Under the Streetlamp will perform on March 24 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Stubbs: So Im going to be surprised with a new tune at the beginning of the second act at your concert? While each performer gets his moment in the spotlight, their synergy and charisma as a group has drawn an . Shonn: Its the first time that we will board a tour bus, and travel from city to city, and we will be playing a different venue every single evening. We do Bob Seger, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Dion and the Belmonts; pretty much anything from the 1950s to the 1980s.". Or perhaps I should say, is about to be. Menu. Excerpt: (Photo credits: Carol B. And I remember him talking specifically about that experience, about how there was a time where it was just one FM radio station and you were really in the hands of a deejay. As Seymour and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, my wife and I performed for President Barack and Michelle Obama at the famous Ford's Theater in Washington DC. Michael: Im going to just answer that question and say no, not a damned thing. (I know, Im showing my age with that one). Im sure JB fans will find that story very interesting indeed. Jones is also known nationwide as a founding member of retro-rock sensation Under the Streetlamp, seen in millions of homes on PBS. Under the Streetlamp features Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley and Brandon Wardell. PBS favorite and Jersey Boys star Christopher Kale Jones celebrates the dazzling versatility of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby Darin. Jim Gardiner is top vote-getter, likely headed to runoff with Megan Mathias, Kohls swings to surprise loss; warns on profit for year, Religion roundup: Putting sessions in Mokena, Irish music in Oak Lawn, and more, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. . In addition to that, you may have seen me on Chicago Med or in various local TV or internet commercials. Backed by a seven-piece band, the four singers perform the hits of Tom Jones, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Roy Orbison, some rock 'n' roll tunes, some doo-wop ditties and some Motown melodies, among other songs. Is there a fifth UTSL member who writes your vocal arrangements, the musical accompaniments, the horn charts, and all that? Most commonly, red porch light is meant to raise awareness for heart health. Definitely including them in my Must See list. I look forward to following this wonderful group of guys and hopefully catching a concert. Shonn Wiley: Shonn Wiley and the Five OClock Shadows. Comment by Linda/Tiggerbelle May 26, 2012 @ 1:58 pm. Producer 1 Credit. Shonn: I just want to get filthy rich. Is Shonn Wiley still with under the streetlamp? When I was in Los Angeles playing the Ahmanson, I had the good fortune to go to Frankie Vallis house. UNDER THE STREETLAMP goes back to the music that has captivated audiences around the country! Watch as beloved retro quartet Under The Streetlamp - including members Shonn Wiley, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, and Brandon Wardell, along with renowned musical director Dennis "Doc" Williams - coach singers as they vie for a chance to perform in concert with Under The Streetlamp at the legendary Star Plaza Theatre. Christopher Kale Jones. The blue lights are active whenever a traffic light is red. Created by: John M Forte//Jenna Coker-Jones//Christopher Kale Jones. Even though it's 100 degrees and the calendar reads July, singer Christopher Kale Jones, and his three other performance partners in the Under the Streetlamp group, are already thinking about 45th Ward race: Embattled Ald. Shonn s performing roots go way back, having started dancing at the age of five. It means accompanying, or coming along with) increase in groups that invoke the retro repertoire? "We call the song catalog the 'American Radio Songbook,'" Wiley said. I guess the time finally did come for Ingersoll to start his own group. ", "We all have different energies that we bring to the group," Wiley said. In addition, Christopher Kale Jones, a member of Under the Streetlamp since 2010,. Who are the members of under the streetlamp? . He also gets a chance to show off the some fancy footwork that demonstrates why hes the choreographer for the group. Here in Chicago, Ive been fortunate to work at theaters I used to dream about collaborating with: Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, and The Goodman Theatre to name just a few. Catch ROCKIN' AROUND THE CLOCK on your local PBS station! Streetlight LED bulbs would normally appear a little blue, so the manufacturer coats the bulb to turn the blue light into the bright white that comes to mind when you think of an LED. A sampling of social media comments highlights the range of reactions: One person said the purple hue gives them headaches due to a past concussion. A defect in the coating is causing it to peel away on some bulbs, producing the purple hue, Cullen said. Its a great tune. Michael: And frankly he was more successful before he met us. "That way the audience can focus on what we are doing," he said. Weve all found our own specific spin, and I just think people talk about this a lot the only people we ever compete with is ourselves. Left to right, Brandon Wardell, Shonn Wiley, Eric Gutman and David Larsen make up Under the Streetlamp. Their 10-year anniversary celebration has begun and is sweeping the nation. Shonn Wiley. The performances will be in the Blizzard Theater located in Building H on the Spartan Drive Campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Ingersoll left Under the Streelamp in March 2017 to pursue producing opportunities, according to Wiley. Dean Martin Stubbs: Speaking of which, do you find that younger folks are enjoying your music as well? Can you say it with a mouthful of fried peanut butter and banana sandwich? UNDER THE STREETLAMP is a group Chris