Comments on: JBB Fantastic Fan Interview With Irene Eizen!

By: Irene Eizen

Irene Eizen — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:48:51 +0000

Thank you, Beverley and Catherine for your beautiful comments. So much good has occurred because of JB, including communicating with lovely people such as you.

Hope to see you at the show! Irene Eizen

By: Beverley Micciche

Beverley Micciche — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:35:43 +0000

Irene,
I was also spotlighted as a fan in January, and because of our similar educational background, as a teacher, reading specialist, and now a curriculum supervisor spanning 30 years, I found myself totally relating to everything you said about your experience and excitement about the show. You and your husband’s true commitment to helping those less fortunate is inspiring. I also became introduced to BC/EFA through meeting and talking to John Lloyd Young at the stage door. I contributed to John’s blog and my husband and I also recently attended “Rockers on Broadway” and “Leading Men II” which raised money for this same cause. I also loved to hear that you attend the show often by yourself, which is what I also do. I also find myself reciting and relating many lines from JB to my work and to my life. I know I will continue, like you, to be a loyal fan of the show and thank you for sharing how JB has enriched your life.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:54:32 +0000

What a wonderful tribute to the show and the “boys”. I had the pleasure of not only seeing the show a week ago, but meeting the wonderful cast – all of who are true gentlemen (Christain Hoff is my personal favorite). I cannot express enough how the experience touched me. It was my first time seeing a show on Broadway so I’m not sure if a lot of shows effect people the way JB has, or if this is just an exceptional, phenomenal show and cast. The joy JB obviously brings to people is far reaching – as proven by your involvementin BC/EFA – how wonderful! A true testament to “paying it forward”.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Catherine Sanneman

By: Irene Eizen

Irene Eizen — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:29:00 +0000

Thank you, Howard. Another extraordinary happening is you and I have become friends through our love of the show and will meet each other soon. I am really looking forward to that. I am thrilled, as is my husband Buz, that you will be with us at the Crohn ‘s Colitis Renaissance Ball in Philadelphia.

By: Howard Tucker

Howard Tucker — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:40:54 +0000

Thank you for a beautiful story, Irene. We are in the age of computers where so much is impersonal, but you and the Jersey Boys have shown that it still comes down to people.

Family and the Newell Foundation seem to be the two most important considerations in your life. Hats off to John Lloyd Young, a wonderful role model himself, for introducing you to BC/EFA, and to you and Buz for
joining him in the venture. But your humanity doesn’t stop with the “star”, as evidenced by your involvement with the JB box office agent’s nephew’s Mill Neck Manor school.

Finally, you say the guys are “fan focused”, address their fans by name, and always express their thanks. Several weeks back, I couldn’t believe I was standing face-to-face talking to Christian Hoff as if we’d
known each other forever. Their graciousness and fans like yourself reciprocating that appreciation is a huge factor in “Jersey Boys” never being stronger or positioned as beautifully as it is right now.

Thanks for a touching and thoughtful piece, Irene. I think “Jersey Boys” has helped make this an extraordinary time in both our lives.