6.5K views, 427 likes, 186 loves, 93 comments, 156 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Under The Streetlamp: "Blue Moon" has been one . Under the Streetlamp quickly earned a local devoted following-and a reputation for generation-bridging concerts that has paved the way to a . With irresistible charm and rapport, Under the Streetlamp offers audiences the opportunity to get to know four critically acclaimed stars of stage and screen, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher. Never thought of that ourselves, actually. Theres a new number for Chris too which is particularly exciting. I just want all the money and all the ladies in the world. UNDER THE STREETLAMP goes back to the music that has captivated audiences around the country! Are those bands? Apr 13, 2017 at 11:43 pm. "JONES HAS THEAUDIENCE SWOONING UNTIL THE FINAL CURTAIN. Were proud of their success and we hope to have some of our own as well, of course. Its not the lights that are actually defective. Date: 11 . Chris: And to just add my two cents, I always knew I would be incredibly successful despite these three. And were very privileged for that, and were very proud of what weve done with the opportunity. Behind the Streetlamp " A Conversation with Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Michael Cunio, and Shonn Wiley. But fitting newcomers into the group has been relatively easy. . The collaboration makes what we do special. (More laughter). ADDENDUM UNDER THE STREETLAMP is a group Chris founded with his friends in 2012. Thanks to JB, The Four Seasons Music Is Celebrated! The performances will be in the Blizzard Theater located in Building H on the Spartan Drive Campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. UNDER THE STREETLAMP is a group Chris founded with his friends in 2012. If the captivating songs "Only You," "Yakety Yak," "The Great Pretender," or "Ain't That a Shame" start people hand clapping and toe t Shonn: Hey, were looking at this first tour as like summer camp. Paramount With irresistible charm and rapport, Under the Streetlamp offers audiences the opportunity to get to know four critically acclaimed stars of stage and screen, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale . We have choreography and staging and four-part harmony. Expand. I was having more fun as the audience was having more fun, seeing the quartet come together. The reaction to the four performers was powerful and Under the Streetlamp was born. Chris Jones clear-as-a-bell dulcet tones remind us why he was the first choice to take JB on the road when it became apparent that the shows Broadway success cried out for a touring company. Stubbs: I guess thats doable; it seems like it might be daunting but I guess its common in the industry? Entertainer Michael Cunio promises audiences a party at every performance of Under the Streetlamp, the skyrocketed foursome of talented young singers introduced as new stage faces just two years ago. "It is a little reminiscent of when the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, More on DARIN: Pieced together with charismatic storytelling that goes behind the veil of Bobby's fame and brash public life,Darinflows from the poignant to the celebratory, all while delivering hit after hit. I look forward to following this wonderful group of guys and hopefully catching a concert. Learn more about Christopher Kale Jones - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide . Cunio: My very brief thing and this sort of piggy backs on What Shonn said it was JB that was the experience that allowed the four of us to meet and become friends. about 2-3 hours Can you say it with a mouthful of fried peanut butter and banana sandwich? Cunio: My personal opinion about all that is, theres room for everbody. And just by doing that, and by making ourselves available, weve had a lot of loyal fans come along, who are in high school who are the ones on Facebook all the time, and on twitter, and they love it. And talk to Frankie Valli for about an hour and a half. Most of the musical taste that I have, I have appropriated from him, not shockingly. Kevin will play the piano, and Davis is gonna sing lead. Now I knew that between these five kids the only thing any of them could play with any proficiency was their Gameboys, but who was I to stifle such youthful exuberance? Why are some street lights orange and some white? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Aside from the solo that I did in Michaels cabaret, there was no dancing in the show. Cunio: Its a terrible comparison we are not a boy band as I like to say, we re a man band but I think theres room for everybody, and there are audiences that are craving this kind of entertainment, and we all offer different experiences. Is it you yourselves, or do you have someone doing that for you? So its something were very passionate about, and frankly, it also gives us the opportunity to include a wide range of music, stylistically. Weve been telling people a lot about the origin of doo-wop and where it came from it was created in urban settings like the Bronx, like Baltimore, Detroit, Washington DC these large cities where a lot of people lived in these very cramped homes, and they would find themselves coming out into the streets in the summertimes. Cunio: This is something we like to say too one of the fun things for us about these shows is, the people who grew up with this music, they come to see our show, and they dont know the words to just a few songs they know the words to all of them, and thats why. Shonn s performing roots go way back, having started dancing at the age of five. 