JEFFREY SCHARF
WORK BY
“The Gin Game meets The Golden Bachelor! A welcome night of light and airy entertainment.”
-Theatermania
SYNOPSIS
“Reunions” is a musical adaptation of two famous one-act plays with a common theme: What happens when you rediscover the life you almost lived?
"The Twelve Pound Look," based on the play by Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie, takes place in Downton Abbey-era London. Harry Sims is about to be knighted when the past catches up with him in this ripped-from-the headlines" look at issues of social class, a woman's "place" and the high price of success.
“A Sunny Morning,” based on the thoroughly enchanting play by Spain's prolific Quintero Brothers, takes place in a park in Madrid where the hope of love springs eternal, even among septuagenarians.
THE COMPOSER
Jimmy Calire was a member and principal writer for the legendary “Raven” a Buffalo, New York- based band that became a favorite of musicians around the country. Later, playing keyboards and saxophone, he toured worldwide with the group “America”. He studied composition and arranging with his mentor, Leroy Holmes, who was renowned as an arranger for Harry James and Della Reese as well as a founder of Everest Records.
Jimmy worked as musical director for the Ojai Art Center on productions including “Show Boat”, South Pacific, “My Fair Lady” “Guys & Dolls,” “ Man of La Mancha,” “Big River” and “Cabaret.”
He has written words and music for two produced musicals - “Beggars, The Musical” based on “The Beggar’s Opera” and “A Christmas Carol.”
SELECTED MUSIC
"One charming evening! The score sways with textures and stirs. Adapting two short plays about reunited former lovers into one show, both crowd-pleasers are directed and choreographed with incisive gestures, subtle and grand, and intimate staging."
-New York Theatre Guide
“Reunions is lovely—elegantly performed, thoughtfully directed, and anchored by two stories that reveal the power of independence and the quiet ache of time passed. A reminder of how joy can ripple through generations in a shared space.”
-Times Square Chronicles
