Jennifer Naimo

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!

I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CARDS THAT ADORN MY APT AND THE GENEROUS, AND UNNECESSARY GIFTS YOU GRACIOUSLY BESTOWED ON ME.I’M STILL WAITING FOR KENNY AT LAURIE BEECHMAN TO CONFIRM JANUARY 27,SUNDAY 9 30 FOR THE CABARET.

BUT ALSO I NEED YOUR HELP .DOES ANYONE HAVE CHARLY’S EMAIL. SHE’S THE SWEET JBOYS GIRL FROM THE WEST COAST ..SHE WAS AT THE MARRIOTT EVENT AND EVEN AROUND DURING THE STRIKE? THANKYOU…

BUSY COUPLE WEEKS AHEAD OF US…BUT TIM ARRIVES THIS SATURDAY.TRYING TO FIND A GREAT DINNER/DANCING EVENT FOR NEW YEARS.LOVE JEN

SORRY A BIG CHANGE FOR ME AND ANYONE WHO MIGHT WANT TO COME. MY AMAZING FRIEND/PIANIST/MUSICAL DIRECTOR CHRIS HABERL, WAS JUST OFFERED THE ASS. MUSICAL CONDUCTOR /PIANIST ON THE JERSEY BOYS TOUR!!!! I FEEL LIKE A PROUD MOM, CUZ I INTRODUCED HIM TO OUR WONDERFUL KEYBOARD/PIANIST HOOPS SNYDER, AND KEN AND KEVIN DOW AND STEVE GIBB (OUR FAB JBOYS BAND) AND RON MELROSE..WHO OFFERED HIM THE JOB.

HE JUST STARTED LEARNING THE PIANO PART TO SUB FOR HOOPS WHEN THE STRIKE STRUCK..AND WHILE WE WERE DOING THE CABARET, SO THIS IS A BIG MOVE AND HIS FIRST BWAY CREDIT..AND HE’S JUST 24.OK

BUT NOW WE HAVE TO DO THE CABARET ON JANUARY 27, SUNDAY NIGHT AT 9:30..THAT IS IF IT’S OPEN. I TALKED TO THE OWNER KENNY BELL AT LAURIE BEECHMAN LAST NIGHT, APOLOGIZING FOR THE CHANGE AS HE’S BEEN SO ACCOMMODATING..HE’LL CONFIRM HOPEFULLY SOON…

I SURE HOPE YOU ALL CAN COME AND SUPPORT ME ..IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME..LOVE JENNIFER

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU. I’M SO TOUCHED BY ALL THE CARDS AND OUTRAGEOUSLY GENEROUS GIFTS YOU HAVE SENT ME. MAY THE ONE WHOSE BDAY WE CELEBRATE BLESS YOU ALL AS YOU’VE CERTAINLY BLESSED ME…

HI, JUST A QUICK NOTE BEFORE RUNNING OFF TO MATINEE. WE NOW HAVE ERIC GUTMAN AND CORY GRANT IN OUR SHOW. I LOVE ERIC..HE MAKES ME LAUGH WITHOUT EVEN OPENING UP HIS MOUTH. HE’S A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR COMPANY, AS EACH OF HIS CHARACTERS IS UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL. CORY HAD HIS FIRST SHOW SATURDAY AS THE MATINEE FRANKIE..AND HE WAS SO CALM. I WAS IMPRESSED. I LOVED PLAYING THE SCENES WITH HIM AND LOOK FORWARD TO HIS WORK IN THE COMING SHOWS. HE TOO IS A SWEETHEART AND BOTH ARE SO HUMBLED AND EXCITED ABOUT BEING ON BWAY.

I JUST MET SEBASTIAN ARCELUS, LAST NIGHT. HE TOO IS SWEET AND HE WAS ECSTATIC AFTER SEEING THE SHOW LAST NIGHT. WHICH TO US WAS A SHOCK, CUZ WE THOUGHT THE AUDIENCE WAS UNUSUALLY QUIET…JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HUH. HE REMINDS ME OF A YOUNG TONY GOLDWYN.HE STARTED REHEARSAL YESTERDAY,AND LEFT THE CAST OF WICKED SUNDAY..

ALSO I POPPED INTO THE BRUNCH AT B SMITHS SUNDAY BFORE THE SHOW AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THE GANG THERE. I KNOW I’M GOING TO LEAVE SOMEONE OUT SO FORGIVE ME..I’M BLONDE WHEN IT COMES TO NAMES.

