Silhouettes JB Podcast

Join us on a trip across the pond with our first guest from Jersey BOYS UK! Meet Jacob McIntosh who plays Barry Belson at the Trafalgar Theatre. Jacob is no stranger to jukebox musicals and iconic red costumes — He was a swing in the UK tours of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL and KINKY BOOTS. He has an effortless stage presence and can belt like nobody’s business. Did you know that Barry...

New year, New #JerseyBoys perspectives! Check out our first episode with a JB creative from Australia. Meet Thomas Armstrong-Robley who is not only playing #TommyDeVito in JerseyBoys at the Star Gold Coast in Australia, but he is also DIRECTING the show! Thomas is an award-winning visionary actor/director with the guts to create a new Australian production of Jersey Boys while respecting the origi...

It’s time to formally meet Gian DiCostanzo, the man behind our merch and the performer whose voice sends ya to the stratosphere! Gian performed as a swing in the 3.0 and 4.0 casts of JERSEY BOYS on the N orwegian Bliss and founded Stagelight Candle Co. that features Broadway-inspired candles for theatre lovers across the country. Other credits include the national tour of PAW PATROL LIVE! and regi...

Folks! You don’t have to rinse out your socks anymore because J ERSEY BOYS is back! This is our first episode without a guest, but we wanted to put the Winter lights on and give you a firsthand account of our experience at the re-opening night of #JerseyBoys a t New World Stages Listen for: -Behind the scenes details of our 10-Day countdown to re-opening night. Thank you, Dodgers!! -Special people...

Episode 43!   Tony nominee J. Robert Spencer is back with his partner and fellow JERSEY BOYS alum Miles Aubrey to talk about their upcoming show “7,000 Miles to Broadway!” J. Robert Spencer created the role of Nick Massi in La Jolla and on Broadway.  Miles Aubrey originated the role of Norm Waxman on the first national tour where he also covered Bob Gaudio, and then went on to play Norm...

Please welcome the Tony-Award nominated set designer who put Jersey all over the map…Klara Zieglerova! A Prague native, Klara studied design at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University and was later hired as an associate set designer of the 1998 Roundabout Theatre Co. Broadway revival of 1776 and 1999 Broadway revival of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN along with stage manager Richard Hester. Credits as...

Meet Tony Clements! Tony Clements was a swing in the 3rd national tour of Jersey Boys. When he studied theatre at Pace University, the New Hampshire native performed in a a production of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s DOGFIGHT and in Stephen Sondheim’s SWEENEY TODD, starring Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel as Mrs. Lovett as the title role at Lincoln Center. Tony most recently played Joe Pesci in a Jer...

Jake Speck was a swing in Jersey Boys Broadway and Chicago. In his JB experience, he covered Norm Waxman, Barry Belson, Joe Pesci & Knuckles. He also understudied Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi. He played 7 roles total.  Jake is known as the tallest person to play Joe Pesci! He performed in The Sopranos tribute at the 2007 Emmy Awards. President Bush’s dog bit him at The White House! Jake...

When Andrew Frace takes a swing (role), he never misses…because he knows that everything in life happens the way it needs to. Andrew is a man of no ego and an actor with no sense of competition.  We know Andrew as swing in the JERSEY BOYS company since 2009. He started as Joey (u/s Frankie, Bob and Tommy) at the Palazzo Hotel  and Norm (u/s Tommy) at the Paris Hotel, Barry Belson on the...

Renée Marino is a woman of many titles — Actress extraordinaire, dance captain, “Pretty Strong Women" workout coach, master communicator and more. Her best title, however, is herself. A Jersey native, she took the world by the cogliones and starred in JERSEY BOYS on Broadway and of course, the JERSEY BOYS movie alongside John Lloyd Young and directed by Clint Eastwood. She starred in CHAPLIN, WOND...

Silhouettes JB Podcast is going international! A few months ago in April and May, Amici Productions produced #JerseyBoysNewZealand. This was the first-ever professional local tour in New Zealand and the only professional theatrical tour in the world at the time. For #JerseyBoys, ”is that style or what?” The wonderful Geena Hutton — who played Francine — sat down with us to talk about this his...

Mike Backes is with us in the Zoom studio! Mike performed as a swing in JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas and as part of a special group of actors who covered lead roles on opposite sides of the Jersey Boys foil. Mike played the tougher Tommy DeVito and softer Bob Gaudio. Mike made his Bob Gaudio debut mid-show in the middle of a costume fitting! Mike performed in the national tours of A BRONX TALE, ROCK OF A...

It’s Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young’s birthday & he's here to promote his new concert “Solid Gold” on Friday, July 9 at 7pm PST / 10pm EST at full capacity at The Space in Las Vegas and available on livestream.    His band is reuniting with a brand new set of Disco, 70s & 80s funk and soul hits — JLY now has at least 80 songs in his repertoire. He and music director Tomm...

