The book, which features profiles of people on the fringes of Broadway (such as photographer Aubrey Reuben and New York Post columnist Michael Riedel), is published by Smith & Kraus. Joining Simsonson at Angus McIndoe's restaurant on West 44th Street were Karen Ziemba (Never Gonna Dance), Tovah Feldshuh (Golda's Balcony), Jefferson May (I Am My Own Wife), Daniel Gerroll (Enchanted April), Patricia Kalember (Sea of Traquility), producer Michael Rego (Araca Group), Amanda Watkins and Nancy Anderson (Wonderful Town), as well as several of the people profiled in the book.
Simonson is the author of "Role of a Lifetime: Four Professional Actors and How They Built Their Careers", published by Watson-Guptill Publications. His play Cafe Society is featured in "Plays and Playwrights for the New Millenium."