Something's Coming

by Enid Brain

Co-Written with J. Andrew Norris.

In 1957, West Side Story premiered on Broadway and changed the face of the modern American musical. Its creators are lauded as titans in the modern theater, collectively winning 37 Tony Awards over the past 60 years. It was through fire, brimstone, vitriol and Jerome Robbins perceived insanity that this piece was born, and remains an institution to this day. In Something's...

Co-Written with J. Andrew Norris.

In 1957, West Side Story premiered on Broadway and changed the face of the modern American musical. Its creators are lauded as titans in the modern theater, collectively winning 37 Tony Awards over the past 60 years. It was through fire, brimstone, vitriol and Jerome Robbins perceived insanity that this piece was born, and remains an institution to this day. In Something's Coming, we meet our heroes at the beginning of the writing process, and follow them through the highs, lows, burnt cigarettes and double shots of whiskey that created the greatest American musical.

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  • Jewish Plays Project: Something's Coming

    Is there something uniquely Jewish about these particular 5 men - Robbins, Price, Sondheim, Laurents and Bernstein - closed in a room in midtown Manhattan, creating a masterwork? Yes, there is.

    Is there something uniquely Jewish about these particular 5 men - Robbins, Price, Sondheim, Laurents and Bernstein - closed in a room in midtown Manhattan, creating a masterwork? Yes, there is.

  • Donna Hoke: Something's Coming

    Fans of West Side Story and Broadway will love this imaginary behind-the-scenes look at the greats who made it, and the entire play is a fun treatise of what it means to collaborate, the pain and compromise success can exact, and what happens when you put five egos in a room together.

    Fans of West Side Story and Broadway will love this imaginary behind-the-scenes look at the greats who made it, and the entire play is a fun treatise of what it means to collaborate, the pain and compromise success can exact, and what happens when you put five egos in a room together.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization Florida Studio Theatre, Year 2019
  • Type Workshop, Organization Literacy Theatre, Year 2018

Awards

  • National Jewish Playwriting Contest Finalist
    Jewish Plays Project
    Finalist
    2020