THANK YOU SAN FRANCISCO!
So, the exciting news is, Jersey Boys San Francisco won Easter Bonnet this year! We made a staggering 236,844 dollars for Broadway Cares, beating out every broadway show for the first time in history! I’ll say it again – thank you San Francisco! The hard work of our company along side the generosity of this city has helped a great cause, and I am so damn proud.
The last time I wrote, I was suffering from laryngitis, and was out of the show. I didn’t sing for a week leading up to the benefit, which I have to say was a total success. We raised $24,565– the highest grossing cabaret for the Richmond/Ermet Foundation at Club Fugazi. (So proud.) I was scared shitless that night, not knowing what would come out of my mouth. Thank you to everyone who wished me well. You guys are the best. Of course, it all came together as it alway does, though we were underrehearsed and overly tired. Even the auction was hilarious, emceed by Eric Gutman. He auctioned off our Four Seasons for a Sunday brunch at 4,000 dollars! I mean….holy crap. Awesome.
Other stuff:
Deven May is a photographer. Yes, our very own Tommy DeVito, is not just a pretty face. Seriously, he is a brilliant performer, a good friend, AND a beautiful photographer. Last Friday it was absolutely gorgeous outside, so I went to his apartment close to the water and we took pictures on the roof, balcony, fire escape, you name it. We had a blast, and now I have a ton of new pictures to share with you all. He’s going to kill me if I show them now, because they haven’t been touched up yet. Not to mention, I had to shrink the files down so the coloring, and contrast is way off. But they’ll be up soon enough! Well, I’m impatient and excited so here’s a couple that I think are hilarious and fun… I’ll deal with Deven. But they’ll be up soon enough!
And last night something hilarious happened. Erich was working on his latest podcast on Green Room Radio, and I happened to come over to his apartment at the end of an interview. He was interviewing Adam Curry, of whom Erich, his mom, and about 250,000 other people are great fans. Adam is a major player in the podcast world and has one of the most listened to programs in…well…the world actually. So, as I walk in Adam asks Erich if he has booty call. Nice. Erich explains that no, in fact his girlfriend just came over. Adam politely inquires about me, and Erich explains that Adam has seen me perform in Jersey Boys as Mary Delgado. Turns out Adam had an erotic dream about me AND Erich, which he explains on his own show today. You have to listen! I literally almost peed myself. We talked for a couple priceless minutes considering the topic. Had we stayed on, I swear it would have turned into a full on Howard Stern-esk episode. Adam specifically asked Erich for that part of the interview and practically loops it with commentary on his podcast. It’s a riot. (Also, you can check out the full interview on Green Room Radio once Erich has completed it. I’m sure, like everything he does, it’ll be genius.)
That’s all I got for now. We will be heading out of San Fran soon, so I have an overwhelming amount of packing to do. A little procrastination couldn’t hurt, right? Right?
April 27, 2007 at 3:45 pm |
Hi Jackie, I am very glad that you have a blog. Some of us blogfans have been reading Erich Bergen’s blog and you are featured in there. It is very nice to know that his girlfriend is willing to share her POV (point-of-view) of what is going on in her life. I look forward to hearing more about your adventures as you travel with the Sherry Company in “Jersey Boys”–break a leg and keep up the great work!
April 28, 2007 at 5:29 am |
Honestly, the city of SF should be thanking the cast for giving us 5 months worth of great performances. You all will be missed dearly by all the fans here and I’m sure we all hope you come back to the Bay Area some day. By the way, you sound fantastic in the clip, and you look fantastic in those pictures. Deven really is multitalented. And I did listen to that clip and I almost started rolling on the floor. And you’re right it would have turned from GRR to Howard Stern in about a minute.
April 28, 2007 at 6:31 am |
Those are gorgeous pictures! My sisters and I all love photography. We took our headshots of each other! Thank you for another great post. I’m also looking forward to Erich’s video blog with all of you, if that comes together. Did any of you anticipate the response you got?
April 30, 2007 at 6:15 am |
Hi Jackie!
Sorry I missed you at the theatre tonight. I gave the “gifts” to Erich and he’s probably delivered them to you by now. I’m sure you’ve already figured it out but in case you haven’t, the transparent dark amber one is the Jersey Boy and the two opaque white ones are Jersey Girls. The Boy is served on the rocks so there’s no water in that one. The Girls were mixed in a shaker with ice so they contain the right amount of water. As you can see, the Girls would look great in cocktail glasses with chocolate drizzled inside. And they were made according to the recipe I gave you the other day. When making one for myself, I usually increase the Chambord since I like a little more raspberry. But I think the recipe actually makes the best overall mixture. Hope you like ‘em!