Jim France is one of the best Scrooges I've seen on stage. His "Bah humbugs" sound as if they come from the very core of his meanness and possess a ring of authenticity.
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Alan Menken's
"A Christmas Carol"
....Florida Weekly
Jim France nails the pivotal role of Ebenezer Scrooge, the crotchety miser who learns the meaning of the holiday after a trio of ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Alan Menken's
"A Christmas Carol"
....The News-Press
Jim France does a tremendous job of playing Mr. Scrooge insisting through the first act that Christmas has "nothing to do with him."
Alan Menken's
"A Christmas Carol"
....The Island Sand Paper
Soon Oliver would be mesmerized by the command performance of Jim France as the wiley old Fagin. Kudos to Jim for his touching performance of "Pick a Pocket or two" and "Reviewing the Situation."
"Oliver!"....
AZ (Arizona) Weekly Magazine
From there, Oliver escapes into London's seamier side of life when he is taken in by the lovable Fagin (the wonderful Jim France)
"Oliver!"....
Echo Magazine
Jim France brings a light touch to Fagin, the leader of the young thieves. France's "Reviewing the Situation" is a pensive reflection on his marginal life.
"Oliver!"....
Curtain up Phoenix
"The Philadelphia Story"
....Asheville Citizen-Times, "Take5"
It has a ghost as its major character, fully brought to life by the exceptional Jim France as Jacques, the spiffily-clad French grandfather to a young, romantically challenged American grandson.
"The 13th of Paris"....The Greenville News
But camp and fury aside, the creme de la creme of this show has to be the grandparents: Jacques (Jim France) and Chloe (Kerrie Seymour), who meet in the storied Parisian cafe and have a romance worth dying for. France and Seymour assume their roles with such grace and openness that they leave the rest of the talented cast far behind. By the sheer force of lovely acting, the grandparents' fairy-tale romance becomes tangible reality, and the turbulent present is exposed, for a season, as a farcical cartoon caricature.
"The 13th of Paris"....Ubertati...Greenville, SC
Jim France is delightful as Uncle Willie, the lecherous old aristocrat who would just as soon pinch a woman as look at her.
The show benefits greatly from the talents of adapter Martha Bolton, once a comedy writer for Bob Hope. It's also bolstered by the comic timing and delivery of Jim France as the aforementioned butller.
"The Confession - A Musical"
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