Jim Jacobs Biography

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was born and raised in Chicago where during the Golden Era of rock 'n' roll (1950s-1960s) he was a ''greaser' at Taft High School where he played guitar and sang with such illustrious groups as DDT and the Dynamiters, and Lefty and The ElRays. His curiosity about music soon had him sneaking into the "hot spots" of Chicago's South Side and going to the Maxwell Street area, where he learned to play by sitting in with legendary street singers and blues artists Blind Arvella Grey, Little Water, Doddy Stovepipe and Blind Jim Brewer. Around 1963 he became involved with a local theatre group, where he met Warren Casey. His title role in the midwest premiere of Jimmy Shine earned him a nomination for Chicago's Best Actor of the Year. He appeared on B'way in the Pulitzer-prize whining No Place to Be Somebody. With Warren Casey, he has written Island of the Lost Coeds, a musical satire of the B-movies of the 1950s. He has also written Bats in the Belfry a play in the Grand Guignol style. His latest play is Remember the Night, not yet produced. He lives in CA with his wife Denise and his daughter Christine.

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Recent Performances of works by Jim Jacobs
Production/Credit WhereOpening Night
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Paper Mill Playhouse 5/28/2014
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Middlesex County Plays in the Park 8/1/2012
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Rhino Theatre Company 10/27/2006
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Small Town & Fancy Players 12/9/2005
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Galaxy Players 11/18/2004
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Flemington Raritan Community Theatre 11/11/2004
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Triple H Productions 6/11/2004
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) The Belleville High School Stagecraft Club 4/1/2004
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Allegro Productions 2/6/2004
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Talent Time Players 8/7/2003
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Paper Mill Playhouse 6/4/2003
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Pierrot Productions 4/26/2002
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Cranford Repertory Theatre Group 4/12/2002
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Battery Factory Theater 7/6/2001
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Mainstage Center For The Arts 6/13/2001
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Somerset Valley Players 5/4/2001
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Center Players (Bayonne) 8/7/2000
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Spotlight Performers 7/25/2000
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Phoenix Productions 7/14/2000
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Main Street Theatre Company 7/14/2000
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) HTC Productions 11/5/1999
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Playhouse at East Hanover 7/22/1999
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Middlesex County Plays in the Park 7/14/1999
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Surflight Theatre 7/13/1999
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Villagers Theatre 6/4/1999
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) MOC Musical Theatre 4/23/1999
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) RTG Production 4/9/1999
Grease! ...... (Book, Music & Lyrics) Stagecrafters Inc. 11/21/1997
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