All my love to you and Michael,

Andrea

This is Michael’s wife, wishing to send you my love. Michael speaks so highly of you; and the candor and insight you demonstrate in this article helps me to understand why he does so. You’re an outstanding person, and I’m so grateful to have met you and shared with you this extraordinary JERSEY BOYS experience! Thank you for all your kind words and actions. Yours is certainly an example to live by.

What makes theatre great? Sharing our unique stories. And Andrea’s is a beautiful one.

Love,
Angela Ingersoll

Andrea, you expressed so articulately, the experience of being a devotee of this show. I hope to hear, some day, Michael say the words, “… if that’s what you think, you’re not from Jersey.”

I LOVE my New York cast and the fact that we all seem to love our own casts so much makes me reflect back on what John Lloyd Young wrote in his Blog thank you after the 2006 Tonys. Maybe there is a hint of what might be partially at work here:

“And a most important thank you to JERSEY BOYS scriptwriters Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice for having the skill to give both the JERSEY BOYS actors AND audiences a reason to care about these characters and this show. Often only one of the two happens; you two made both happen at once, and all the good that’s come to us is because of that.”

Thank you so much for sharing your story and great pictures. I felt such a sense of déjà vu reading your interview, because your thoughts about the show echo my own.

“Jersey Boys” was the final show offered on my Ahmanson subscription this season. Although I knew it won the Tony for Best Musical and had received universal raves, I was wary of what I feared was yet another jukebox musical. However, when it was my turn to see the show in early July, I too felt like “Alice going down the rabbit hole” following Deven’s initial monologue, and I was instantly hooked. Although I have yet to hit the number of performances that you have seen, in a little more than a month I have seen the show an additional three times.

I have to echo your sentiments regarding the amazing talent that is in the Sherry cast. Each time I see the show, I’m just blown away by the excellence of the individual performers, and the sheer brilliance of the show‘s book and direction. Los Angeles is so privileged to have such a wonderful show here for the entire summer, and this city is truly under its spell.

I’ll be at the Saturday matinee tomorrow for my fifth show. As I enjoy my now traditional pre-show martini at the Music Center’s outdoor grill, I’ll be sure to toast to you Andrea – my fellow Sherry company fan!