HOWARD, GARY, DAVID, CHARLES, PAM, LUCY, JODY, AUDREY, EDDIE, DINA, KATHLEEN??? I THINK I MISSED SOMEONE..BUT THANKS FOR THE INVITE..LOVE JEN

HI

NOTHING TO NEW. OUR FIRST FULL WEEK BACK.LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT OF THE SHOW THIS WEEK. COLIN ON VACATION THAN HE LEAVES THE SHOW IN 3 DAYS, AND ERIC GUTMAN COMES IN. I THINK ERIC WILL BE A GREAT CONTRIBUTION AND SPIRIT HERE. HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR AND HE’S A MIDWEST BOY LIKE ME..CONGRATS ERIC. HEATHER WAS ON FOR MOST OF THE WEEK AS ERICCA WAS OUT WITH AN EAR INFECTION. HEATHER IS ALWAYS FUN TO PLAY WITH …AND SHE’S GREAT AT ALL THE ROLES. DONNIE WAS IN LA JOLLA ,ALONG WITH OUR MUSICIANS, KEVIN AND KEN DOW, HOOPS AND JLY TOO I BELIEVE..TO SING AT DES MCANUFFS GALA /GOODBYE…SO ERIC SCHNEIDER WENT ON FOR NORM, JOE PESCI, YANNICK ALL BEFORE HIS OFFICIAL PUT IN THIS FRIDAY. WE’RE ALSO PUTTING IN A NEW FRANKIE MATINEE ACTOR ..COREY…TRAVIS HAS BEEN SENSATIONAL IN THE INTERIM..AND HAS SOLD AND SIGNED HIS CHRISTMAS CD’S FOR BWAYCARES AFTER THE PERFORMANCES..WE HAD A HECKLER IN THE FRONT ROW..THAT KEPT US ALL ON OUR TOES SUNDAY..AFTER SOME OF OUR LINES HE’D YELL OUT HIS ANSWER OR FINISH: A LINE TO A SONG..EX : WHEN LOTITO’S DRUNK ASKS “HEY,WHAT DOES HE GOT THAT I DON’T?” HE YELLED OUT “A VOICE!” AND DURING THE PIZZA SCENE..HE COMMENTED ON A LOT OF MY LINES..AND THE KISS..IT WAS HILARIOUS.WHEN HE WASN’T TALKING HE STUFFED A CIGAR IN HIS MOUTH..

OK THAT’S IT FOR NOW..SAW ENCHANTED LAST NIGHT. SUCH FUN, ESPECIALLY PICKING OUT BWAY PERFORMERS…

ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK GOODNESS WE DID A RUN THRU OF THE SHOW IN THE AFTERNOON.. IT HAD BEEN 3 WEEKS SINCE BEING ON STAGE. AS MICHAEL AND I WERE DOING THE PIZZA SCENE…WHICH I’VE BEEN DOING SINCE LAJOLLA!!!!!!!!!!! I COMPLETELY WENT BLANK ON MY LINES AT A CERTAIN POINT..AND EVERYONE STARTED YELLING OUT THE LINE…AND THAT MADE ME EVEN MORE CONFUSED..AND I WAS SHOCKED AT MYSELF AND MICHAEL JUST SMILED AT ME AND WE STARTED AGAIN…AND I STAYED IN BETWEEN AFTER OUR RUN THRU AND WROTE OUT THE ENTIRE SCENE..AND TRIED TO REMEMBER WHEN I FLICKED THE CIGARETTE..ETC…AND THE BEST PART WAS RICK AND MARSHALL WERE OUT IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!

AND THEY ALL TOLD ME TO LOOK AT THE SCRIPT..SO THAT NIGHT ..FELT LIKE OPENING NIGHT AGAIN…AND I WAS SHAKING AFTER THE OPENING NUMBER..IT FELT LIKE I WAS WEARING MY MOM’S SHOES AS A LITTLE KID..BUT ONCE WE GOT THRU THE PIZZA SCENE…THE JOY ..AND THE BIKE RIDE BEGAN..

THE AUDIENCES HAVE WARMED MY SOUL..I SOMETIMES PEEK OUT AND SEE THEIR SMILES AND THAT IS EVERYTHING..OK 2 SHOWS TODAY..WONDERFUL TRAVIS IS ON FOR THE MATINEE…THAT GUY CAN SING…

OK WE HAVE TO REPORT IN AT 2 30 TODAY TO DO SOME TECH WORK? MAYBE BRUSH UP SOME DANCING .SO AGAIN THANKS FOR ALL WHO PERSEVERED  AND SO SORRY TO THOSE WHO HAD TICKETS AND PLANS THAT WERE UPROOTED. YOU’LL SEE ALOT OF HAPPY ACTORS, MUSICIANS, STAGEHANDS, AND ALL ..GREATFUL FOR WORK AND THE PRIVILEGE TO PERFORM.

