The Jersey Boys Tour Thread — Page 29

I posted a link to SFgate's review of the new cast but for some reasons it only shows up in the thread when you're going to post a message. So here it is again. The review comes off as mixed.

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Updated On: 5/26/07 at 03:16 PM

Whoah! Michael Ingersoll's site has been completely redesigned, and it looks very niiiiiiice! :)
http://michaelingersoll.com/

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I found this thread all the way on the fourth page.

Saturday June 2nd, 2007 - Jake Speck will be on for Wade McCollum.

Friday May 25nd, 2007 through Sunday May 27th, 2007 - John Hickman will be on for Mike Erickson.

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Tyalor said that LA loves the F-Bomb, he also said "Doing a show in LA is so... surreal"

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I read some where about him having to have stitches. Not sure what happened though.

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Hopefully he only needed the stitches and didn't sustain any serious injuries

Yeah, I hope so too.

Love the pictures she has of the cast members!

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She said the theatre is hugh

Sorry.

But yeah, the Ahmanson is a total barn. I'm not really a fan.

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Updated On: 5/28/07 at 02:28 PM

Mike was hit by a car while riding his bike home from the theatre and had stitches in his knee and head.
Jake said not to worry though. He will be back in the show Tuesday night.

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I just got back from the long drive thru I-5 from Los Angeles to SF and here is my brief review:

The Jersey Boys National Tour aka "Sherry Company" show on 5/26 in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson theater was PHENOMENAL and they are 160% better compared to the San Francisco closing show on 5/3 and it was a pure pleasure and ecstasy to watch even compared to my initial screening of the 2 other LA shows that I have seen this weekend...The reunion of the Original Broadway Spelling Bee cast and the LA company of Wicked!

TheaterDIVA...thanks for taking your time to have the cast sign the playbill and that is way too much in return for the meager ticket I gave you :P

I lab you :P for that and I will just PM you my addy so you can send it to me :)

I also have 4 extra Ahmanson Playbills (more like a magazine the size of US Weekly) and the first 4 to PM me their addresses gets it in the mail!

The cast is very fresh from their long vacation and you could actually see the "glow" in them coupled with the fact that they also just got back from the tech rehearsal with a spiffy, brand new stage and one thing I noticed is the different hue in the Jersey Skyline B&W backdrop that seems to have more details than the one in SF.

The Ahmanson and Pantages theaters are very beautiful and I am basking in this new found hobby of theater watching :P though kinda expensive but it's totally worth it :P

I forgot to mention that I did the "Hot Seats" or the LA version of the SF rush seats and it sold for only $20!!! and I got a very good seat on Row B. Hot seats are scattered throughout the theater and I was very happy to get it after paying full prices for Orch tix for the 2 other shows!

From the rightmost seat on row B, I could see Erich playing the piano on "Cry for Me" unlike in SF where I never see him play it since it is covered (at least from where I am at)

Other small details that I noticed was the cup holder, mic holder and the towel holder on the stairs that the "Frankie" uses just before the CTMEOY part. I first saw it here in SF on my first preview of the Chicago Cast but wondered if it was just for that day because the lift malfunctioned and by seeing it LA confirmed it for me that it was... "there". :P

I also started to appreciate the non-speaking actors and musicians....which we sometimes neglect.
Kudos to:

Conductor: Andrew Wilder
Associate Conductor: Joe Elefante
Keyborads: Caren cole, Joe Elefante, Andrew Wilder
Guitar: Brian Silverman; Bass: Leo Huppert; Drums: Mark Papazian
Reeds: Kurt Bacher, Christopher Miele; Trumpet: Thomas E. Chubb
Musician Standby: Josh Weinstein

Music coordinator: John Miller

I was gonna meet the cast at the Stage Door afterwards but being new to LA, I decided I wouldn't want to miss the Metro (their version of BART but nicer and cleaner) and meet my family back at the hotel.

We celebrated my B-day the next day at Universal Studios :P

One of my most memorable ever!!!

Look what I walked into:






More Pictures!

Updated On: 5/29/07 at 03:54 AM

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Updated On: 5/27/09 at 01:41 PM

Kathryn......start saving money now so we could see the show in Costa Mesa

Dont think my parents are going to let me go, but he who knows, If I enough for both my mom and I to go she I will take he for her birthday and she can stay with my Aunt and I will go see the show, since she doesnt want to see it.

I am going to see West Side Story here in atlanta in August, cant wait!

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I saw the evening show on Sunday May 27. I had seen this cast in SF on December 30, except for CKJ as Jarrod Spector was on as Frankie at that time.

Rick Faugno was on as Frankie (he does Tues and Sun nights) He has an amazing voice, however I am not sure if his mike was on too high because his falsetto was almost too loud in certain parts, especially when he walked in in Sillouettes and during the Sherry/Big Girls/Walk Like a Man sequence. Great actor and he hit is out of the ballpark on Can't Take My Eyes Off of You. He is my fourth "Frankie" and I mean no disrespect when I say JLY is my favorite.

I think Erich Bergen stands out as my favorite of the boys in this cast. He is perfection in the role of Bob Gaudio

Michael was great and so was Deven. Deven has improved since I last saw him. My only critique as that he seemed to rush his lines in the beginning. Christian Hoff is a tough act to follow and I am biased having seen him 3 times.

A great crowd with pheonomenal energy. Everyone started cheering when they recognized a song and Rick got a big applause after Can't Take My Eyes off of You. Also big standing ovation at the end.

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