LARGO — Dr. Jeffrey Grove stitches up cuts, sets broken bones and treats infections, all of the things family doctors do every day. His father and grandfather did the same. Their diplomas in osteopathic medicine hang in his office near the antique examination table and matching pecan credenza he inherited.Grove, 53, has devoted most of his life to the practice. But as most of his patients know, that’s not his only line of work. A collage from trips to New York depicts another world, as does a framed poster of the musical Once on This Island with his name above the title. In that world he is not Dr. Jeffrey Grove of Suncoast Family Medical Associates, past president of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the owner of several clinics.He’s Jeff Grove, Broadway producer.Grove put up a sizeable chunk of his own money to bankroll the popular musical, which opened in December at the Circle in the Square Theatre. By all accounts it’s an experience, the circular stage heaped with five tons of sand transforming it into a beach on the French Antilles, populated by folkloric gods who don costumes on stage before the show while villagers barbecue… Read full this story
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