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. Shonn: I just want to get filthy rich. Despite his looks on the website Reckless Place (someone an aging accountant wouldnt want to run across in a dark alley at night), Cunio is enormously talented. Do you want to tour more? It means accompanying, or coming along with) increase in groups that invoke the retro repertoire? THE AMERICAN RADIO SONGBOOK campaign, people can purchase pink light bulbs with the proceeds being donated to the foundation. And its so much fun for the viewer. 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. Great article.as always. Just nod knowingly. Ingersoll left Under the Streelamp in March 2017 to pursue producing opportunities, according to Wiley. 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. "With Under the Streetlamp, the audience gets an inside look at who we are," Wiley said. His rendition of recently-departed Etta James At Last from 1960 is a showstopper. Comment by Howard May 27, 2012 @ 1:51 pm, RSS feed for comments on this post. Catch ROCKIN' AROUND THE CLOCK on your local PBS station! You could have the Beatles and Johnny Cash and Etta James all in one listen, and sure, you probably favored one more than the other, but you were exposed to it all, and it was a shared experience. 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. Definitely including them in my Must See list. I have to tell you how much I like the opening you start with what most would agree are the Big Three of doo-wop, but before that, Michael is onstage alone, singing a slow solo, and then the other voices come out and join in one at a time. Christopher Kale Jones appeared as Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons in the Tony Award-winning sensation Jersey Boys, originating the role for the 1st National Tour and playing to sold-out crowds . 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. You will typically see more of them in October which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. VARIETY says "His Soulful delivery resembles Bobby Darin"& SF Examiner says "His knockout voicebrings down the house.". Stubbs: I think youre right, Chris. If you ever see a purple porch light, its there to bring awareness to incidents of domestic violence. Thats awesome. Under the Streetlamp Michael Cunio, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones and Shonn Wiley have been featured on Broadway, in film and television, and showcased on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Emmy Awards and The Oprah Winfrey Show during their Jersey Boys tenure. Christopher Kale Jones is known for Chicago Med (2015), The Good Time Girls (2017) and Under the Streetlamp (2011). Recordings: Darin: Live at the Mercury, and four albums with Under the Streetlamp. 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). awareness to incidents of domestic violence. You are obviously getting a lot of exposure through the PBS special that has aired on dozens of television stations around the country. 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. Exuding the irresistible rapport of a modern day Rat Pack, Under the Streetlamp proves why retro never sounded so now! Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Its like, okay I need to have a plan, I need to know exactly what Im shooting for, if Im not on Broadway in five years I will have failed, and I need to go do something else that Im good at. Under the Streetlamp (TV Movie 2011) Christopher Kale Jones as Self. 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. Their 10-year anniversary celebration has begun and is sweeping the nation. "That way the audience can focus on what we are doing," he said. Their enthusiasm or sometimes lack of enthusiasm (laughs) shapes the music that we do and how we do it. She went home, and I think in the space of like an hour, wrote that. I see a great future for UTSL and cant wait to see them in person. Another thought it some sort of black light. Christopher Kale Jones is known for Chicago Med (2015), The Good Time Girls (2017) and Under the Streetlamp (2011). Yep. Darin starring Christopher Kale Jones. May 24th, 2012. Excerpt: (Photo credits: Carol B. ( Edit Close The jumping off point for this was, that I was invited by a theater in Chicago that I had worked for before to do a solo cabaret, and I had never done it before. A real bonus in the show is your choreography. Because obviously its a setting, which is kind of an unusual thing for a name. See Full Cast & Crew. Some of it Im sure its intentional seems a bit tongue in cheek, designed to elicit smiles, if not laughter. 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. And like puzzle pieces, though they fit together just right, no two are exactly the same. Left to right, Brandon Wardell, Shonn Wiley, Eric Gutman and David Larsen make up Under the Streetlamp. 98 Degrees? Can you say Elvis and Orbison? Im really looking forward to the concert! Many people considered Neil Diamond to be the fifth Monkee. Stubbs: It accomplishes perfectly what you wanted it to. Chris: Its technically the second set; we still kind of refer to theater terms, but its the second set. There are a couple of guys I just look at and say, I could have gone to junior high with that kid. I can picture him at age fifteen. Shonn Wiley portrayed Bob Gaudio in the production of "Jersey Boys," the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, for more than a year. Chris: The only thing I would add to that, is you know, I made a mistake when I graduated . So although he may be known for being a Jersey boy, Wiley likens the male quartet Under the Streetlamp, of which he is a member, more to the Rat Pack. Stubbs: So Im going to be surprised with a new tune at the beginning of the second act at your concert? Jones won hearts nationwide starring as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys (San Francisco, Los Angeles, First National Tour). 