Product Description. 6.5K views, 427 likes, 186 loves, 93 comments, 156 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. "That way the audience can focus on what we are doing," he said. Shonn: the youngest of spirit, lets just put it that way. Music that began its life on corners under streetlights will return to the stage of Mayo Civic Center when the vocal group Under the Streetlamp is back for a Riverside Live! christopherkalejones.com / Twitter: @ChrisKaleJones / Insta: @chriskalejones, 2023 ARTISTS LOUNGE LIVEAn Entity of Ingersoll Music Company. PBS favorite and Jersey Boys star Christopher Kale Jones celebrates the dazzling versatility of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby Darin. When we first got started we took advantage and when I say took advantage I mean in an incredibly positive way of the opportunities that JB had created for us. Latest News See All. August 2, 2010. Ingersoll left Under the Streelamp in March 2017 to pursue producing opportunities, according to Wiley. But what they did was bring to us what they heard our voices doing. 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. Shonn: I do. Do you want to tour more? Fast forward to the present, when I had the opportunity to sit down with the four very talented performers who comprise the up-and-coming retrogroup Under The Streetlamp as they were about to embark on their first national tour. So stubbletwo thought Shonn looked really young? Its a dynamite beginning, and by the time youve worked your way through those three, its like the Big Three in Jersey Boys the audience is ready to explode. May 24th, 2012. It stems from the fact that there used to be one word for both blue and green. Cunio: Weve had a lot of help and were lucky for it. If theres anything that Ive learned from Sergio its subtlety, and I think that he never went too far with the movement it always was just right. Stubbs: I guess thats doable; it seems like it might be daunting but I guess its common in the industry? While each performer gets his moment in the spotlight, their synergy and . Michael: I dont think its luck. Most of the musical taste that I have, I have appropriated from him, not shockingly. And were it not for that experience, the four of us would never have come together to create something entirely separate and entirely new, and have the great fortune to see that thing that the four of us have created go on to have a life of its own. Chris: Yeah, by joining UTSL. "It is a little reminiscent of when the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Not only did I love the show one friend who saw it with me the first time said he looked over at me during the show and it was as if I was injecting heroin into my arm but I was also very impressed and surprised afterwards at what a nice guy Chris was. 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. ( 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. . Shonn: I just want to get filthy rich. THE FUTURE Where can I find episodes of Tom and Jerry. If the Backstreet Boys, for lack of a better comparison, hadnt been successful there would have been no room for a band like Nsync. OTHER GROUPS I thought Id open with a question or two about their name. Everything Coming to and Leaving HBO and HBO Max . There's an incredible line at the end of the musical Jersey Boys, where we're four guys under a streetlamp, where everything was stripped away and all that was left was the music, that was the best. Its a great tune. You are obviously getting a lot of exposure through the PBS special that has aired on dozens of television stations around the country. "We call the song catalog the 'American Radio Songbook,'" Wiley said. What a fantastic job he did with SNC! So Pat Williams our bass player is the only original one from the PBS special. He recorded and toured extensively with Streetlamp, headlining across America and abroad. 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. Its as if the music has freed him. From Ike and Tina to Steve and Eydie. Accompanied by a band of seven elite musicians, Under the . Shonn, I understand you are the groups choreographer. "We have different interpretations of the music.". Shonn: the youngest of spirit, let's just put it that way. concert at 7:30 p.m.. 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. Cunio: We were joking about it one day. THE MANAGEMENT TEAM We would congregate in the center of the stage, and we would sing some tunes and make some beautiful music. The blue lights are active whenever a traffic light is red. Dean Martin 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. The idea of traveling from venue to venue, and playing top theaters in large markets this is the first time that weve ever had that opportunity. Jones is also known nationwide as a founding member of retro-rock sensation Under the Streetlamp, seen in millions of homes on PBS. And talk to Frankie Valli for about an hour and a half. (I know, Im showing my age with that one). Because obviously its a setting, which is kind of an unusual thing for a name. & stubbs) By stubbleyou, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Our West Coast correspondent stubbleyou talks with the members of "Under The Streetlamp" about their . 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. See Full Cast & Crew. Their enthusiasm or sometimes lack of enthusiasm (laughs) shapes the music that we do and how we do it. From: Flashback: JERSEY BOYS Celebrates Seven Years on Broadway Today! Cunio, for example, has the purest rock, roll, and soul voice in the group, showcased on some Aretha, some Kinks, some Isley Brothers, and some Beatles. Movies. Aside from the fact he's actually in his forties (I say this because, the man has an energy which resembles that of a 22 year old college student) his vocal range and delightful stage presence bursts from the seams, and with an exceptional cast of Croswell favorites; Leah Fox, Sarah Nowak, Alan Gibson, Karl Kasischke, Ashley Fox, and John With irresistible rapport, Under the Streetlamp offers audiences the opportunity to get to know the former lead cast members of Jersey Boys, and critically acclaimed stars of stage and screen, Eric Gutman, Christopher Kale Jones, Brandon Wardell and Shonn Wiley. . UNDER THE STREETLAMP is a group Chris founded with his friends in 2012. Ingersoll was elbow to elbow with Chris when the first JB national tour began, so theres some irony that they now are embarking on their own first national tour. Happy Birthday to Musical Genius Bob Gaudio! But no, they did not sing together despite having a perfectly good name for a quartet). Theyre most common in February, which is American Heart Month. That was pretty much the extent of it. A lot of the things that youll see in this show were born out of those experiences. We have an entire group of four year olds, boys and girls, who continue to inspire us with dance moves, and who continue to listen to the music. The Three Desires. It just kind of had an exponential result. 