Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story Eyeing Spring 2015 Broadway Transfer

Broadway may soon be about to Twist and Shout! Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story, which recently concluded its run off-Broadway, is eyeing a move to the Great White Way. According to Deadline, Berns' kids are looking at bringing the Denis Jones-helmed bio-musical to the Main Stem in Spring 2015.

With a book by Daniel Goldfarb, Piece of My Heart tells the story of one of the most successful songwriters of the 1960s. His hits, which were recorded by such artists as The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie and Otis Redding, include "Twist and Shout," "Tell Him," "I Want Candy," “Hang On Sloopy,” "Cry, Baby" and many more.

The cast at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center included Zak Resnick as the titular songwriter, Leslie Kritzer as Jessie, Teal Wicks as Ilene and de’Adre Aziza as Candace.