The Jersey Boys Tour Thread- Page 60

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/11/07 at 10:32pm

Jenny Lee Ramos are a plurals?

[antonijan]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 4:19am

What's the word origin of "Ramos"?

[mpw607]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 6:03am

Sorry mll85, but you've left me confused. I've not been following all the various permutations of LA/Chicago/Vegas and all the individual cast moves.

The basic question is simple:will the show get extended beyond 30 September in San Francisco.

I'm travelling thousands of miles from England and I'd like to see the show again if possible.

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 9:31am

If the show is extended beyond September 30th in SF it will be without the current cast who start their run in Chicago on October 30th. The current rumor is that the Vegas cast will start in SF in November.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 11:36am

The basic question is simple:will the show get extended beyond 30 September in San Francisco.

The answer is not so simple: No one knows for sure.

[antonijan]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 1:20pm

But to put it bluntly:

No.

It must close Sept. 30.

Here's a re-post of my prediction:

The JB show will close at the Curran on Sept 30...since it must.

and then the Vegas cast will "re"-open JB in SF on November 17, 2007 and close after a 3 mo engagement on January 27, 2008 just in time for the February opening in Vegas.

related links from before:
http://actorsequity.com/CastingCall/browse_notice.asp?NoticeID=11981&NoticeType=1
http://www.ballparks.com/tickets/theater/jersey_boys_tickets_san_francisco.htm

Kristin Chenoweth's concert may be before Nov. 17 and if it is....there's a big chance it's a go :P

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07202007/gossip/cindy/set_for_one_more_tv_version_cindy_cindy_adams.htm?page=2


Updated On: 8/12/07 at 01:20 PM

[mll85]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 1:26pm

Didn't mean to confuse you mpw607. Just wanted to provide you with all the info surrounding a possible extension after Sept 30th in SF. And although an extension is possible, no one knows for sure if it will actually happen. Until anything official has been said otherwise, the show will close on Sept 30th.

[mll85]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 3:31pm

For you folks in LA. From Taylor Sternberg's website:

Correction: I will not be appearing as Joey: Tonight, Sunday, August 12th, 2007, because Deven May is calling out sick. Instead, Eric Gutman will appear as Tommy DeVito, and in turn, I will be covering his role for the matinee and the evening performance.


Taylorsternberg.com

[mpw607]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 6:16pm

Thanks for the replies. Looks like I'll be in SF a week too late

Still I'll just have to wait till next spring for JB to open in London
Updated On: 8/12/07 at 06:16 PM

[paikea]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 6:35pm

Oh, wow. I've never seen a show without my beloved Deven! But I'll be able to compare Eric's Tommy with his Bob now. Who's swinging Joey?

By the way, has anyone ever seen Erik Bates cover Tommy? He was in Brandon's track my first show, and I was just intrigued by him.

Yay, I'm excited for tonight. It's been too long :)

[Shawk]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 7:44pm

I saw Erik Bates' first performance as Tommy, actually. It doesn't seem really fair to judge him on his first time out of the gate, but I liked him. He was definitely a mellower Tommy than Deven May, kind of more of a normal guy who happens to have screw-up tendencies, rather than a colossally entertaining omniscient loser like May's Tommy.

[starlight2]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 10:02pm

Oh My!!! Got great tickets from a friend of a friend! wow! Loved every minute, thought the cast was great! Think they are all "going places" in the future. this is my new favorite musical and i so liked the fact there is so much history going on in this production. Kudos to the cast, crew, and the people that got me my fantastic seats! The energy on that stage was magnetic, and i especially want to congratulate the girls in the cast because they are not used enough and they are all beautiful and talented, so thanks for sharing all that with us! I realize it is "about the guys" but you gals ROCK!

[jeremykushnier1fan]

Posted: 8/12/07 at 10:11pm

I can't wait for it to hit Toronto!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/13/07 at 12:12am

I'm sure if it does re"open" with the Vegas cast, it will not include an extension. In a nutshell, any run that includes November just won't be continuous.

[mll85]

Posted: 8/13/07 at 12:48am

Bi-costal mentioned that he started on the 10th. I know that's still fairly recent but I'm wondering if anyone has seen his performance yet, and how he did. If not, is anyone seeing the show in the coming days.

[mll85]

Posted: 8/13/07 at 4:14am

Here's the summary, but read the whole thing anyway.
-Alot of the cast members have been getting sick.
-Recap on playing Tommy.
-He gets to play Tommy again during the AZ run while Deven has scheduled vacation.
-They start rehersing with then new speed set.
-The actor replacing Doug is Chris DeAngelis.
-The West Coast vacation swing for the girls is Lauren Tartaglia.


couldn't resist blogging this week...so much to talk about.

