“BANG!” paints a colorful tale of a man driven equally by an intense love of music and a nagging awareness of his own mortality.
‘Piece of My Heart’ is a toe-tapping story about Bert Berns, the largely forgotten songwriter who wrote hits like ‘Twist and Shout’ ‘Hang on Sloopy’ and ‘Cry Baby.’ It’s also this summer’s best musical.
Songs like ‘Twist and Shout’ and ‘Under the Boardwalk’ are instantly recognizable. But Bert Berns,Their Jewish creator, has nearly vanished into obscurity.