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About Us

Calogero (Charly) Chiarelli Productions

My writing was mostly self taught - which led to teaching writing at St. Lawrence College.


Writing influences: - Giovanni Bocaccio - "The Decameron", Florence, 1348 AD
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - American novelist
- Charles Dickens - English writer
- William Shakespeare - playwright/poet


Self taught virtuoso harmonica player, with this sample of influences: King Biscuit Boy, Carlos del Junco, Larry Adler, Sonny Boy Williamson, Toots Thielemans, Stevie Wonder.


Film influences: Cinema Paradiso, Amarcord (Fellini), It's a wonderful Life, The Godfather.

  • 2001 - "Mangiacake!" - Play. Writer, actor, musician in one man play. Artword Theatre,02 Toronto, April 2001.

  • 1998 - "The Birds Beyond" -Symphony. Writer and Narrator of Libretto, Score by John Burge, performed by the Kingston Symphony and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestras.

  • Production of one man play, written and performed at the opening of the1994- "Cu Fu", prod Hamilton Workers Arts and Heritage Centre Ontario.


PRODUCTION / PUBLISHED WORK:

  • 2022 - "Prairie Odyssey", Musical Director and sole Musician, Actor, Bon Mots Production, live at The Pearl Company, Hamilton, Ontario. (current- March 31-April 3)

  • 2021 - "Scroogissimo" film of play at the Artword Artbar shown at The Pearl Company, Dec 2021

  • 2021 - "Cu'Fu?". Play- Solo Actor, Writer, accompanied by Venesio DeSalvo on guitar,

  • The Pearl Company, Hamilton, Ontario on Mots2021 - "Prairie Odyssey", Play - Musical Director and sole Musician, Actor, B

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PRODUCTION:  Hamilton Fringe Festival (online), Hamilton, ON

  • 2019 - "Charly's Piano", Play- Solo Actor - Co-writer (script), Songwriter - Musician and Vocalist, with Ron Weihs accompanying on guitar, Artword Theatre

  • Production, Artword Artbar, Hamilton Fringe Festival, July 18-27.

  • Hamilton Fringe Festival, ON. (Also available on YouTube)

  • 2019 - "Road to the Lemon Grove", Feature Film, lead Actor in four roles, Co-writer,

  • Hildebrand Productions, Toronto, Ontario (Premiere 2018 at the Italian Canadian Film Festival, Toronto, ON)

  • 2013,14,16,18 - "Scroogissimo" -Play- Lead Actor, Co-writer with Ryan Sero, Artword Artbar, Hamilton, Ontario. (Now also on YouTube)

  • 2013 - "Modern Times", Play, Musician, Co-writer of music with Venesio DeSalvo, The Pearl Company November 30th, 2013. 

  • 2009 - "Sunamabeach" - Play. Writer, musician, actor in one man play. The Pearl Company,

  • Hamilton, March 25 -April 5, 2009.

  • 2001 - "Mangiacake!" - Play. Writer, actor, musician in one man play. Artword Theatre,
    Toronto, April 2001.

  • 1998 - "The Birds Beyond" -Symphony. Writer and Narrator of Libretto, Score by John
    Burge, performed by the Kingston Symphony and the Thunder Bay Symphony
    Orchestras.

  • 1994- "Cu Fu", production of one man play, written and performed at the opening of the Hamilton Workers Arts and Heritage Centre Ontario.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY & MEDIA

  • 2020 - Pryce, Steve. Feature, "Road to the Lemon Grove with Dale Hildebrand", Spencer magazine, November 9, 2020

  • 2021 - Marsales, Judy. Interview, "Sold on Hamilton" 900 CHML Nov. 6, 2021

  • 2019- Daly, Marianne. Review," Charly's Piano", Raise The Hammer, Hamilton, July 25.

  • 2019- Bullock, Arthur. Review, online VIEW magazine, Fringe Festival, "Charly's Piano".

  • 2019- eTalk, CTV Interview with cast and Director, "Road to the Lemon Grove "August 29th

REVIEWS

  • 2019 | Mahoney, Jeff. Review, "Charly Chiarelli's amazing road movie brings it home, both to Hamilton and Sicily, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, ON, August 28, 2019.

  •  2019 | Catalfamo, Fabrizio. "I'M Italian - magazine, "Road to the Lemon Grove", featuring Charly Chiarelli, Issue #002, December 2019, pgs. 012-015.

  • 2019 | Penner, Lori. Review, "A movie for the intelligent heart", Red River Valley Echo, pgs.2- 3, Winnipeg, June 13, 2019

  • 2017 | Smith, Gary. Review, "Veteran raconteur hits right notes in Charly's Piano". Hamilton Spectator, Dec. 5, 2017

  • 2012 | Pittis, Robin. Review, "The Unstoppable Charly", VIEW, Hamilton, March 15-21, p.7

  • 2001 | Taylor, Kate. Review, "Mangiacake! rises with smooth storytelling", The Globe and Mail, April 7, 2001.

  • 2000 | Feature, "Cu'Fu? A BRAVO EXCLUSIVE", BRAVO TV Magazine, May 2000

  • 2000 | Graham, Catherine. Review, "Laughing Blues: Charly Chiarelli's Cu'Fu?", Canadian Theatre Review, Number 104 Fall 2000 edition, pgs. 7 - 9.

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PUBLICATIONS

  • "People Places Passages, An Anthology of Canadian Writing": Longbridge Books, Montreal, QC, "Once Upon a Pizzeria", pgs 233 - 238. 2018 (now being published as a children's story book, with illustrations)

  • 2017 | "Cu'Fu?", "Charly's Piano"," Scroogissimo": plays published by the Artword Press, Hamilton, Ontario. 2017

  • "Sweet Lemons, Writings with a Sicilian Accent": published in Mineola, NY & Ottawa, ON, e" pgs. 139"Welfare Scene" pgs. 135-138, "Hospital Scene"

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