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Irving Berlin was a defining force in popular music for more than half a century. A Russian Jewish immigrant, Berlin rose from singing waiter to writing Tin Pan Alley songs for vaudeville and then conquered Broadway and Hollywood with some of the most popular songs of the 20th Century. How did Berlin compose more than 2,000 songs despite not knowing how to play the full piano keyboard? What inspired this avowed atheist to write “White Christmas” and “God Bless America”? Entertainment historian John Kenrick pulls back the curtain on the dazzling career and fascinating personal life of a cultural icon. 

John Kenrick has worked in the theatre at every level from amateur to Broadway, eventually serving as personal assistant to six Tony Award winning producers, including the team behind the original production of Rent.