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. PBS is a huge national platform and very few people make it on PBS much less make it through a full pledge drive and are invited back for a next one, as we have been invited to do. After just enough time to think, Hey, wouldnt it be cool if the guys came out and started singing along? they did just that. 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. But when I first saw the show in November of 2007 in California, I took one of those backstage tours that was offered for a charity donation. I was a fan of Shonn, Cuneo and Michael from Chicago, and loved hearing Chris for the first time. So it means were doing something right. 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. But who was I to stifle such youthful exuberance? PBS favorite and Jersey Boys star Christopher Kale Jones celebrates the dazzling versatility of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby Darin. Recordings: Darin: Live at the Mercury, and four albums with Under the Streetlamp. You have permission to edit this article. I just want all the money and all the ladies in the world. You covered everything Stubbs! (More laughter). Wiley said the foursome performs on a minimalist set. Their 10-year anniversary celebration has begun and is sweeping the nation. The quartet will bring its soaring harmonies to Merrillville's Star Plaza Theatre . Im sure JB fans will find that story very interesting indeed. You see true, unadulterated joy and enthusiasm on their faces. The funny thing is, is that when JB closed we had the opportunity to perform at the Paramount, just right outside of Chicago, in Aurora. Comment by Howard May 27, 2012 @ 1:51 pm, RSS feed for comments on this post. With their unique style and modern "Rat Pack" persona, Under the Streetlamp bring the American Radio Songbook to a whole new level in their second television special for PBS. Under the Streetlamp began in 2008 as an offshoot of the Chicago "Jersey Boys." Cunio: By joining this group (laughter). He stuck with em until they hitwhich didnt take long! Stubbs: Well its obvious theyre doing a great job. Stubbs: Youre the baby of the group, right Shonn? With this, officers patrolling certain intersections can wait in a spot that is safer to pull out if they have to catch a driver who ran a red light. You could either say he gets the credit, or gets the blame, depending on your perspective. Very in-depth and full of interesting tidbits about the group and each member. 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 Or, let me give you another example. 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. We were talking about that last night. For instance, the team that were working with on the tour, are our musical director Pat Williams, whos our bass player, and our pianist, Kara Kesselring, came up with an arrangement for one of the brand new tunes were doing. Both as a group and as soloists, and were also starting to talk about our Christmas album. So many years later, that hasnt changed; what has changed is that the breadth of his talent has widened, if thats even possible. Catch ROCKIN' AROUND THE CLOCK on your local PBS station! Theres an incredible line at the end of the musical Jersey Boys, where were four guys under a streetlamp, where everything was stripped away and all that was left was the music, that was the best. 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. Under the Streetlamp features Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley and Brandon Wardell. ", BEYOND THE SEA: CHRISTOPHER KALE JONES SINGS BOBBY DARIN. Do you want to get a long-term engagement in a showroom in Vegas or Atlantic City? (Laughter.). Ingersoll left Under the Streelamp in March 2017 to pursue producing opportunities, according to Wiley. If you ever see a purple porch light, its there to bring awareness to incidents of domestic violence. The show was nothing short of spectacular. Michael Ingersoll. Under the Streetlamp is, from left, Shonn Wiley, Christopher Kale Jones, Michael Ingersoll and Brandon Wardell. Pink porch lights are generally associated with Breast Cancer. Each of these guys is an accomplished lead singer in his own right and they share and rotate leads throughout the show, but each has his own style and an area where he particularly shines. 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. Funny, Michael, that you referred to the audience earlier as your fifth member, because that leads right into one of my questions: George Martin became known as the fifth Beatle. Michael: Were really excited about that relationship because clearly hes an individual who knows how to arrange a tune. 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. Like Joanne Doherty, our musical director, who I just mentioned. And it just adds a whole element above and beyond what a lot of other groups do. Unique light-activated membrane acts like a traffic signal for gas. 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. I saw Chris with JB in SF and the others in Chicago. . Havent seen UTSL live yet, but have now viewed the DVD and listened to the CD numerous times! Cunio: Hopefully were giving them a chance to relive some of their fondest memories, and also share this music too, with people who are now their children and the next generation. It can go undetected for far too long, especially if the victim feels they cannot leave due to a dangerous response from the attacker. And we had the great fortune and the grace to have opportunities to be performing our little show in the middle of the country and have been seen by the right kind of people who wanted us to be seen by more than just the people we were performing for. 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. Under the Streetlamp will perform on March 24 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. So, while we are very proud of our product, we work very hard to make it the best it can be and hope it makes people happy, there have been some career professionals that have stepped in, and their expertise and guidance have absolutely accelerated our trajectory. Michael probably can, still displaying the elocution of the Shakesperean actor that he was before there was a Jersey Boys. What food delivery app gives you free food? 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. 7:30 pm Metropolis. I work very hard. 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). 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