Jennifer Naimo

It is with much love, pride, memories to last a lifetime, joy, bittersweetness, peace and blessings of Des, Rick and Marshall, and our wonderful producers, that I’m leaving JERSEY BOYS. And some of you thought I couldn’t keep a secret!!! After much pondering, and bi-coastal phone calls with Tim, we’ve given it much thought, prayers, tears, and it’s time.

As some of you know,Tim and I were trying for a family since we got married in 2003, but I kept getting jobs that took me away from him.”The Full Monty Nat’l Tour, Jersey Boys in La Jolla , and than here On BROADWAY!!.

So tick tick, we’ve been going through the adoption process and it’s come to a point where I need to actually be living with my husband, LOL, Tim (if I can remember what he looks like) and be in our house for the next level in this journey.

I don’t think I can put into my words what this amazing ride has been like. I had never originated a role before..I thought playing Eponine in Les Miz would be the high point of my career, and than along came Mary.

To create something with the writers and the director and choreographer and music director from it’s conception?? unbelievable..and I never dreamed it would escalate to these heights.

To record the cast album and have strangers and family hear me on something that has won the Grammy, gone GOLD, perform on the TONY AWARDS at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, to meet the celebrities who I’ve grown up emulating, to establish relationships with new friends, some for life both in the cast and fans/friends,to have kissed 8 different Frankies (and secretly score their expertise) and conclude none compares with TIM’S, to have had so many occasions to dress up , be girlie, be silly ,be photographed, be BOTOXED (just kidding), to adore Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, to cherish Des and his indefatigable spirit, to have witnessed Ron Melrose work so hard in La Jolla and now to reap the awards, to have been molded by Jess Goldstein, and crowned by Chuck LaPointe and nightly Amy…to have been guided by RIchard Hestor, and now Michelle Bosch and received house seat requests and weekly salary funds from Sandy Carlson, to have shared a cramped dressing room with Heather, Erica and Sara and crazy Kelly…to have had the great joy to swear on a nightly basis, and to change costumes 18 times, and to have met and known Frankie, Bob and Judy ….to have had the opportunity to bring my mom and dad, family and almost all 17 nieces and nephews into NYC and La Jolla to experience this theatrical wonder…

LIKE I SAID, WORDS CAN’T EXPRESS MY PRIDE, HUMILITY AND GRATEFULNESS.

TO SAY GOODBYE, I SHALL NOT, BUT EASTER SUNDAY WILL BE MY LAST SHOW, AND I CHOSE THAT BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS NEW LIFE, UNEXPECTED JOY AND MIRACLES. MAY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU EXPERIENCE THAT TOO..AND I THANKYOU FOR THE BLESSINGS YOU’VE GENEROUSLY BESTOWED ON ME THROUGHOUT THESE 3 YEARS OF JERSEY BOYS…..XOXOXOXXO JENNIFER AKA MARY DELGADO

HERE GOES. SO LAST NIGHT I LEFT EARLY TO GO TO THE FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW, AS I HAD SOME ERRANDS TO DO…I HAD JUST HAD A SPLENDID AFTERNOON BRUNCH AT ALICE’S TEACUP, FEASTING ON SCONES AND CLOTTED CREAM WITH MY FRIENDS KATHY AND LAURA…I WAS STUFFED NEEDLESS TO SAY. TIM ALWAYS CALLS ME WHEN I ‘M ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, AS HE IS JUST FINISHING WORK. I LOSE HIS CALL WHEN I’M ON THE ELEVATOR GOING DOWN TO OUR LOBBY…SO I SAID “SHOULD I TAKE THE STAIRS TONIGHT?” “NO THE ELEVATOR”AND NOW I BLAME HIM.

SO I GET ON THE ELEVATOR AND PRESS LOBBY, IT GOES TO LOBBY, BUT THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN, AT ALL…I HIT THE OPEN BUTTON, NOTHING…THAN SUDDENLY IT STARTS SPEEDING UP TO ??? I RANDOMLY PRESS A FLOOR, 8. AT 8 IT STOPS AND SHAKES, AND AGAIN NOTHING…I PRESS OPEN, THAN LOBBY, THAN OPEN…AND THAN I FELL THE SWEAT BEGINNING TO FORM, AND MY HEART BEAT A BIT FASTER (IT’S ALREADY BEATING FAST, BECAUSE I HAVE WHEAT ALLERGIES, AND CONSUMED 2 HUGE, DELICIOUS PUMPKIN AND GOAT CHEESE SCONES), AND MY CHEST FEELS TIGHT…ALL PANIC ATTACK SYMPTOMS.