We’ve got a new point of view! As Lin-Manuel Miranda once said in a #Ham4Ham show, “we’ve liberated the musicians from the pit!”   Jam in the Zoom studio with three incredible musicians from the JB 3rd National Tour — current musicians drummer Brett Beiersdorfer, guitarist Max Caine and JB tour alum bassist Jonny Morrow.   Find out how:  -To nail the most musically challenging secti...

We know Jersey Boys Vegas alums Travis Cloer, Deven May and current Frankie Valli at New World Stages Aaron De Jesus for their roles in Jersey Boys, but today we have a simple, family conversation about a more special role — being a dad.    Learn how:   -Aaron flew to NYC for a JB audition the day before his wife Gail gave birth to their daughter Lydia.   -Aaron and Travis appr...

There are only a few performers in a generation who’ve had a career like #RichardHBlake .  He originated the roles of Warner Huntington III in #LegallyBlonde , Glen Guglia in #TheWeddingSinger and Lorenzo in #ABronxTaleMusical . He’s on three cast albums? “Is that style or what?” Richard also starred in #Footloose , #Wicked , #Aida , #Hairspray and more. Of course, we also love him for his te...

Christopher Kale Jones who ORIGINATED the role of Frankie Valli on the 1st National Tour of JERSEY BOYS stops by! Listen for stories from the road — He also played Frankie in New York, Chicago, and LA! — and a tribute to the late Joe Siravo. Chris is returning to Jersey Boys as Frankie Valli in September at Stages St. Louis alongside his wife Jenna Coker Jones as Mary Delgado! Chris is booked...

Jennifer Naimo, the original Mary Delgado at La Jolla and on Broadway, stopped by the Zoom studio for her exclusive deep-dive into the ole’ neighborhood! Listen for: -An analysis of the character from JERSEY BOYS, Mary Delgado -Her no nonsense standards that got her where she is today -How she stayed true to her Catholic faith in every show she did And -How Danielle Gaudio, Bob Gaudio’s daughter l...

Season two premiere! #JerseyBoys co-writer #RickElice tells us how he put Jersey on the page with Marshall Brickman. You’re in for a a mini masterclass on how to make the whole world explode through dialogue. Learn about the -Timeline of JB before La Jolla. It’s earlier than you think! -Historical present tense in each season’s monologues -Creation of the JB character “Lorraine” -History of the ju...

Jeff Leibow — the original #NickMassi in Jersey Boys Las Vegas — promotes his 2nd virtual NF Hope benefit concert on Sunday, May 2nd at 7pm EST. NF is a genetic disorder of the nervous system characterized by tumors that can grow on any nerve in the body without warning. Jeff and his wife Melody began the benefit concerts after their daughter Emma was diagnosed in 2010 when she was just nine month...

JERSEY BOYS star and Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young promotes his new concert "John Lloyd Young: By Request" streaming live from The Space in Las Vegas on May 1st, 2021 @ 9PM EST and 6PM PST!  Plus, continue the party at the after party starting at 10:45 PM EST and 7:45 PM PST! He'll have some surprise songs and stories from his JB days! In this episode, John also reminisces about his time...

Cue the “Who Loves You” hi-hats! It’s our season 1 finale with JERSEY BOYS Broadway's sweetheart Sara Schmidt. As we wrap up women’s history month, Sara gives an emotional interview reminiscing on her twelve incredible years at Jersey Boys, times with the late vocalist Marni Nixon, recording the Grammy Award-winning JB cast album and updating us on her new life in Napa, California, home of one of...

Women’s History Month is going strong because the unstoppable Katie O’Toole is back! Katie was a swing on Jersey Boys Broadway from 2008-2016, assistant dance captain from 2008-2011 and dance captain from 2011-2015. We're so glad she has her own episode to share historic moments from the show and her life: There was only ONE two-girl show on Broadway with Katie and Jessica Rush! "Wanna hear the fu...

It’s our International Women’s Day episode with Jennifer Naimo, Sara Schmidt and Katie O’Toole! Catch up with three iconic Jersey Girls as we reminisce on their years in Jersey Boys on Broadway! Jen — JB’s OBC Mary Delgado — tells us about her time from La Jolla and Broadway until Nov. 2008. “Plus which!” Did you know Sara played Francine for the entire Broadway run of Jersey Boys? OBC, baby!! And...

"There's a C-note in it for ya!" Skokie, Illinois local John Michael Coppola (Swing and Dance Captain in JERSEY BOYS Chicago) tells us about the foundation of his premiere Frankie Valli Tribute Band The Four C Notes and gears us up for their virtual show March 5th, 6th and 7th, 2021 from North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.  Four C Notes Performers: John Michael Coppola, Dan Gold, Devin DeS...