You’ll fall in
love with Jimmy & Sam, the
lead characters and title of the new play written by Michael Rhodes, Pat
Harrington and Howard Storm. A
dynamite production with a dynamite cast including Storm, Chris Winfield, and
Teresa Ganzel, Jimmy & Sam is family
entertainment for all ages.
Funny and
warm but minus the schmaltz, the story, directed by Johnny Crear and produced
by Michael Carazza, centers around two male seniors, friends for more than four
decades, and now both retired.
Jimmy, played by Winfield, is a
former dockworker is Irish, and Storm's Sam, a former barber, is Jewish. Suddenly, as the play’s press release succinctly describes it, “…they’re roommates looking for laughs, love and easier days.” Meanwhile, into their midst, appears Ganzel, magical as always, as a likable interloper. And all of it is performed to perfection with a fine balance of comedic timing
and poignancy.
Recently and exclusively previewed with a special reading at the historic Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood, this edition of Jimmy & Sam foreshadows nothing but more wonderful things to come. Delightfully narrated by Brenda Varda, with staging coordination by Winfield, and optimum sets provided by the Group Repertory Theatre, Jimmy & Sam will continue to deliver the goods…the very goods…with fine directing by Crear, top-notch producing by Carazza, and a senior class of performers, with the emphasis on class!
Recently and exclusively previewed with a special reading at the historic Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood, this edition of Jimmy & Sam foreshadows nothing but more wonderful things to come. Delightfully narrated by Brenda Varda, with staging coordination by Winfield, and optimum sets provided by the Group Repertory Theatre, Jimmy & Sam will continue to deliver the goods…the very goods…with fine directing by Crear, top-notch producing by Carazza, and a senior class of performers, with the emphasis on class!
