What sort of life trajectory could lead a repressed gay boy from a failed suicide to magazine editor, Broadway and movie dancer, pianist, teacher, composer for Tony-Award performers, and playwright? The Wrong Side of the Room: A Life in Music Theater tells all. The autobiography is steeped in dark humor, hilarious celebrity gossip, and backstage intrigue. In addition to shining a light into how musicals are made, this gripping memoir recounts a grisly murder of a Broadway conductor, provides an inside look at the embezzlement of a famed Broadway producer, and details a never-reported rehearsal row involving a famous choreographer. The author worked with such stars as Barbra Streisand, Gene Kelly, and Michael Bennett. The book also traces the author's heartwarming love affair.
