A STAR IS DISCOVERED!!!!! ;-) ;-)
A STAR IS DISCOVERED!!!!! ;-) ;-)
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#0A STAR IS DISCOVERED!!!!! ;-) ;-)
Posted: 12/25/05 at 10:27am
JOHN LLOYD YOUNG IN 'JERSEY BOYS' Who'd a thunk that the theatrical find in the year would surface in a crowd-pleaser about the career of the pop group the Four Seasons? But playing Frankie Valli, the Seasons' lead singer, Mr. Young crosses the line from spot-on surface impersonation into genuine depths of character. Even wailing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," he generates a soul-plumbing intensity that makes "Jersey Boys" a Broadway rarity: a jukebox to remember.
(NY TIMES) 
PS: Could not have happened to a nicer guy!
Updated On: 12/25/05 at 10:27 AM
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
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Posted: 12/25/05 at 10:56amI guess he'll be the next in-depth and soul-searchin interview featured in Corine's Corner.
Legibus
Chorus Member Joined: 10/14/05
#2re: A STAR IS DISCOVERED!!!!! ;-) ;-)
Posted: 12/25/05 at 11:15am
Equally impressive is that fact that this praise for John Lloyd Young and the "crowd-pleaser" Jersey Boys ("a Broadway rarity: a jukebox to remember") is by non-other than one of the most, if not THE most influential Broadway critics, Ben Brantley himself.
A nice gift indeed for a Show that fought the odds to become the surprise hit of the season (no pun intended) about one of the most under-rated musical groups of all-time, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
Truly a special and fun night in the theater with a wonderfully energenic and talented cast, headed by John Lloyd Young, who regularly earn multiple show-stopping ovations before the final curtain.
IT IS ELECTRIC!
Updated On: 12/25/05 at 11:15 AM
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
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Posted: 12/25/05 at 12:41pmAww I am so happy for him...I agree with everything Corine has said about him (on this post and other ones too)...he is such a sweetheart!!!!
Legibus
Chorus Member Joined: 10/14/05
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Posted: 12/25/05 at 7:54pm
Very nicely done interview Corine.
JLY seems like a heck of a nice person.
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Posted: 5/6/06 at 12:53am
How many threads on the same topic are you going to start, Corine?
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=874835&dt=1
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=896282&dt=3
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
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Posted: 5/6/06 at 12:58am
It was in December. I saw it a second time tonight.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
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Posted: 5/6/06 at 12:59amSo, the other thread was a REdiscovery?
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
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