JERSEY BOYS on Leno TONIGHT! — Page 2

I agree Munky
The casting people are on the Crack they can afford
from the Broadway production.

i REALLY have to agree with lizziecurry. the SF cast is amazing, and in fact the similarity to the OBC is striking, esp down to the tones of their voices. the biggest difference for me was to get used to the fact that different people were playing the roles since i was so used to seeing the OBC, but i can argue that the touring cast is spot on and their performances are fresh and exciting and *right*. it's also been amazing to see the cast really grow into their roles, esp christopher kale jones. the show has become a much better show since December when I saw them in previews.

i've seen both casts live as well as on tv. it's unfair to judge the SF cast based on this 30 second showing, esp since they were performing their hearts out as recently as yesterday, and will be flying up to perform again tomorrow.

withold complete judgment until you see them live! you won't be disappointed.

Updated On: 3/20/07 at 01:01 AM

I fail to see the appeal of this show and the frenzy it still seems to generate. But that's theater...enjoy! I just don't gits it.

That was really rushed and the stage was so cramped. It was not the most ideal combination of songs, either. The cast did fairly well with what they had, but most of my complaints (not even complaints, really) don't have anything to do with the cast.

Hey, I had the same reaction you did to Michael Ingersoll. Yay for "Ringo"! :)

...oh god, Conan O'Brien is advertising his Orpheum appearance right now.

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Updated On: 3/20/07 at 03:47 AM

I thought they did great, but I would have to agree with Lizzie, it seemed rushed and when they brought the rest of the cast onstage it got really cramped up there. Still loved this preformance, but they are leagues better live on stage. And it was great to see Michael be in the spotlight for a bit.

Eric Gutman just blogged about their Leno preformance (http://theguter.blogspot.com/index.html). And evidently the big news he mentioned a few post ago is what we all found out yesterday. That the SF company is the 1st national touring company, now dubbed the "Sherry" company, and that a second company is in the works.

Updated On: 3/20/07 at 04:10 AM

what's the "OBC"? :P

I enjoyed it very much and brought back that "nostalgic" feeling I got the first time I saw the SF JB from the $25 rush seats!

I must say that i was disappointed in the performance and the actors. Firstly, they looked like a second string, non union tour of the show. Like it had been running for 4 years, and this was the cast that played Bucks County. I didnt find any of them the least bit attractive, and they couldnt dance. Talk about stiff. That poor tall goomer was just ill at ease. The producres should be embarrased for sending this group out as their first national tour.

Hehe hehe

What roles do you think Jay Leno could play on Broadway? hehe tehe

I think Zach in A Chorus Line, and maybe Paul too!


tehe

I have seen both the OBC and the SF cast and DID NOT see the Leno performance.

Obviously, you cannot judge a show by a performance on TV people. Better than the OBC? Good lord, clueless. I have seen terrible performances on TV (including Idina's Elphaba) and you just can't do it.

Overall, I enjoyed both casts very much (and the SF cast is FANTASTIC!!!!) but preferred Christopher Kale Jones as Frankie Valli over John Lloyd Young. JUST MY OPINION...don't start the hating....

Updated On: 3/20/07 at 10:34 AM

Actually, Eug, Deven always sings that line in "Oh What a Night" - it's one of my favorite jokes in the show. :)

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LizzieCurry: I just find John Lloyd Young's eyebrows really annoying..

Really cuz I find Christopher Kales general presence really annoying...especially when he opens his mouth.

jochang621: i REALLY have to agree with lizziecurry. the SF cast is amazing, and in fact the similarity to the OBC is striking

Striking isn't what i would call it...I dunno if you really saw the OBC cuz if you did you wouldn't be saying that.

So listen people you can make up all the excuses you want...like they were off that night or you can't tell from TV..but just face it they are awful. They sound nothing like the four seasons theyre are just like every other musical theater belters who all sound alike...and christopher kale has NO FALSETTO.

Now excuse me i have to go listen to the OBC before i die.

I have to agree with JLYluver4lyfe...

I turned on Jay Leno so I could see what the Tour Cast is like. I wanted to see what all those West Coast yuppies have to deal with. All I have to say is wow, I feel sorry for them. I'll repeat the previous statement: CHRISTOPHER KALE JONES HAS NO FALSETTO! I'd take Michael Longoria, heck, even DOMINIC NOLFI over that anyday! The four men just blended together and not a single one stood out. In New York, we are BLESSED to have John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, and J. Robert Spencer. They are all so different, so unique! These 4 guys looked the same and really showed not even an inkling of personality. Someone is slacking in the casting department...

Tell me those are the BEST four guys they could find to lead the tour! SURE! I am scared to see the 2nd tour cast if this is the first. Also, you keep saying that I need to see them "live" because this was just a bad performance. But, from what all I've seen, they're nowhere near the OBC at their worst performance.

PS: John Lloyd Young has a great set of brows.

Best,
Francine

i agree that the sound was really off - it sounded like some mics were turned down and you couldn't hear all four harmony parts equally so the sound didn't sound so blended.

i still hold to the fact that the SF cast have very similar timbres in their voices to the OBC (I saw the OBC perform less than a week ago, thank you very much), esp daniel reichard and erich bergen. i'd say tho that JLY and christopher kale jones' voices are the most different. christopher kale jones is very very good, but JLY truly is incomparable, a performer that comes once in a lifetime. i know christopher kale jones respects JLY highly as well, and may even agree with me. last night was not a good representation of christopher kale jones's singing capabilities.

imo, the guys looked fired up and the energy was good. but that's just me.

so glad michael got to open on "oh what a night!" he's my personal favorite in the show ^^ and thought he looked comfortably charming in the spotlight.

Updated On: 3/20/07 at 11:42 AM