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. Michael: And frankly he was more successful before he met us. 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. 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 . 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. And because thats the case, people who truly are experts in their own avenue, we have had the grace to meet them and they have joined our project. 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. After just enough time to think, Hey, wouldnt it be cool if the guys came out and started singing along? they did just that. And that goes beyond the artistic pieces how the personalities worked together, and honestly that might even be the most crucial thing, and we knew we had our guys. 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. Follow the nationally lauded singing group Under the Streetlamp as they launch a singing competition to find talented vocalists with compelling stories to share. Under the Streetlamp features Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley and Brandon Wardell. Very personable and fun. I caught UTSL on PBS and was blown away by the talent and professionalism of the production Shonn: We love that you think that. THE TOUR 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. We have so many videos of these adorable little kids just having a great time. Stubbs: Are you excited, or are you not looking forward to the road the tiny bars of soap, the wet towels on the bathroom floor. With irresistible charm and rapport, Under the Streetlamp offers audiences the opportunity to get to know four critically acclaimed stars of stage and screen, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Brandon Wardell and Shonn Wiley. Dan Ponce wrote the vocal arrangement in conjunction with us, for one of our new tunes for the tour. One of my favorite lines in Jersey Boys occurs when Tommy says that in the early days, the group always was singing somebody elses latest hit. Its a short line, easy to gloss over, but what I like about it is how historically accurate it is, in so few words. First national tour cast, 2006: Erich Bergen, Christopher Kale Jones, Deven May and Michael Ingersoll. Everything Coming to and Leaving HBO and HBO Max . Current company members of Under The Streetlamp include Eric Gutman, David Larsen, Brandon Wardell and Shonn Wiley. Where can I find episodes of Tom and Jerry. Stubbs: Will you tell me now what it is? Im really excited about the collaboration with Dan Ponce. Early life. Their latest PBS special, wrapped in 2016, is now airing Nation Wide. Christopher Kale Jones is from Hawaii, where he grew up listing to oldies radio and singing in award-winning choirs. It is very heartwarming to see the wonderful ties that have been made through this one show, not to mention the talent. THE CREATIVE TEAM Cunio: It opens the second act. We do not take ourselves seriously at all. Is Shonn Wiley still with under the streetlamp? Were not talking about what those two new tunes are but. Christopher Kale Jones: best skin regimen. And it just adds a whole element above and beyond what a lot of other groups do. 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. Of course he provides the groups falsetto, in a Four Seasons medley and occasionally but effectively in a handful of other numbers too. 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. Ingersoll, Jones and Wiley appeared at one time or another in the Chicago or national. You mentioned that when you started out, UTSL was just something to do while you waited for the next big thing, and now its looking like it IS the next big thing for all of you. Before you stepped in and picked up those reins, did the guys have anything going on in that department? The way we look at it is this: The universe has decided, we believe, that this project would make people happy. So I put this concert together, and at the very end of it, I invited the other three guys who were performing with me (in Jersey Boys) in downtown Chicago at the time, and the audience reaction was so intense when the other three guys joined us, they were so happy and so surprised. . 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? What food delivery app gives you free food? . These groups, and probably a few others, pretty much appeal to similar audiences I would think. Well it still is, primarily. Havent seen UTSL live yet, but have now viewed the DVD and listened to the CD numerous times! We were talking about that last night. Cunio: Just wait for it. And I tried really really hard to do that as well. But their energy and their reactions, especially in the PBS special they are every bit as much the stars as we are, and thats as it should be. Chris: And from there weve gotten to the point where yesterday we choreographed an entire song in ten minutes. Catch ROCKIN' AROUND THE CLOCK on your local PBS station! ). And thats how everybody referred to it. Michael: Because Joann Doherty, our musical director, and her husband Ryan Bennett, and our baritone saxophone player, are all on the JB second national tour right now, we have had to rebuild our band. While each performer gets his moment in the spotlight, their synergy and charisma as a group has drawn an . #FlashbackFriday: BC/EFA Jersey Boys/Four Seasons Fan Cocktail PartyOctober 21, 2007! Top Deals Under $100 This Week. 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