Bruce Kimmel first fell in love with the songs of the Sherman Brothers when he was just thirteen and saw The Parent Trap—the first show on opening day, June 23, 1961, in Hollywood. He became an instant lifelong fan of their songs. What he never could have imagined was that thirty-seven years later he’d meet Richard M. Sherman through a bizarre and mind-boggling set of circumstances, the odds of which were probably a million to one. Or perhaps it was simply fate.
From the moment they met, it was a mutual admiration society that quickly blossomed into a close, magical, loving, and unique friendship that lasted for a quarter of a century, until Richard passed. Along the way, they wrote two songs together, and Bruce brought the unproduced Sherman Brothers musical, Levi!, the story of Levi Strauss to the stage, directing its world premiere production.

Richard and Me is filled with humor, heart, and fortuosity, the story of a truly scrumptious and supercalifragilistic friendship.