The show was nothing short of spectacular. (Laughter). Listen to the LIVE album recorded January 6th and 7th at Chicago's very own Mercury Theater. Paramount Cunio: The only thing Id add to that is, this is I think some of the most fun any of us have ever had working on stage, so if we could continue to be gainfully employed, by doing something we love so much, for the rest of our lives, that would be a success. UNDER THE STREETLAMP is a group Chris founded with his friends in 2012. Behind the Streetlamp A Conversation with Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Michael Cunio, and Shonn Wiley. Its a great tune. Michael Ingersoll, who played Nick Massi of the Four Seasons for three years in "Jersey Boys," started a solo act and had some of the guys from "Jersey Boys" (including Wiley) with him on stage in the second act of his show. Both as a group and as soloists, and were also starting to talk about our Christmas album. That was my first clue that this wasnt going to be an easy conversation to stay in charge of. Shonn: I do. Christopher Kale Jones: best skin regimen. Stubbs: I guess thats doable; it seems like it might be daunting but I guess its common in the industry? Michael: Yeah like on the bus, we cant laugh too much. We take the music very, very seriously. Ingersoll is heard gravitating toward early rock and roll as well as staking out the anything rockabilly corner, having spent a number of years in Memphis. (Shonn sings the only Monkees tune in the show.) Chris: I think it just bears noting that we have nothing but gratitude for our time and our experience in that show, and we are fully aware that it has allowed us a certain platform for where we currently are, and were incredibly grateful to the creators of that show, as well as the individual producers and stage managers, and everyone that we worked with. Or, let me give you another example. Cunio: Yeah, its one that I came up with. In addition, Christopher Kale Jones, a member of Under the Streetlamp since 2010,. (By the way, Cunio goes by his last name not so much because there are two Michaels in the group, but because growing up he was surrounded by Michaels, and using surnames made it easier to distinguish among peers. Under the Streetlamp will perform on March 24 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Cunio: To be fair, he works with six left feet. 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. And then we spent a couple of days going back and forth developing the charts together, so yes, we have a point person that brings an idea and a shape to the table, but then when we actually put it in practice and put our voices to it, the whole group collaborates to come up with that chart and that arrangement. During his three years with the show Ingersoll had the good fortune to play to sold-out crowds in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicagoin over 1,300 performances. Under the Streetlamp. Why is this set of gigs being called your first tour? Its as if the music has freed him. She went home, and I think in the space of like an hour, wrote that. Charles L. Blum. Before you stepped in and picked up those reins, did the guys have anything going on in that department? But the thing we like about Under The Streetlamp is, we consider it the humblest of spotlights. Finally, I hope you get the same encore I did and I assume you will because it was just incredible, virtually another set unto itself, and a high energy one at that. Movies. Or perhaps I should say, is about to be. We do Bob Seger, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Dion and the Belmonts; pretty much anything from the 1950s to the 1980s.". I started reading, assuming Id finish on my next cross-Atlantic flight, but I couldnt stop until I finished the last word! The quartet will bring its soaring harmonies to Merrillville's Star Plaza Theatre . Now I had no thought that I would ever join, or become any sort of musical act, but I was like, Oh sure, thats good information, and in one sense, now, something that Frankie Valli had spoken of in just a passing way has come true, with the four of us, and I now get to do that every night as a vocal group and as a band. We thought, wed love some sort of just bare, a capella-ish thing to introduce everyone to who we are, and basically to say right from the beginning, this is where our brand of music started; this is where it began. You are obviously getting a lot of exposure through the PBS special that has aired on dozens of television stations around the country. 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. I spend a lot of time looking at footage on youtube. campaign, people can purchase pink light bulbs with the proceeds being donated to the foundation. I love watching clips of the Temptations, clips of the Jackson Five, clips of the Four Tops, footage from even earlier, just anything that can kind of inspire. Cunio: The first choreography that we put together for the show was in a kitchen, and it was literally, step touch to the right, step touch to the left, it was super simple. It was a time between World War II and when Kennedy was assassinated, when there was a lot of hope, and a sense of coolness and style, and thats not lost on us. Another great thing about the concert, as it aired on PBS, is the reaction of the audience. He is thankful to God for all the blessings in his life. Youre about to embark on a six week, twenty-six concert tour. Youre calling it the first tour, but UTSL has been performing since January, 2010, and has done over fifty shows, according to your website. Created by: John M Forte//Jenna Coker-Jones//Christopher Kale Jones. Christopher Kale Jones. Menu. After just enough time to think, Hey, wouldnt it be cool if the guys came out and started singing along? they did just that. Actor: Chicago Med. Youve also done TV spots on several morning news and talk shows. Cunio: It changed the entire dynamic of the evening. Michael: The concept of starting with one voice, and adding another one, and introducing each member of the band was ours, but she was the one that turned that into a musical reality. Cunio: Theres one thing that we talk about when people talk about this music, and its ability to build bridges: One of the things that we joke about is, we all grew up listening to this music because it was the music we could agree to with our parents sitting in the car, you know? 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. "It is a little reminiscent of when the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, The members of Under the Streetlamp - Michael Cunio, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones and Shonn Wiley.This DVD also includes interviews with members Michael Cunio, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, and Shonn Wiley and the track Hey Jude.Track list:1. 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. While each performer gets his moment in the spotlight, their synergy and charisma as a group has drawn an . Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Brandon Wardell and Shonn Wiley deliver an evening of unforgettable entertainment featuring tight harmonies and slick dance moves that take audiences back to an era of sharkskin suits, flashy cars and . And aside from that, you know, theres room for everybody. Its not any particular song, but its beautiful, and then it breaks right into the energy of I Wonder Why (Dion and the Belmonts), Blue Moon (the Marcels version of the classic, natch), and Sh-Boom (a bit more like the Crew Cuts version than the Chords, but definitely your own). You have permission to edit this article. Pink porch lights are generally associated with Breast Cancer. With irresistible charm and rapport, Under the Streetlamp offers audiences the opportunity to get to know four critically acclaimed stars of stage and screen, Eric Gutman, Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley , and Brandon Wardell, the latter, a local Charlestonian. awareness to incidents of domestic violence. These groups, and probably a few others, pretty much appeal to similar audiences I would think. We had an opportunity to capitalize on a if you want to call it a semi-celebrity in this area, and it gave us an opportunity to work with charities and not-for-profits, with arts education programs, to raise money for their organizations. I loved Michaels comment that they take the music very, very seriously, but not so much themselves!! Last Name. On any given night one can imagine him deciding between his tan shoes with pink shoelaces or his blue suede shoes. Comment by Becky May 25, 2012 @ 11:46 am. Michael: One thing that I will say about that, and you were kind of alluding to this earlier, Stubbs. Chris: The only thing I would add to that, is you know, I made a mistake when I graduated . And also, I think Sergio (Trujillo, JBs choregrapher) is kind of a genius as far as what he did with JB. Part One Discover the transformative power of music to affect positive change in the lives of individuals and their communities. And thats nothing but grace, nothing but grace. Under the Streetlamp is buoyed by the talents of Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Brandon Wardell and Shonn Wiley several of whom formerly performed in the hot musical Jersey Boys. Expand. Under the Streetlamp is, from left, Shonn Wiley, Christopher Kale Jones, Michael Ingersoll and Brandon Wardell. Listen to the LIVE album recorded January 6th and 7th at Chicago's very own Mercury Theater. Like Wiley, he joined Jersey Boys with prior acting experience in New York theater. (Laughter all around). Edit Close Who are the members of under the streetlamp? 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. Truly a cultural phenomenon,this show allowed me to appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and eventually led to my co-creating the PBS vocal group, Under The Streetlamp. Our manager Charlie Blum has been an industry pro starting with the Nederlanders all the way back in the 70s. That was the nest from which we sort of came, and were free to leave and begin this wonderful journey. As part of the Let Your Light Shine! Definitely including them in my Must See list. I saw Chris with JB in SF and the others in Chicago. Date: 11 . You see true, unadulterated joy and enthusiasm on their faces. I think if you make goals like that they can be detrimental. Comment by Howard May 27, 2012 @ 1:51 pm, RSS feed for comments on this post. 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. What food delivery app gives you free food? Shonn: We tend to laugh a lot, we tend to make each other laugh a lot, and we were talking just today about how this first tour were going to have to be very careful about that, because it can do some damage to the voice. Chris led it. . Cunio: We were all looking for what was going to be the next thing for us, and this has become that. Michael: And you can see from the video of the concert that Joanne Doherty is playing piano on it, and shes now the musical director of the second national tour of JB. 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. I was at the opening of the second national tour of Jersey Boys and Tara Rubin was there shes the casting director of the show, and Merri Sugarman, who works with her. Behind the Streetlamp " A Conversation with Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Michael Cunio, and Shonn Wiley. Since 2011, Under the Streetlamp has been bringing 1950s-70s doo-wop, Motown, and rock n roll to the stage and screen, with five PBS Specials, packed concert halls, and a critically acclaimed international Symphony tour. Therell be a lot of new stuff coming within the next six months to a year. Christopher Kale Jones. 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. By stubbleyou, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent, Our West Coast correspondent stubbleyou talks with the members of Under The Streetlamp about their origins, their first national tour, and their filmed-for-television concert that recently aired on Public Broadcasting stations across the country. He was born in Jackson, Tennessee, where his father was a grocery clerk and his mother, Robbie, was an artist.Jones's father and aunt admitted her to the state hospital in Bolivar, Tennessee, in 1945.Jones and his brother were then placed in Boys Town in Memphis, where he became a fan of James Dean after being told he bore a resemblance to him. And its so much fun for the viewer. Stubbs: That opening the slow intro is that something you yourselves created? They had fun with each other and genuinely cared for each other.". Left to right, Brandon Wardell, Shonn Wiley, Eric Gutman and David Larsen make up Under the Streetlamp. Under the Streetlamp quickly earned a local devoted following-and a reputation for generation-bridging concerts that has paved the way to a . If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The reaction to the four performers was powerful and Under the Streetlamp was born. Most Under The Streetlamp concerts last about 2-3 hours but can run shorter or longer depending on the opening acts, encore, etc. Shonn: Hey, were looking at this first tour as like summer camp. Celebrity Sighting: Robert De Niro & Chazz Palminteri at Todays Jersey Boys Broadway Matinee! Shonn: Weve taken an opportunity in our show to specifically pay tribute to Frankie, Bob, Tommy, and Nick, like you see in the special. Jones tenderly recounts Darins story of a life lived in the spotlight and lost too soon. PBS favorite and Jersey Boys star Christopher Kale Jones celebrates the dazzling versatility of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby Darin. Shonn: We really do honestly enjoy I enjoy at least two of these folks company . Were all doing it differently enough from one another to make each group unique and relevant, and frankly were friends with a lot of these people. Were proud of their success and we hope to have some of our own as well, of course. 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