Post-Tony Reflections from Christian Hoff and JLY
June 7th, 2007Playbill.com’s Ernio Hernandez has a very interesting piece on 2006 Tony winners Beth Leavel from Drowsy Chaperone and Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff and John Lloyd Young. All three stars continue to perform in their Tony Award-winning roles on Broadway a year after winning the honor — and they don’t plan to stop anytime soon.
Here’s a sneak preview of what John Lloyd Young and Christian Hoff had to say about their post-Tony lives:
According to John Lloyd Young,
It wasn’t until after the Tony ceremony, on the tour bus to, if you can believe it, perform at the White House the next day — I mean it did not end, it lasted after the Tonys, all that work — so just lying there on this tour bus looking up at the ceiling, my voicemail full of congratulatory calls, finally I got a moment of rest.
Veteran actor Christian Hoff lists his reasons for why doing the show is still fulfilling for him:
Number one, doing what you love for a living is a thrill and has its own reward. Then there’s the being part of something that’s actually bigger than yourself — with a successful show. And then, the third part is making people happy and reaching out to people in a way that you usually don’t get to do. So to be able to tie those three things together and continue to do that is incredible.
Last night, someone in the audience — who saw the show for the first time — said that it felt like she was part of the opening-night performance. And that is the best thing that an actor can hear — to be part of something that is sustaining at that level . . . is rare and wonderful.
I love both comments! I wish that both actors could stay w/ the show forever! One day they’ll probably leave and that will be an extremely sad day for Jersey Boys.
Comment by Lauren — June 8, 2007 @ 10:34 am
I agree with Lauren 100%.All good things have to come to an end some time. At least we know we have till October 2007.Who knows,maybe another extention or two?
Comment by THEA — June 8, 2007 @ 9:57 pm