I SEE AN INTERCOM, PRESS THAT, AND NOW HEAR MY HERO, BELOVED DOORMAN, RALPH SAY “ARE YOU ALRIGHT”…HE PROMISES TO GET HELP, AND I SAY JUST KEEP CHECKING INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH HE DOES. ANOTHER SOUL WHO LIVES ON 8 TAPS ON THE ELEVATOR DOOR AND ASKS IF ANYONE’S IN THERE, WHICH I REPLY YES. HE SAYS THIS HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY, HE’LL GET HELP…I THANK HIM.

MOMENTS FLOAT BY… I DECIDE TO SIT ON MY DOWN JACKET, ON THE FLOOR, AND PLACE MY PURSE IN FRONT OF ME, FOR CUSHION IN FRONT AND UNDER ME, IN CASE MY FEAR OF THE ELEVATOR SUDDENLY CRASHING TO THE BOTTOM FLOOR OCCURS. I TRY TO DECIDE WHAT POSITION WOULD BE LESS DAMAGING IF INDEED IT DOES CRASH, AND TRY THOSE PATTERNS…

THAN RALPH COMES UP TO 8 AND ASKS ME TO TRY AND OPEN THE DOOR, NOTHING…HE GOES BACK DOWN, AND APOLOGIZES THAT THE TECH MAN HASN’T ARRIVED YET.

I AM COMFORTED BY THE SOUNDS OF CHILDREN’S VOICES RUNNING AND LAUGHING ON THE FLOOR I’M ON..AND LONG FOR THEM TO STAY FOR SOME KIND OF NORMALITY. I THINK OF DANIEL IN THE LIONS DEN, PROTECTED, AND PETER SEEING JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER, BRAVELY WALKING TOWARDS HIM, BUT AS SOON AS HE ANALYZES THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND HIM, HE STARTS TO FALTER, FEAR AND SINK, TILL JESUS INVITES HIM TO GRAB HIS OUTSTRETCHED HAND…I’M CALMED, FOR A BIT, TILL LIKE PETER I AGAIN WONDER COULD THIS CRASH? WILL FIREMEN HAVE TO COME TO FORCE THE DOOR OPEN, AND ME CRAWL OUT SPRAWLED BTWN 2 FLOORS, HOW MANY HOURS???

THEN I BALANCE MY CHECKBOOK, THEN READ ABOUT 5 TEXT MESSAGES FROM TIM ASKING “WHERE ARE YOU” AND ME NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE ANY CALLS, BECAUSE THERE’S NO SERVICE…AND EVEN TEXT WON’T SEND…AND THAN WONDERING HOW TO REACH MICHELLE OUR STAGE MGR…AND TELL HER SHE BETTER PUT HEATHER ON.

THAN I REALIZE IF I’M PATIENT SOME OF MY TEXTS START TO GO THROUGH IF I USE DIGITAL/ANALOGUE??? AND ALL THESE TEXTS START REACHING ME FROM TIM, MICHELLE, SARA, HEATHER, TRAVIS…AH LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO SOUND SO OVER DRAMATIC…BUT I ALSO THOUGHT OF THOSE IN TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES, LIKE 9/11 AND SUCH, WHO COULDN’T REACH THEIR LOVED ONES, WHO DIDN’T HAVE TIME, WHO WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD, WHO LONGED FOR A HUMAN VOICE OF A LOVED ONE…AND I TRIED NOT TO WEEP…BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I WOULDN’T STOP…AND THAN I THOUGHT, SINCE IT IS LENT AND EASTER IS ARRIVING SOON…OF JESUS , ALONE, FACING DEATH, ALONE WITH NO ONE WHO LOVED HIM TO COMFORT HIM…AT TIMES IN THAT SHORT SPAN OF UNDER AN HOUR…I FELT SO ALONE, ABANDONED…HOPEFUL, KNOWING I ‘D BE ALRIGHT…AND THAN DOUBTING…

AND THAN THE TECH GUY SHOWED UP AND SAID I’M GOING TO TRY SOMETHING….”NO” I HAVE TO GO ABOVE…OH MAN, I THOUGHT NOW WHAT…AND AFTER ?? THE FLOOR SWUNG, SHOOK AND THE DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY AND I BOUNDED OUT LIKE A FAWN AND RAN DOWN THE STAIRS AND HUGGED RALPH…CALLED MICHELLE, TIM, MY PARENTS, WALKED UP TO THE 11TH FLOOR, TO MY APT…MY NEIGHBOR INVITED ME IN AND OPENED A BOTTLE OF WINE…AND

I’M GREATFUL I WENT TO THE BATHROOM BEFORE I GOT ON…

WHEN IS SPRING COMING? NO, I KNOW WE’VE HAD A VERY MILD WINTER…EVEN THOUGH I GREW UP IN MICHIGAN AND LIVED IN NYC FOR 17 YEARS..I STILL DON’T LIKE IT. I’M A WUSS…I LIKE THE SUN. I THINK I HAVE “SAD” SEASONAL ADD??? DISORDER…MAYBE I’LL GO TO A TANNING BOOTH? DOES THAT HELP?

