Chad Kimball to Celebrate WEST SIDE STORY at Drama Book Shop, 6/28

On June 28 at 4:30Pm, Broadway stars Chad Kimball and Sandy Bainum will sing songs from West Side Story and Misha Berson, author of Something's Coming, Something Good, discusses this extraordinary musical. Misha Berson discusses West Side Story and the impact it's had on the American imagination. Chad Kimball (Tony nominee, currently starring on Broadway in Memphis) and Sandy Bainum (42nd Street, Annie) will sing songs from West Side Story, accompanied by Lanny Meyers (orchestrator on past Tony Awards) on piano. Something's Coming, Something Good will be available for purchase and signing.

Misha Berson is the award-winning theater critic for the Seattle Times and she writes regularly for American Theatre Magazine and appears as a commentator on KUOW-FM radio. She has taught at the University of Washington and San Francisco State University, and is the former executive director of Theatre Bay Area. Her previous books include Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays and The San Francisco Stage.

Something's Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination encompasses the full story of one of the most inventive, influential, and internationally beloved Broadway musicals of all time. From its inception by a brilliant quartet of creators, to its smashing success on film, to its ongoing popularity on stages around the world, to its potent impact on the Great American Musical, this book is the most comprehensive volume on West Side Story yet. Award-winning theatre critic and author Misha Berson takes readers through every phase and angle of West Side Story with chapters on not only the stage musical and film, but also the book, music, dance, Shakespeare influence, juvenile delinquency and bigotry, and pop culture.

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