Jimmy Roberts is the composer of the second longest-running Off Broadway musical in New York theater history, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. It has been produced around the world in languages as diverse as French, Spanish, German, Finnish, Mandarin and Cantonese. Jimmy’s second Off Broadway show The Thing About Men, won the New York Outer Critics Circle award for Best Musical. His latest show, Welcome to the Big Dipper, is now on the way to a full production. Jimmy is also a sought-after performer, presenting entertaining programs that combine classical and popular music. Recent engagements include: Merkin Concert Hall, the 92nd Street Y, Steinway Hall, and the National Arts Club. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with noted pianist, Constance Keene, Jimmy is also a published poet, and several of his poems have appeared in the New York Times Metropolitan Diary:
“Jimmy Roberts showed how such songs should be done. A rhythmically perceptive voice, and a brilliant performance of a plaintively powerful song.” (New York Times)