ANYWAY..LIFE IS GOOD AT JBOYS. OUR DIRECTOR, DES, WAS HERE A BIT AGO…AND WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE SHOW AND IT WAS SO WONDERFUL HAVING NOTES AGAIN, AND ESPECIALLY HIM SEEING THE NEW MEMBERS AND GUIDING THEM WITH THE ORIGINAL INTENTIONS OF THE SHOW…AND KEEPING US IN SHAPE AND FOCUSED ON JUST TELLING THE WONDERFUL STORY.

ALRIGHT OFF TO TWO SHOWS…BYE

I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN…EXCEPT THANKYOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO PACKED THE TRIAD ON SUNDAY. SORRY IT STARTED LATE, BUT IT’S BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT THAT WE HAD TO USE THE BALCONY TOO! I HOPE YOU HAD FUN…MY MOM AND DAD WERE THERE WHICH MADE IT SO MUCH MORE SPECIAL…AND WE STAYED OUT WITH WANDA, JT, STEVEN, KEVIN AND KEN DOW, AND MELISSA AND CHRIS AND NORA AND MY PARENTS TILL 1 30…IT WAS FANTASTIC.

I’M SO HUMBLED BY ALL OF YOU WHO CAME, SOME TWICE!!!!!!!! FROM NEAR AND FAR. I ONLY WISH I COULD HAVE SPENT MORE 1 ON 1 TIME…WITHOUT ANYONE FEELING LEFT OUT. I REALLY FEEL THIS SHOW HAS ALLOWED ME TO MAKE NEW LIFELONG FRIENDS AND OPENED SO MANY DOORS, EVEN DOORS OF MY HEART.

OUR DIRECTOR DES IS IN TOWN, AND SAW BOTH SHOWS YESTERDAY. HE HASN’T SEEN CORY OR SEBASTIAN YET…AND HE WAS REALLY HAPPY. BUT TODAY WE HAD A 2 HOUR NOTE SESSION…WHICH IS FUN AND INFORMATIVE…TO MAKE SURE WE’RE STILL TELLING THE STORY.

I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MY PARENTS BUT IT WAS WAY TOO SHORT. ON MONDAY NIGHT, AFTER WANDA WENT BACK ON HER TRAIN(AND THANKYOU GIRL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU AND ERIN AND STEVEN DID) AND AFTER VISITING FRIENDS MY PARENTS HADN’T SEEN IN A FEW YEARS…WE ORDERED IN CHINESE FOOD (THEY DON’T HAVE COLD SESAME NOODLES IN MICHIGAN) AND WATCHED SHOWTIME..EVERY MOVIE EXCEPT THE ‘L’ WORD, SHOW…IT WAS RELAXING AND FUN JUST SPENDING TIME WITH MY BELOVED PARENTS.

ALRIGHT PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TO COME…I ALREADY RECEIVED SOME COOL ONES FROM SOME OF YOU.THANKYOU THANKYOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL SO FREE, AND CONFIRMING MY PARENTS LETTING ME COME TO NY IN THE FIRST PLACE ,SO MANY YEARS AGO….

WELL IN THE AUDIENCE. HEATHER GOT US TICKETS. SO HEATHER, ERICA, JENNIFER (TRAVIS’ FINANCE), NICK STAUB, MICHELLE REUPERT, MICHAEL LONGORIA AND HIS FRIEND LAUREN ALL ATTENDED. IT WAS A FULL HOUR OF HOT TOPICS. NICK WON A CHIA PET FOR HIS DANCING SKILLS…IT WAS A RIOT. MICHAEL GOT TO SING DURING THE BREAK AND THEY TOLD US THEY WANTED US ON THE SHOW FOR A LONG TIME. WE WON A WEB CAM RECORDER FOR COMPUTERS AND A BAG FULL OF HUGGIE WIPES, KOTEX AND DEPENDS…TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY THE VIEW.

COUNTDOWN TO THE CABARET..YEE HA….

HI YA ALL

JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW..IF YOU CALL FOR RESERVATIONS OR DO IT ON THE COMPUTER..YOU WILL NOT GET A CONFIRMATION SAYING THEY RECEIVED IT.

