March 29, 2010

JB West End’s New Tommy DeVito Jon Boydon Gets Some Jersey-Style Training!

March 29th, 2010

Jon Boydon Jersey Boys London’s New Tommy DeVito, Jon Boydon (Photo Credit: SundayMercury.net)

Reporter Roz Laws has posted a marvelous interview with JERSEY BOYS London’s new Tommy DeVito, Jon Boydon, a Birmingham native who was sent to America to immerse himself in Mob culture. Here’s a preview of Boydon’s thoughts of his time in Jersey:

I’m a Birmingham boy, as far removed from a New Jersey gangster as it is possible to be!

I’m even blond, so I’m fighting against type. I’ve had to dye my hair darker and get a tan.

Jersey Boys is set in a particular part of New Jersey called Belleville – this is the world of Goodfellas and The Sopranos.

I was sent off to New York to Jersey Boys boot camp. For the first three days, I got a potted history of Italian migration and the structure of the Mafia.

I had a very intense day with dialect coach Stephen Gabis, who’s worked with Broadway stars like Scarlett Johansson.

Then we spent a night at the Belmont Tavern in Belleville where these guys hung out. Guys who knew them were queuing up to tell us stories.

There’s someone in Jersey Boys called Gyp DeCarlo, a Mob boss who admitted several murders and went to prison. But when we asked them about him in Belleville, they said, ‘He was a great guy, a gentleman’.

Visit SundayMercury.net for the full story.

3 Comments »

  1. I love that picture!

    Comment by Leanna — March 29, 2010 @ 8:54 pm

  2. A midland Brummie makes good! Cool picture! Rock on Jon!

    Comment by Chiara — March 31, 2010 @ 9:04 pm

  3. You are joining an elite group, the best ever. Enjoy!

    Comment by Sidney — April 3, 2010 @ 1:28 pm

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