founded with his friends in 2012. Ill decline the guys offer to name the two new numbers in the second act, I mean set, so that you can be surprised too. They had heard what was going on, and I said to them, you know, we as an organization owe a lot to you, because at any given time, you thought of one of us, and its because you brought us in front of these creative people who brought us into this show, which gave us the opportunity to meet and thats when we talk about the whole universe just acting in whatever way its supposed to act, in order to kind of throw us all in the same pot. Cunio: That includes our seven musicians you mention two of them, but our whole team, the band that we play with, aside from being totally exceptional as musicians individually, they bring to the table a wealth of talent and that allows us the ability to do exactly what Michael just said. During that time he did 1,200 shows in six different roles (including three of the Four Seasons). So many years later, that hasnt changed; what has changed is that the breadth of his talent has widened, if thats even possible. Ingersoll left Under the Streelamp in March 2017 to pursue producing opportunities, according to Wiley. Our agent, Beth Jones, spent seven years at William Morris Endeavor, basically the premier agency in the country, and shes now with Parallel 49, but shes a premier agent. Lets talk a little about the concert that has appeared on PBS stations across the country as part of their membership drives, and that youll be doing live throughout the tour. (More laughter). Research has revealed that our eyes perceive an orange-lit street as darker than a white-lit street even when the same levels of light are provided. But basically my philosophy with this is, I want to put everything I have into it, for the time being, I want to continue to do stuff that I want to do, which is create music with these guys, and I know the guys feel the same, and see what happens. Their enthusiasm or sometimes lack of enthusiasm (laughs) shapes the music that we do and how we do it. Glad you made it in on the ground floor to spend precious time with these future stars! Hey Dad Im in a band!. ", BEYOND THE SEA: CHRISTOPHER KALE JONES SINGS BOBBY DARIN. We choreographed Sh-Boom. Paramount Theatre What first sounded to me like Donovans Season Of The Witch but probably wasnt, morphed into a very familiar horn riff from a tune that was a huge instrumental hit on the jazz charts for a jazz group and also a pretty good sized hit as a vocal, for a rock group. "We have different interpretations of the music.". Michael Ingersoll. Cunio: We had intended, when this thing started, for it to just be a side gig, until we found our next job, whether that was in the theater, on television, or whatever it may have been. In 2021, a green porch light acts as a symbol of appreciation for American veterans and U.S. military service members. Comment by Howard May 27, 2012 @ 1:51 pm, RSS feed for comments on this post. , One day about seven years ago, stubbletwo came home from school all excited. (Laughter all around). Celebrity Sighting: Robert De Niro & Chazz Palminteri at Todays Jersey Boys Broadway Matinee! Cunio: Like I said, you know the deal: we were moonlighting; this was something we did a couple times a month. We didnt have any expectation, or there was no design in place to try target a younger audience, but we found that theyre showing up, and its a really exciting thing to be witness to as we have the chance to perform again and again. In addition, Christopher Kale Jones, a member of Under the Streetlamp since 2010, left the group at the end of last year. And were seeing that now in our fans. Catch ROCKIN' AROUND THE CLOCK on your local PBS station. I also really liked Cunios take on similar groups with theres enough room for everybody. I think as we get older, we realize that we dont have to compete with everyone constantly.theres enough space for all of us to be valedictorians. After just enough time to think, Hey, wouldnt it be cool if the guys came out and started singing along? they did just that. . He said theres every reason that you could one day transition into doing that. So I just thought that that was kind of a cool thing, that he was the first one who ever mentioned that to me, that that was a possible career option, and planted that seed. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. ). Why didnt you tell him Shonn was the inpsiration for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? Actually although Ive never met Shonn, I had the privilege of seeing this talented Bojangles as the real-life Jack Donahue, the lead in his Drama Desk nominated Mr. Shonn Wiley. Lots of activities were going on, whether it was dominoes or stickball, and musicians would congregate underneath the streetlamp, and they didnt have a lot of money for instruments, and so their voices became instruments, whether it was the percussive nature of the shoo-bee-doo-wahs, and then the lead singers and that, and I think Cunio sums it up the best which is . Like Wiley, he joined Jersey Boys with prior acting experience in New York theater. Can you say Elvis and Orbison? It looked to me like, Well, lets see whos gonna be available that night, or whatever, and like you had sort of a rotating lineup of singers. (Laughter.). Cabaret is their shared joy and it has helped them bond not only over their performance but with each other. We have been graced with an entire team of people who have felt that this project a good idea and that it made people happy. The greater Chicagoland area did not want the show to close. Great article.as always. Why did Michael Ingersoll leave under the streetlamp? Never thought of that ourselves, actually. Additionally, I've been privileged to appear in concert at such historical and eclectic venues as the Greek Theater and L.A. Live in LA, Wolf Trap in DC, and B.B. & stubbs) By