";s:4:"text";s:24816:"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. We have choreography and staging and four-part harmony. So stubbletwo thought Shonn looked really young? Edit Close Shonn: Michael Ingersoll. "We call the song catalog the 'American Radio Songbook,'" Wiley said. (More laughter). VARIETY says "His Soulful delivery resembles Bobby Darin"& SF Examiner says "His knockout voicebrings down the house.". The music we do is the music of the people that were kids at that time. Join our digital mailing list and get notified when we have updates. Stubbs: What about longer term? He is thankful to God for all the blessings in his life. Very personable and fun. With this group, I helped produce 3 TV specials, one docu-series, and 4 albums (all available for streaming and download). . Created by: John M Forte//Jenna Coker-Jones//Christopher Kale Jones. Randall G. Mielke is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News. (I know, Im showing my age with that one). Of course he provides the groups falsetto, in a Four Seasons medley and occasionally but effectively in a handful of other numbers too. I think if you make goals like that they can be detrimental. Its really well put together. His At Last is a classic and he should patent his wailings in Twist and Shout and Hey Jude. Chris: The only thing I would add to that, is you know, I made a mistake when I graduated . THE CREATIVE TEAM Accompanied by a band of seven elite musicians, Under the . Im really excited about the collaboration with Dan Ponce. Most Under The Streetlamp concerts last about 2-3 hours but can run shorter or longer depending on the opening acts, encore, etc. Happy Birthday to the One & Only Rick Elice! Such as getting us on Access Hollywood, and things like that. Early life. Other television appearances include Chicgao Med, The Tonight Show, Extra!, and Access Hollywood. Is Shonn Wiley still with under the streetlamp? Michael: One thing that I will say about that, and you were kind of alluding to this earlier, Stubbs. Shonn: Actually yes. Cunio: Yeah, you should try working with the guy. It began with people blending their voices together trying to make some music, and then explode out from there. Dedicated to Jersey Boys, the Tony Award-winning smash hit Broadway & international musical of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. We're there to serve the audience.". #FlashbackFriday: BC/EFA Jersey Boys/Four Seasons Fan Cocktail PartyOctober 21, 2007! So it means were doing something right. 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. Stubbletwo took one look at you on TV (on the PBS concert) and said Boy, that guy looks young., Shonn: Im actually the oldest, but I tend to have the . 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. Were all doing good work. 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 Shonn: Weve taken an opportunity in our show to specifically pay tribute to Frankie, Bob, Tommy, and Nick, like you see in the special. 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. If the Backstreet Boys, for lack of a better comparison, hadnt been successful there would have been no room for a band like Nsync. Stubbs: That opening the slow intro is that something you yourselves created? Were not talking about what those two new tunes are but. I see a great future for UTSL and cant wait to see them in person. Unique light-activated membrane acts like a traffic signal for gas. Chris: And from there weve gotten to the point where yesterday we choreographed an entire song in ten minutes. 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. (Laughter all around). In addition, Christopher Kale Jones, a member of Under the Streetlamp since 2010, left the group at the end of last year. Aside from the solo that I did in Michaels cabaret, there was no dancing in the show. So many years later, that hasnt changed; what has changed is that the breadth of his talent has widened, if thats even possible. Wardell was in the Broadway casts of "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Assassins," "Good Vibrations" and "Catch Me If You Can. They had fun with each other and genuinely cared for each other.". Their 10-year anniversary celebration has begun and is sweeping the nation. Their enthusiasm or sometimes lack of enthusiasm (laughs) shapes the music that we do and how we do it. He was in the second grade. 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. Shonn: Right. 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. At the same time it gave us an opportunity to continue building this show. Delivering harmonic versions of hit rock 'n' roll songs, Under the Streetlamp highlights the vocal prowess of, from left, Brandon Wardell, Christopher Kale Jones . Well it still is, primarily. Like, this is what its been like for us, this is what you can expect, these are the things everyone tells you are really important, these are the things that are actually really important, and its been great. (Cher has had at least 200 so far!!) Did you consider any other names before deciding on Under The Streetlamp?. I spend a lot of time looking at footage on youtube. It means accompanying, or coming along with) increase in groups that invoke the retro repertoire? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 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. (More laughter). Nsync? 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. Because obviously its a setting, which is kind of an unusual thing for a name. Who are the members of under the streetlamp? Shonn Wiley. We were talking about that last night. Do you want to tour more? 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. 6.5K views, 427 likes, 186 loves, 93 comments, 156 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Under The Streetlamp: "Blue Moon" has been one . Left to right, Brandon Wardell, Shonn Wiley, Eric Gutman and David Larsen make up Under the Streetlamp. I started reading, assuming Id finish on my next cross-Atlantic flight, but I couldnt stop until I finished the last word! THE FUTURE Cunio: Its gonna be a really long traveling camp where we have to sing every night. Listen to the LIVE album recorded January 6th and 7th at Chicago's very own Mercury Theater. 