Silhouettes JB Podcast

Ep. 48! Give your standing O to Katy Richardson — music director of the West End production of Jersey Boys!

Previous credits include SIX THE MUSICAL in the UK & RENT at the Hope Mill Theatre!

Katy joined the JERSEY BOYS family in Fall 2021 as the first female music director in JB HERstory. (Get it? Because SIX? Huzzah!) HUGE congratulations!!

Did you know that music directors in most contemporary musicals conduct the show AND play in the pit at the same time?

Did you know that there are ZERO breaks for the musicians in all 2 hours and 30 minutes of JERSEY BOYS? Because the underscoring is a key storytelling element of the show, of course!

Learn about the intricacies of music directing for this particularly challenging show from the maestra herself:

-Her interview and audition for Jersey Boys UK Associate Music Supervisor Gareth Weedon. She played “Cry for Me,” “Sherry” and “Oh, What a Night”

-“The Godfather” cue after the sit-down scene

-The challenges of conducting with her left hand

-A deep-dive into equipment for the musicians, including the MainStage program that hosts pre-recorded sounds. (Only $30!) Link below for our musicians out there! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mainstage/id634159523?mt=12

This episode was recorded February 8, 2022.

A' Salud♥️🍷

It’s our Easter episode with #JerseyBoys legend Jessica Rush! 💐🤍

Jessica played Lorraine in Jersey Boys on Broadway from 2010 to 2013 and from 2015 to closing on Jan. 15, 2017.

She’s also the co-host of Mamas Talkin’ Loud, voted a top-10 MomPod on Podcast Magazine, with fellow JB actor Cara Cooper.

Other credits include: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (NSMT), The Donna Summer Musical (Broadway), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Broadway), Guys & Dolls (Broadway) and Gypsy (Broadway)

In this episode, we discuss:

•Her journey from ensemble to principal actor

•Decision-making as an actor after hitting milestones in her career and her personal life •Her acting roots

•Jersey Boys memories, including the ONLY two-girl show on Broadway!

Jessica keeps it REAL. We’re so grateful for her brain 😂

Stay tuned for part two with her soon!

We hope you enjoy and you have beautiful, blessed Easter. 💐🙏🤍

A’ Salud! 🍷♥️

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 approached Frankie’s character from a newfound father’s perspective

-Deven analyzes Tommy DeVito’s character as possibly acting as a father figure to Frankie as well as a brother

-Deven and his wife Cady raised a newborn in a pandemic

-How all their children are “chasin’ the music” and movies their parents grew up on — and living with technology

-Travis and his wife Jen raise their kids in Zoom school during COVID

-How fatherhood made them embody the Jersey Boys “family is everything” line tenfold.

Buy Travis Cloer’s new single “Standing Here” at https://ffm.to/standinghere

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This episode was recorded on June 17, 2021

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 months old. Now, they’re helping thousands of people living with NF. Sunday is their 2nd virtual concert, but their 17th concert overall.
Support NF Hope this Sunday and listen to the musical stylings of Broadway all-stars Betty Buckley, Lea Salonga, Stephanie J. Block, Jersey Boy Sebastian Arcelus, Derrick Baskin, Adam Jacobs, Aisha Jackson and friends of Silhouettes JB Podcast The Four C-Notes.

Jeff Leibow played Nick Massi in the San Fransisco limited holiday engagement in Dec. 2007 before opening the Las Vegas cast as Nick Massi on May 3rd, 2008 — Frankie Valli's birthday. Listen for niche insights into the development of the Las Vegas company with Frankie Valli and the Jersey Boys creative team, and learn about the incredible, resilient NF community.
Reserve tickets now and donate to NF here: https://e.givesmart.com/s/:iWVSb2q7AyS/e/l12/

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The past few months have been full of beginnings, goodbyes and reunions for Gia and Daveed this year. As Gia reflects on the loss of her beloved Nana and gears up for a special 10-year reunion ("10 years!") with friends this year, she feels particularly connected to Frankie's direct address in the finale of Jersey Boys. We're all just "tryin' to get home" — Aren't we? Gia also has updates for you: -More details on how we met Frankie Valli at Radio City in March, thanks to Pam Singer, Wanda Libardi and Toni Valli. -Her experience at Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' Star Ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, meeting our friends Amanda, George Perez (Music 4 All 4 Seasons YouTube Channel), musician and arranger Shane Aguilera and Sam Williams (The 60s Millennial Throwback Machine podcast) Join us in breaking down Aaron De Jesus's performance at New World Stages and John Lloyd Young's Tony Awards performance of this iconic scene. Things to look out for: -Frankie talking about how he couldn't go to Tommy's party -Gia's interpretation of the use of "style" to describe Nick's death on Christmas Eve -How milestones will never hit as much as the first, simple moments of a love that stole our hearts. and more. Don't forget: -Support Christian Hoff during his battle with cancer: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-christian-hoffs-battle-with-cancer -Celebrate the Jersey Boys movie 10-year release anniversary next week on June 20th. Watch & tag us! (Available on Max right now) -STAY TUNED FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MONTH! There is something coming in the Fall that you do NOT want to miss. ;) Thank you for always supporting us. Who loves you? We love you! A' Salud♥️🍷 *We do not own the rights to any Jersey Boys or Tony Awards materials* This episode was recorded on Monday, June 10, 2024.