stubbleyou, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Our West Coast correspondent stubbleyou talks with the members of "Under The Streetlamp" about their . Chris: And that is the truest thing you will hear in this whole interview. Theres a new number for Chris too which is particularly exciting. Chris Jones and I, we started out the first national JB tour together, and when the show closed, I called Chris and I said, are you available to come in and do some of these dates that we have, even after JB has closed, and he said yeah. Where: Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, Information: 630-896-6666; www.paramountaurora.com. Chris: Well, short term, were looking for new tunes all the time. Were all proud of what weve created. And in addition to that, at a lot of these gigs weve flown in to perform, weve been able to partner with some high schools, so we could go and have actual talkbacks with students who want to be performers in some way, whether it be in acting, or singing, or becoming a musician, and well get these groups of kids to come out, and well just talk to them, and tell them about our experiences. Chris: They were so excited they were shouting and screaming, and the crowd of people who were maybe 50-plus were excited to see kids who were excited about it, and they got really excited. A street light, light pole, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Jones, who grew up in Hawaii and earned a degree in theater at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., said Valli did say something that foreshadowed the formation of Under the. I also first met Chris on a tour of the studio with several of my friends five years ago (almost to the day), and despite his wonderful start-turn as Frankie Valli, he was humble and gracious. 4.7K views, 351 likes, 151 loves, 75 comments, 120 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Under The Streetlamp: "Blue Moon" has been one our favorites to hear Christopher Kale Jones sing lead on since we. Accompanied by a band of seven elite musicians, Under the . Why did Michael Ingersoll leave under the streetlamp? Cunio: We were all looking for what was going to be the next thing for us, and this has become that. Theatre Mania raves, "Jones has the audience swooning until the final curtain." Christopher Kale Jones is an award-winning actor and touring recording artist. In the 1950s and 60s, the street corner was the gathering spot for would-be musicians who couldn't afford instruments, lived in cramped quarters and wanted a place to perform. Stubbs: So the performances until now were each a one-of-a-kind, or perhaps I should say, one-at-a-time events, rather than as part of a planned, organized itinerary. His rendition of recently-departed Etta James At Last from 1960 is a showstopper. Havent seen UTSL live yet, but have now viewed the DVD and listened to the CD numerous times! Like Joanne Doherty, our musical director, who I just mentioned. No, seriously I made a mistake when I graduated college, and went to New York. Is this the guys first Farewell Tour? Gutman was in the Chicago company of "Jersey Boys" and did the show on Broadway. And we clearly found as we started forming this group that one of the very strong reasons as to why we decided to continue singing together, was because it really was the best. And its so much fun for the viewer. Cunio: Weve had a lot of help and were lucky for it. Cunio: Yes, and you can write about it all you want! . Its really well put together. Very in-depth and full of interesting tidbits about the group and each member. Last Name. Michael: One thing I would very much like to make clear to all the blog readers who have supported us and the show all these years is how much gratitude we have for the entire team of Jersey Boys, whether thats Bob Gaudio personally, or the producers, and the ways in which they have shown us some grace and some guidance in terms of making sure that we can use that event as a jumping off point for this new and exciting project. He won acclaim starring as Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons in Jersey Boys, originating the San Francisco, Los Angeles, and First National Tour casts. King's in Times Square, NYC. We have choreography and staging and four-part harmony. Christopher Kale Jones: best skin regimen. Listen to the LIVE album recorded January 6th and 7th at Chicago's very own Mercury Theater. America's favorite retro vocal group is Rockin' Round The Clock to classic hits from the Ameri. Three days after Michael, Chris, Shonn, and Cunio graciously and candidly gave me 73 minutes of their time, I went to their kickoff concert of the tour, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, a premier entertainment complex that also houses the Staples Center and the Nokia Theater. From Jan and Dean to the King, and Queen. Some of it Im sure its intentional seems a bit tongue in cheek, designed to elicit smiles, if not laughter. He was in the second grade. He made his film debut in the Johnny Cash biopic " Walk the Line ," and enjoyed a three year run as Nick Massi of the Four Seasons in "Jersey Boys." Christopher Kale Jones' big break came in 2006, when he was cast in "Jersey Boys" as Frankie Valli for the first national tour. Kudos, Cunio! Wiley said the foursome performs on a minimalist set. Thanks again, Stubbs, for the terrific coverage. Cunio: Yeah, you should try working with the guy. Im now a mean, mean person. And as I continued to do this show over the next year, there were different people with me at different times, and so other cast members would go out, and new ones would come in, and Id say, Hey, I do this thing on Sundays and Mondays; do you want to do it? But when the show closed, Shonn and Cunio and I had been doing that consistently for almost a year, and thats when the camaraderie really started to build, and the consistency allowed that. 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