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. Cunio: My personal opinion about all that is, theres room for everbody. Thanks again, Stubbs, for the terrific coverage. So the phrase The American Radio Songbook is one that you came up with, Cunio? 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. And as Cunio said above, it is a great song. And aside from that, you know, theres room for everybody. 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. Ryan will play guitar, Matts on drums, and Im gonna play bass. He said theres every reason that you could one day transition into doing that. That was the nest from which we sort of came, and were free to leave and begin this wonderful journey. 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. 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. Strong and smooth as ever in his chest voice, Chris is the quintessential crooner. He stuck with em until they hitwhich didnt take long! Alicia Kaori, Christopher Kale Jones, and Cast of The Sound of Music From: Photos: . Created by: John M Forte//Jenna Coker-Jones//Christopher Kale Jones. It can go undetected for far too long, especially if the victim feels they cannot leave due to a dangerous response from the attacker. On any given night one can imagine him deciding between his tan shoes with pink shoelaces or his blue suede shoes. Often appearing in matching suits, the quartet continues to honor the great musical period between the '50s and the '70s . Chris: And Ive changed, by the way. (Well maybe not Queen. With over 6,100 airings in more than 170 markets and all 50 states, Streetlamp has spent . 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. 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. Is this the guys first Farewell Tour? Expand. Shonn: the youngest of spirit, lets just put it that way. CLICK HERE TO CATCH THE ACTION LIVE who I Am (Shonn sings the only Monkees tune in the show.) Everything Coming to and Leaving HBO and HBO Max . 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). 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. Or perhaps I should say, is about to be. And as Michael said, that was the jumping off point. Its incredibly important to us to thank them, and the powers that be. Under the Streetlamp, from left, Christopher Kale Jones, Michael Cunio, Shonn Wiley and Michael Ingersoll. christopherkalejones.com / Twitter: @ChrisKaleJones / Insta: @chriskalejones, 2023 ARTISTS LOUNGE LIVEAn Entity of Ingersoll Music Company. Another thought it some sort of black light. Shes an incredible musician and helped arrange a couple of things, and you can also tell from the credits that Steve Orich, who orchestrated JB, worked on a couple of our charts as well, so weve been lucky to work with some of our former JB colleagues, and then also a whole host of new folks. Thanks to JB, The Four Seasons Music Is Celebrated! 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. 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. 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. Shonn does stuff from the 30s and 40s, and we did get our feet wet in the 70s and the 80s , but its all stuff that you found on the radio during a certain time period. OTHER GROUPS Im tap dancing! Clap for me mommy! Its incredible. Behind the Streetlamp A Conversation with Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Michael Cunio, and Shonn Wiley. Theatre Mania raves, "Jones has the audience swooning until the final curtain." Christopher Kale Jones is an award-winning actor and touring recording artist. 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. Do you want to just record and sell CDs? Flashback Video: Jersey Boys Opened on Broadway 12 Years AgoNovember 6, 2005! I was having more fun as the audience was having more fun, seeing the quartet come together. 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. Cunio: We were all looking for what was going to be the next thing for us, and this has become that. But fitting newcomers into the group has been relatively easy. 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. Anyone else want to comment? He recorded and toured extensively with Streetlamp, headlining across America and abroad. Ingersoll left Under the Streelamp in March 2017 to pursue producing opportunities, according to Wiley. Michael: Were really excited about that relationship because clearly hes an individual who knows how to arrange a tune. THE AMERICAN RADIO SONGBOOK That was pretty much the extent of it. THE CONCERT Theatre in Aurora. 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! UNDER THE STREETLAMP is a group Chris founded with his friends in 2012. All of the people that you just mentioned to be mentioned in the same breath as all those artists, is a wonderful complement. Stubbs, did you apply to Guinness to overtake War and Peace for the longest verbiage in literary history?? Shonn Wiley: Shonn Wiley and the Five OClock Shadows. Listen to the LIVE album recorded January 6th and 7th at Chicago's very own Mercury Theater. Chris: And that is the truest thing you will hear in this whole interview. I remember reading about you on the Internet as the group was evolving it seemed that you had a few other members before you settled on the four of you, and that there were even times when you had more than four. Another great thing about the concert, as it aired on PBS, is the reaction of the audience. Thanks to all four of you for setting aside the time for this interview, and for your thoughtful, candid, and sometimes light-hearted insights into the past, present, and future of Under The Streetlamp. 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. And were seeing that now in our fans. Most of the musical taste that I have, I have appropriated from him, not shockingly. Jones won hearts nationwide starring as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys (San Francisco, Los Angeles, First National Tour). 