“Everybody is talking about Jamie” ( Tutti parlano di Jamie)
Giancarlo Commare made his debut in the theater , attended the acting academy , and then devoted himself to cinema and television , until the highly reviewed movie ” Mascarpone” (Masculine Singular) where Giancarlo plays Antonio, a 30 yo family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he’s suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio finds a room in an apartment owned by Denis and starts to work in a bakery owned by Luca, while attending pastry school. Through this process he discovers that it was wrong of him to give up his independence for the sake of his relationship in the past. .
Giancarlo appeared as a lead in the TV movie “Rinascere” a real story of Manuel Bortuzzo, a professional swimmer, innocent victim of a shooting of mafia origins that forced him to live in a wheelchair and forget about swimming and the dream of participate in the Olympics,
Giancarlo is currently engaged in the Italian version of the musical “Everybody is talking about Jamie” ( Tutti parlano di Jamie) currently at Teatro Nazionale, Milano
The plot
16-year-old Jaime is a boy who has a dream: to become a famous drag queen.
After meeting drag diva Loco Chanel, Jamie has an enlightenment, becomes Mimimì and decides to go to the school ball in women’s clothes, not only much to become a drag queen, but to be able to put on heels and go out, and show off as a world as the moment inspires him.
Obviously is a scandal in the family, while his mother partially supports Jamie’s decision, his father, who has abandoned him for many years, rejects the idea. But Jamie desn’t give up, upsetting not so much her own life, but rather the others,
His message is “out of the shadows… I am the light” with the enchanting song “Il muro che c’è”” which reflects the character of Giancarlo himself, who had a the difficult relationship with his father
Commare is simply fantastic, perfectly focusing acting, dancing and singing, despite being his first singing experience in the theater. With regard to dance, Giancarlo said he remembered many moments in his bedroom when he enjoyed dancing, followed by attending a dance school, almost hidden from the others,
In a recent interview , Commare said he has a dream, to create a city of art open free of charge to those who want to feed on art and to emphasize empathy. communication, brotherhood, excellent solutions for a less violent future..
More “JamIe ” than that……
A round of applause to all the cast, from Barbara Cola in the role of the mother, to the dancers, to the musical arrangements, to the director Piero di Biasio to all Jamie lookalike fans, who follow the show every night!
Performing at Teatro Nazionale , Milano , till March 26th
On tour
Politeama Rossetti (Trieste)
Colosseo (Torino)
Teatro Verdi (Firenze)
Municipale Valli ( Reggio Emilia)
You can buy tickets here
CESARE ZUCCA Travel, food & lifestyle.
Milanese by birth, Cesare lives between New York, Milan and the rest of the world. For WEEKEND PREMIUM he photographs and writes about cities, cultures, lifestyles. He likes to discover both traditional and innovative gastronomic delights. Cesare meets and interview top chefs from all over the world, ‘steals’ their recipes in a ” non touristy tourist ” style