The York Theatre Company has announced a developmental lab presentation of the new musical, In Love with Jobim with concept & book by Ernest Chambers, and music by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Performances of the concert staging — which are free to the public — are scheduled for Wednesday, May 16 at 3pm & 7pm and Thursday, May 17 at 3pm at The York Theatre at Saint Peter’s.
In Love with Jobim is a one-act romantic comedy set in Rio, featuring some of the greatest love songs of our time. Antonio Carlos Jobim’s beloved music sets the score for this love-triangle full of humor and heart. The show includes some of Jobim’s most treasured melodies, such as the timeless hits “The Girl from Ipanema,” “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars,” “In My Loneliness”, “How Insensitive,” “Wave,” “Once I Loved” and “One Note Samba.”
The four-member cast includes Ashley Perez Flanagan, Curt Hansen, Ken Land and Jeff McCarthy. The music will be directed by Pamela Hunt with music direction by Lawrence Yurman.