98 Degrees? 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. 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. 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 . Would love to see them perform together. You will see why I now call UTSL the hardest working group in show business. And as a bonus, the guys hung out afterwards for photos and to sign CDs and DVDs which were on sale, on site. August 2, 2010. 45th Ward race: Embattled Ald. How do you feel about the increasing interest in the sort of music that you do, and the concomitant (I love that word, concomitant, and I hardly ever get to use it. campaign, people can purchase pink light bulbs with the proceeds being donated to the foundation. Cunio: Yes, and you can write about it all you want! Hes put on a few decades and maybe a few pounds, and he may have a bit less hair, but the way hes reacting to the music clapping and singing along hes fifteen again for that couple of hours. Its not the lights that are actually defective. In addition, Christopher Kale Jones, a member of Under the Streetlamp since 2010,. Movies. Date: 11 . Cunio: Like I said, you know the deal: we were moonlighting; this was something we did a couple times a month. Darin starring Christopher Kale Jones. The performances will be in the Blizzard Theater located in Building H on the Spartan Drive Campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. You really caught the spirit and camraderie of these guys. Part One Discover the transformative power of music to affect positive change in the lives of individuals and their communities. 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. Stubbs always..DELIVERS! In addition, Christopher Kale Jones, a member of Under the Streetlamp since 2010, left the group at the end of last year. Under the Streetlamp features Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley and Brandon Wardell. 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. 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. 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. Jones tenderly recounts Darins story of a life lived in the spotlight and lost too soon. The reaction to the four performers was powerful and Under the Streetlamp was born. Cunio: Weve had a lot of help and were lucky for it. Try to keep up with this quarter, Under the Streetlamp, in this Las Vegas show! Well travel with our rhythm section, our quartet, and well pick up horns in each city, which will be a new experience for us. Theres a new number for Chris too which is particularly exciting. Most recently we have been collaborating with a gentleman named Dan Ponce. Shonn: I just want to get filthy rich. 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. Somebody who clearly knows what they are doing is doing a good job of bringing you all this attention. Comment by Carolyn Miller May 25, 2012 @ 10:53 pm. (Laughter). They sound like something youd pick up in the plumbing department at Home Depot. Cunio: and then the whole rest of the show was just us acting like idiots. Dan Ponce wrote the vocal arrangement in conjunction with us, for one of our new tunes for the tour. The blue lights are active whenever a traffic light is red. Exuding the irresistible rapport of a modern day Rat Pack, Under the Streetlamp proves why retro never sounded so now! 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. Cabaret is their shared joy and it has helped them bond not only over their performance but with each other. 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. Chris: Id like to add one thing that I think would be of interest to the people who enjoy the blog so much. Were proud of their success and we hope to have some of our own as well, of course. Michael: Our audience is the fifth member of the band. He contributes some of the pre-rock tunes in the show, and hes a natural with anything from Vaudeville to Clarksville and all stops in between. 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. Along the way Cunio and Shonn joined the Chicago cast as Bob and Tommy, respectively, and the rest is history. 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. One thing he mentioned to me is that when youre doing these songs, you really have to invest in them and you have to craft them like an artist. We do Bob Seger, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Dion and the Belmonts; pretty much anything from the 1950s to the 1980s.". What a fantastic job he did with SNC! Stubbs: Well its obvious theyre doing a great job. Shonn: the youngest of spirit, let's just put it that way. 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. Learn more about the full cast of Under the Streetlamp: Rockin' Round the Clock with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide Why are some street lights orange and some white? 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. Their latest PBS special, wrapped in 2016, is now airing Nation Wide. 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. Some homeowners leave their green bulb in the porch light all year, while others change the bulb on or around Veterans Day. David Larsen started performing in Under the Streetlamp in November 2017. You always have things that youre shooting for, and thats part of the reason that we have this great team because they have very specific goals that they are shooting for, for us. Actor: Chicago Med. Both as a group and as soloists, and were also starting to talk about our Christmas album. 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. 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. Michael: Im going to just answer that question and say no, not a damned thing. And he has the funniest lines of all: Theres a bar in the back; I think I ripped my pants (which might have been true, given that suit!). All in all, one of the most enjoyable concerts Ive ever seen, period. 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