Sater won the Tony Award for Best Book and Best Score (with Duncan Sheik) for Spring Awakening. Bacharach is the pop music legend whose hits (many with lyricist Hal David) include "The Look of Love," "Walk On By," "Say a Little Prayer," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and more.

Some Lovers is a new musical take on the classic O. Henry Christmas tale "The Gift of the Magi." In pairs, the four actors play young and old versions of the same couple, Molly and Ben.

According to the Old Globe, "On Christmas Eve, estranged lovers Molly and Ben are haunted by the memory of happier times, and like the unforgettable melody of a favorite song, their memories conspire to bring them together again. [It's] a timeless love story that takes place over 20 years…"

Music supervision is by Lon Hoyt. Choreography is by Denis Jones. Some Lovers will run in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center in the Balboa Park area of San Diego, CA. Opening night is Dec. 7.

Jenni Barber (Young Molly) has appeared on New York stages in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sam Mendes' Bridge Project, From Up Here and Cactus Flower; Jason Danieley (Ben) has appeared in Broadway's Next to Normal, Curtains, Candide and The Full Monty (also on the West End); Michelle Duffy (Molly) originated roles in the world premieres of Leap of Faith, Continental Divide, An Italian Straw Hat and Mask; and Andrew Mueller (Young Ben) recently appeared in the world premiere of For the Boys and received a Jeff Award for his work in Big River in Chicago. The creative team includes Takeshi Kata (scenic design), Jenny Mannis (costume design), Ben Stanton (lighting design), Leon Rothenberg (sound design), Jonathan Tunick (orchestrator), AnnMarie Milazzo (vocal designer), Jim Carnahan, CSA (casting) and Matthew Silver (stage manager).

Director Frears' Off-Broadway credits include Year Zero (Second Stage Theatre Uptown), Still Life (MCC Theater), Rainbow Kiss (The Play Company), The Water's Edge (Second Stage Theatre), Pen (Playwrights Horizons), Terrorism (The New Group/The Play Company), Omnium Gatherum (Variety Arts Center), Where We're Born and God Hates the Irish (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), Get What You Need (Atlantic 453) and Kid-Simple (Summer Play Festival).

For tickets and information, visit www.TheOldGlobe.org.