was performed by Chita Rivera (Anita) and Carol Lawrence (Maria). In the 1961 film version the roles were played by Rita Moreno and Natalie Wood, but the songs were dubbed by Betty Wand and Marni Nixon (as both Anita and Maria). However, the repeat of the two stanzas, sung by Anita, along with Maria's counterpoint of her defense, was omitted because of the complexity of the song, as well as to avoid the repetition, which would have slowed down the pace of the film.^{[citation needed]} In the 2021 film, the roles were played by Ariana DeBose and Rachel Zegler.

In 2010, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Raúl Esparza performed the song at Broadway Backwards, an annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS showcase of show tunes sung by different genders. Miranda played Anita, while Esparza played Maria.^[1]

Selena version

"A Boy Like That"
Single by Selena
from the album Selena
Released	April 2, 1996
Recorded	February 28–March 2, 1995
Genre	Dance-pop Latin pop
Label	EMI
Composer(s)	Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist(s)	Stephen Sondheim Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (Spanish lyrics)
Producer(s)	David Pack
Selena singles chronology
"God's Child" (1995) "A Boy Like That" (1996) "Last Dance/The Hustle/On The Radio" (1997)

In 1995 Selena recorded "A Boy Like That" for the various-artists compilation album The Songs of West Side Story, which was a benefit for AIDS Project Los Angeles.^[2] Her version of the song was released posthumously as a single in 1996 by RCA Victor, with the maxi-single including four remixes by Tony Moran. The song was also included on the soundtrack album Selena. David Pack produced the track and Sheila E. performed percussion. Additional vocals were provided by Michelle Weeks, Godwin, and Nikki Richards.

Track listing

US remixes

1. "A Boy Like That" (radio edit 1) - 4:06
2. "A Boy Like That" (radio edit 2) - 4:06
3. "A Boy Like That" (original edit) - 3:28
4. "A Boy Like That" (extended remix) - 8:14
5. "A Boy Like That" (guitar mix) - 4:54
6. "A Boy Like That" (dub mix) - 8:40
7. "A Boy Like That" (tribal mix) - 7:13
8. "A Boy Like That" (original full version) - 5:51

References

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Leonard Bernstein

• List of compositions
• Awards

Opera and operetta

• Trouble in Tahiti (1951)
• Candide (1956)
• A Quiet Place (1983)

Musicals

• On the Town (1944)
  • "New York, New York"
  • "Lonely Town"
• Peter Pan (1950)
• Wonderful Town (1953)
  • "Ohio"
• West Side Story (1957)
  • "A Boy Like That"
  • "America"
  • "Cool"
  • "Gee, Officer Krupke"
  • "I Feel Pretty"
  • "Maria"
  • "One Hand, One Heart"
  • "Something's Coming"
  • "Somewhere"
  • Tonight"
  • "Tonight Quintet"
• A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1958, collaboration)
• The Race to Urga (1968)
• 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (1976)
• The Madwoman of Central Park West (1979, contribution)

Ballet

• Fancy Free (1944)
• Dybbuk (1974)

Orchestral music

• Symphony No. 1 (Jeremiah) (1942)
• Symphony No. 2 (The Age of Anxiety) (1948–49, revised 1965)
• Symphony No. 3 (Kaddish) (1963)
• Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy (1961)
• CBS Music (1976)
• Slava! A Political Overture (1977)
• Divertimento (1980)
• Concerto for Orchestra (1986, 1988, 1989, originally Jubilee Games)

Concertante

• Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1948)
• Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" (1954)
• Ḥalil (1981)

Chamber music

• Piano Trio (1937)
• Clarinet Sonata (1942)
• Dance Suite (1989)

Choral

• Hashkiveinu (1945)
• Chichester Psalms (1965)
• "Olympic Hymn" (1981)
• Missa Brevis (1988)

Vocal

• Psalm 148 (art song, 1935)
• I Hate Music (song cycle, 1943)
• La Bonne Cuisine (song cycle, 1947)
• "So Pretty" (1968)
• Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra (1977)
• "My Twelve Tone Melody" (1988)

Piano music

• Non troppo presto (Music for the Dance No. 1) (1937)
• Music for the Dance No. 2 (1938)
• Sonata for the Piano (1938)
• Anniversaries (1942—1988)
  • Seven Ann. (1942–43)
  • Four Ann. (1948)
  • Five Ann. (1949–51)
  • Thirteen Ann. (1988)
• Four Sabras (ca. 1950)
• Bridal Suite (1960)
• Touches (1980)

Other compositions

• The Lark (incidental music) (1955)
• Mass (1971)
• Opening Prayer (1986)

Film adaptations

• On the Town (1949 film)
• West Side Story (1961 film)
• West Side Story (2021 film)

Books

• The Joy of Music

Related articles

• Academy for the Love of Learning
• Artful Learning
• Bernstein–Mahler cycle
• Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
• Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
• New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962
• Pacific Music Festival
• The Unanswered Question (lecture series)
• Young People's Concerts
• Maestro (2023 film)

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