August 25, 2012
Jersey Boys Musical in London is a standing production at Prince Edward Theatre. Jon Boydon is now in his third year playing tough guy Tommy DeVito in the Olivier Award-winning West End production of Jersey Boys. A veteran of We Will Rock You, Boydon, soon to be 36, is now juggling playing a Four Season with the demands of fatherhood to son Deacon, who is 18 months old. Here’s a sneak peek of his Broadway.com interview about keeping the long-running role fresh, family life, and his upcoming gig at London’s100 Club to promote his debut album, Three Four.
Jon Boydon Jersey Boys London
Here is the Sneak Peek of the Jon Boydon’s Interview on Broadway.com:
You’ve done two and a half years in Jersey Boys and counting: You must be very happy there.
At the moment, I’m [signed on] till March 2013, and I did two years on We Will Rock You previously. But, you know, to be in a position where you contemplate staying on for a third year just goes to show the draw that our show has and, for performers, that it has such a rich book. You don’t feel saturated or bored the way you might in another show.
Maybe you’ll become the London equivalent to someone like Howard McGillin, who played the title role in The Phantom of the Opera more than 2,000 times.
Let’s hope we have that long a run [laughs]!
How did the role of Tommy fall into place for you?
Once I started toying with the accent and the voice and the physicality, it all began to make sense—and it helped that I turned up at the audition wearing a good suit!
You’ve clearly developed a rock ‘n’ roll niche for yourself on the West End.
I do seem to have got away with not doing any serious musical theater, though I’m not sure that’s really my thing anyway. I haven’t trained and I don’t have that history of the Les Miz/Phantom/Cameron Mackintosh-musical vocal sound. I just kind of do what I do—a lot of the time with a guitar on my lap! [Laughs.]
Read the complete interview {Via Broadway.com}
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May 18, 2011
Jersey Boys Prince Edward Theatre Sunday performances will start at the later time of 5.00pm from Sunday 5 June, for 13 weeks through to 28 August. Tuesday-Saturday performances will continue at 7.30pm, with Tuesday and Saturday matinees at 3.00pm. Sunday performances will revert to 3.00pm on Sunday 4 September. The international multi award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys at London GL announced the change in timings to enjoy the summer season.
Jersey Boys Prince Edward Theatre Updated Schedule:
Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Tuesday and Saturday matinees at 3.00pm
Sundays at 3.00pm
During 5 June to 28 August 2011, Sundays at 5.00pm
Jersey Boys London Cast Update:
Jersey Boys is led by Ryan Molloy as Frankie Valli, Matthew Wycliffe as Bob Gaudio, Jon Boydon as Tommy DeVito and Eugene McCoy as Nick Massi. Jon Lee plays the role of Frankie Valli at certain performances. The cast also includes Carl Au, Charlie Bull, Mark Carroll, Michael Conway, Chris Gardner, Lucinda Gill, Lauren Hall, Trina Hill, Mark Isherwood, Paul Iveson, Stuart Milligan, Tom Oakley, Jake Samuels, Jo Servi, Wayne Smith, Ben Wheeler and Rachael Wooding.
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March 27, 2010
BroadwayWorld has posted a review with Jersey Boys producers Michael David and Lauren Mitchell! Take a look their Answers:
BWW: Hi, both, and welcome to London! Did you have a good time at the Oliviers?
Michael David: We did! It’s so unlike the Tonys. That’s ours – it’s in a theatre, it’s televised, you’re in your seats…
Lauren Mitchell: There are 5000 people and you’re miles away ftrom anyone You know…
Michael David: That has its benefits. What’s so great for us is being at a table with a glass of wine, and not everything you say is memorialised. We had a wonderful time – nothing at stake. It was like going to someone else’s opening.
BWW: Jersey Boys has done well in the What’s On Stage awards previously, which are voted for by the audience – would you agree that there’s something in the show that just grabs people and entices them back?
MD: You make these things and hope that it’s a good idea and that other people will like it, but you never think it’ll multiply and resonate as much as it has. We couldn’t be more grateful. And yes, you’ve hit on it. Its biggest strength is its word of mouth. We’ve been fortunate with the notices [reviews] but you rely on the audience, which is what it was from the beginning. We were imagining the worst in terms of critical response – it’s the only way to do it. Even during previews we saw that it was gripping the audience.
LM: People were bringing their friends back.
MD: And when we’re touring, you can’t wait for the show to start – the show is its own best advertisement.
BWW: What do you have planned next?
MD: We’re looking in two directions – reach out north and west into Europe from here in London; there’ll be another tour in the States too. And then in Australia, we’ll go to Sydney and tour the bigger cities there and in New Zealand. The natural thing from there would be to head north to Australasia. But even articulating it I feel really stupid! We’ve had hits and tours, but this…
LM: Just two years on Broadway would have been brilliant.
MD: We couldn’t feel more blessed.
{Via BroadwayWorld.com}
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