Comments on: Los Angeles Crowds Love JB!

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:58:45 +0000

Reading the article, I thought the LA Times gave a good review rating overall.

However, I don’t agree with the author’s opinions on Chris Jones. Not only does he have an amazing voice, he’s definitely easy on the eyes. I wouldn’t mind it one bit if he sang to me all the day, I’d be in heaven!

We saw Jersey Boys @ the Ahmanson during previews week, and everyone in the audience loved it! There were thunderous applause and some standing ovations already by the end of Act 1.

In my opinion, this was the best musical we’ve seen this past year. We saw Dirty Dancing in London and Chicago in Broaday, and Jersey Boys(LA Cast) defintely blew both of them away! It’s a fantastic show! And I’ve heard a variety of people on radio and tv saying how phenomenal the show is! I know it would also do well in London and Toronto as it has in Broadway.

By: Leanna

Leanna — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:05:59 +0000

Howard, I completely understand where you’re coming from. It took me a couple shows to get used to the 2nt national tour for those reasons — nothing of their doing, but when you have a certain cast combination in your head, a major difference is jarring.

By: Irene Eizen

Irene Eizen — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:53:27 +0000

Hello, everyone,

In the old days, when I went on a trip, I would send postcards to friends and family with the expression , “Wish you were here.”
From what I am reading and hearing about LA JB, “wish I was there.”

By: Howard Tucker

Howard Tucker — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:43:33 +0000

Well said, Audrey (comment #6), and thanks for the kind words, Jason (comment #9). You know, Audrey, sometimes people are so influenced by what they EXPECT to see (i.e., a Frankie “puppet”)that they don’t concentrate on the fine book and talent. Remember Rick Nelson’s “Garden Party” from 1972: ‘Didn’t hear the music, (I) didn’t look the same.”

When I saw JB in LA for the first time, I was concentrating more on how Michael Ingersoll did not look like Bobby Spencer (even though he may have looked more like the real Nick Massi) than I was on Michael’s superb bass vocals. In fact, with the exception of Erich Bergen/Daniel Reichard, none of the LA cast physically resembled their NY counterparts whom I had seen so many times. Only on a second viewing was I really able to begin to appreciate the talents of the individual performers.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:54:44 +0000

So, as a newcomer to the JB scene, and an Ojai, CA (90 miles north of Los Angeles) AND a reader of the LA Times (they’ve even published several of my articles…) I gotta say bravo!

I saw the show last Thursday (already commented on this blog about that…) and was awed, amazed, impressed and delighted. Afterward, thanks to Howard Tucker’s connections in both NY and LA, I got a back-stage tour (even stood ON the stage and looked out over the theater!).

Art…an art…the art – I can only begin to imagine what it could be like standing on that stage. To anyone that can possibly critique this kind of art (positive OR negative) I would only say, “Good luck.”

How do you put a number, a judgment, a metric on this form of presentation. And, as I read above…it’s not an imitation, it’s an interpretation.

To EVERYONE who made and makes this happen…THANK you from the bottom of my heart.