SO YOU’LL BE FINE JUST SHOW UP AND BE READY FOR A FUN EVENING…CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE..LOVE, ME

DANIEL’S GOING AWAY PARTY WAS FABULOUS. IT WAS AFTER OUR SUNDAY MATINEE. WE ALL THOUGHT HIS LAST SHOW WAS SUNDAY BUT IT’S THIS WEDNESDAY. EVERYONE CAME. THE 4 SEASONS BOYS (INCL DANIEL) AND RICK ELICE PAID FOR EVERYTHING..AND WHEN YOU INVITE EVERY CAST MEMBER, STAGEHANDS,CREW,WARDROBE,HAIR DPT, MUSICIANS, ETC…THAT CAN BE A HEFTY PRICE..BUT THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT EVENING. TIM WENT HOME FRIDAY SO MY DATE WAS WANDA..AND WE HAD SUCH FUN.

BOBBY,CHRISTIAN THAN DANIEL GAVE SPEECHES THAT WERE SO MOVING AND FUNNY ABOUT BEGINNING THIS JOURNEY OVER 3 YEARS AGO IN LA JOLLA…I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. DANIEL ‘S DRESSING ROOM IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE GIRLS ,SO WE HEAR HIM WARMING UP ,AND CONSTANTLY SINGING AND HIS PRESENCE OFF STAGE IS WHAT I’LL MISS SO MUCH.

SEBASTIAN BROUGHT HIS LOVELY WIFE STEPHANIE TO THE PARTY. WE’RE REALLY EXCITED HE’S JOINING US.IT WAS SO MOVING WHEN ALL THE JB FANS GAVE DANIEL 3 SEPARATE ENTRANCE APPLAUSES…HE WAS THRILLED AND BROUGHT TO TEARS.

BEFORE THE SHOW I MET UP WITH THE GANG AT B SMITHS. THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT US AND ENCOURAGE US ON A DAILY BASIS AND I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE OF YOU. PAMELA IS HEADING UP THESE BRUNCHES AND MAYBE SHE SHOULD BE MY AGENT..LOL. ANYWAY ENJOY THE PHOTOS…

HI I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A BLESSED NEW YEAR. I FEEL SO BLESSED MEETING SO MANY NEW FRIENDS THROUGH JERSEY BOYS AND THIS AWESOME WEBSITE.TIM AND I HAD A GREAT NEW YEARS EVE..HERE’S WISHING YOU ALL HEALTH,JOY AND SURPRISES IN 2008..

HOPE YOU CAN ALL BE THERE JANUARY 27TH…SUNDAY  8 30 .THERE’S ROOM FOR EVERYBODY AND THAN SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORS..

I’LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT OUR PUT IN REHEARSALS FOR SEBASTIAN FOR DANIEL (BOO HOO) AND ERIC G. FOR NICK MASSI…THAT’S JANUARY 10TH..AND A BIG CELEBRATION THIS SUNDAY , HOSTED BY AND PAID FOR BY..RICK ELICE AND THE 4 JERSEY BOYS…A SEND OFF FOR DANIEL, AND OUR HOLIDAY CELEBRATION…LOVE JENNIFER

PS DRINKS ARE $6 TO $12 …THAT NIGHT

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER I GOT THE CALL 10 MINUTES AGO,RIGHT BEFORE I LEAVE FOR SHOW, THAT WE CAN HAVE THE TRIAD. THE RESERVATION NUMBER IS 212 362 2590. ALRIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN MAKE RESERVATIONS AT Triadnyc.com .JUST CLICK ON RESERVATIONS AND PUT IN THE INFO.

THE TRIAD IS AT 158 W 72ND ST.2ND FLOOR BTWN BWAY AND COLUMBUS.NEXT TO THE ACKER MERREL WINE STORE.

KENNY AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE REALLY TRIED TO GET ME IN , BUT COULDN’T MOVE THE SHOW BEFORE OURS.SO I HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL COME. I NEED AT LEAST 80 PEOPLE BUT ACTUALLY IT SEATS 125 PEOPLE SO BRING YOUR FRIENDS,FAMILY AND ENEMIES…LOL

IT WILL BE  $20 CASH AT DOOR, AND THEY HAVE A 2 DRINK MINIMUM AND THE DRINKS RANGE FROM $6 TO $12 DOLLARS.THEY DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARD ..SO JUST BRING MONEY..

I’M VERY EXCITED AND APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE CONFUSION..BUT MY MD/PIANIST BOOKED THE JBOYS TOUR AS ASS. CONDUCTOR AND SO HE HAS TO LEAVE ON FEB 4TH…MORE TO COME…