[antonijan]

Posted: 8/13/07 at 5:12pm

A pic of Drew and Jeremy is featured at this week's issue of Bay Area Reporter (ebar.com) from the AIDS Benefit Concert and an all cast photo of the Help is on the Way is featured in this week's Bay Times.



Both newspapers are free and could be picked up at various Castro/Upper market locations as well as at the free magazine rack at the Virgin Megastore by the entrance.

http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=onthetown&article=64


Updated On: 8/13/07 at 05:12 PM

[Altarboy08]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:18pm

Happy Birthday to John Michael Dias!!! Chicago Tour's Alternate Frankie!

Send him red velvet cakes...he likes it :P

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:22pm

Hey Anton, I think you logged in under the wrong username.

[paikea]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:25pm

Here's the summary, but read the whole thing anyway.
-Alot of the cast members have been getting sick.

Aw, poor Brandon, Doug, and Melissa. Sounds like they were all dropping like flies backstage. I got to see Jennifer Evans for the first time on Sunday, and Erik did Brandon's track again. Courter Simmons was there also, and of course Eric was in as Tommy.

I figured it must have been last-minute for him, but Eric did really well. There were hiccups in a couple of lines but nothing too noticeable. He had a great sneer and winked a few times. His performance didn't remind me of Deven's at all. Line delivery was more straightforward, and his tempo was really quick throughout. I wasn't used to it at first. I feel like Deven takes his time and very clearly pronounces every word and action. He's so much more stylized.

Eric's take was also so different just because of physicality. His being smaller made Tommy a really interesting character. During the show I thought, "Wow, he must be clever, he must have connections, or else someone would have surely taken him down by now." The scene where Frankie blocks his punch, I didn't feel like he could have hurt him, hehe. But actually that just reinforced the idea that Tommy thinks he's more powerful than he is.

One thing, though. I always find Deven's Tommy so endearing; he wins you over almost immediately and is so charismatic that anything he does is forgivable. For me, Eric's Tommy was kind of an ass throughout, so he seemed more like a side story. Just this very amusing character but not someone I really rooted for. It felt like the spotlight wasn't on Tommy as much, if that makes sense.

I finally got to see Steve Gouveia, and I found him thoroughly entertaining. Completely different from Michael. He does seem very normal for the most part, and I don't know, not as "Jersey"? But he also has the most animated face, and even though I felt like some notes were too low for him, the audience just loved his "Silly boy..." and bum-bum-bums. He got a whole second round of cheers by pointing up at the mezzanine during the Seasons' first big ovation. I thought he had people in the audience, but my brother said he saw that at his show too. And I have to say that Steve's smile is really infectious, but during the table scene with Gyp I had to keep from laughing. I'm not sure he has a "serious" face.

The show itself was just incredible. High energy, and the audience loved it. Erich and Rick both sounded better than I've ever heard them, and I thought they were perfect before. It was so strange when the four of them stood together. A very different-looking Four Seasons for me. I was like, "Who are these guys?"

Wow, my apologies for writing a whole short story up there. But, really, it was a fantastic night.

[antonijan]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 4:31pm

What? Who?

I still have to see Eric as Bob or Nick :P Too bad, people are getting sick almost all at the same time.

Who are going to see them in Sacramento? I will try to see them once...maybe the final show in Sac since the tix are running low by now and as for the SF/C cast, I will probably see them a few more times with some newbies and hopefully the last performance on Sept. 30th.

[jochang621]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 5:36pm

thanks for the detailed review, paikea! any comments on Erik in Brandon's track?

Does anyone know when Lauren Tartaglia will fill in? I wonder if she's related to John Tartaglia...

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/16/07 at 2:02am

And it goes DING! Check it out.

http://jakespeck.com/

[mll85]

Posted: 8/16/07 at 2:10am

Like the new design, although he could use some better navigation for his photos.

Can't wait until ONO (tickets came in the mail today) to see him perform with Rod the puppet.I'm sure it will be hilarious. And maybe he'll do some of his one man show stuff at ONO. If not you folks in Chicago get to see it.

Updated On: 8/16/07 at 02:10 AM

[antonijan]

Posted: 8/16/07 at 6:16am

Jake used to be so...buff :P

Any news if there are gonna be rush in Sac?