KEEP POSTED ON TIME OF MY CABARET ..TRYING TO FIND A GOOD TIME..SO WE CAN MAKE IT FROM OUR MATINEE TO THE LAURIE BEECHMAN…BYE FOR NOW…

I BARELY KNEW HOW TO DANCE BEFORE THE STRIKE. THIS IS GETTING ODD. I WARMED UP VOCALLY YESTERDAY JUST IN CASE WE WERE BACK TONIGHT. AT LEAST THEY’RE MEETING, WITH NO SLEEP. THEY MUST BE EXHAUSTED.I KNOW I AM.

ANYWAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED ..I’M DOING AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE OF MY CABARET AGAIN AT THE LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE  FEBRUARY 1O  SUNDAY NIGHT..AT 7PM…I CHOSE THE EARLIER TIME AS OPPOSED TO 9 30..THAT’S HOW IT IS NOW..HOPEFULLY I’LL HAVE TIME TO RUN OVER THERE AFTER THE MATINEE..LOL…

MORE TO COME ABOUT THAT LATER..HANG IN THERE EVERYONE..SOON AND VERY SOON…WE’LL BE BACK

THANKS JONATHON HADLEY FOR SENDING THAT VIDEO OF THE JBOYS IN SAN FRAN SINGING ‘THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY” AT THE MACY’S TREE LIGHTING..ADORABLE…JONATHAN PLAYS BOB CREWE OUT THERE,AND WAS WITH US FOR 5 WEEKS.. ARIGHT SAYONARA FOR NOW

Barbara, a BIG Jersey Boys fan, has a terrific idea on how JB fans can support BC/EFA during the strike! Here’s her idea: Since so many fans are getting refunds back to their credit cards regarding unused JB tickets–in the spirit of Thanksgiving, and being thankful for all that we have, and for the infinite amount of happiness JB has given to us–Barbara has suggested it would be a wonderful gesture to support BC/EFA!

Due to the strike, many BC/EFA fundraising efforts of this season have been halted. However, as Jersey Boys fans (and as performers, of course!), we can still help BC/EFA! For every week the shows go dark, BC/EFA is down about $350,000.00.

Visit the BC/EFA Jersey Boys Broadway site to make a donation in the name of our favorite show! You can also donate through purchasing from the BC/EFA Store–where you can find great holiday gifts at affordable prices!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families! Love, Jen

I WAS SO WRONG. HOLY COW… I HEARD THE NEWS LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 11 PM THAT ALL THE SHOWS WOULD BE DARK AGAIN THIS WEEK AND NO RESOLUTION WAS MADE. SARA, HEATHER AND I WERE BACK AND FORTH ON THE PHONE…I FEEL SO BAD FOR ALL OF YOU THAT HAD TICKETS. WE ALL WANT TO WORK BELIEVE ME…IT’S VERY COMPLICATED. ALL OF US LOVE OUR JOBS AND GETTING PAID FOR DOING WHAT WE LOVE TO DO..THAT INCLUDES THE ACTORS, WARDROBE, USHERS, STAGEHANDS, CONCESSIONS, HAIR AND BOX OFFICE..WE ARE ALL ON THE PICKET LINE. WE ALL HOPE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED ..WE’RE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR JOBS, AND EVEN MORE APPRECIATIVE I THINK AS THE TIME PASSES WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PERFORM.

AS FOR JLY NOT BEING ABLE TO PERFORM HIS LAST SHOW?? HEATHER WAS ACTUALLY THE LAST TO KISS HIM AS MARY DELGADO, AS I WAS SICK ON THUR, AND FRIDAY…IT’S SURREAL..ANYWAY..WE STILL HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING…AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE ..AND OUR TROOPS, AND THOSE HIT BY THE CYCLONE IN BANGLADESH….HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Hi everyone. I really feel we’ll be back to work this Tuesday. I feel so bad for all the people who bought tickets, found deals on airlines, hotels, rearranged their vacations…but soon all will be back in play. I’m hoping Tuesday so that at least I can do 2 more shows with JLY. I can’t believe he’s leaving…my heart is sad…I’m happy for Michael L…but it feels like we now shift into a whole different mode..that’s the way this business is. You become a tight knit family, than someone leaves the nest, you mourn, you fuss, you wail, and you have to go on…and on we do.

We have reported in every show and we sign in and stand by our local stagehands union on the picket line…and we say hello also to our producers who come by…It’s a bit awkward but we are a big family…I’ve really had a nice opportunity to talk with our stagehands, and wardrobe, and ushers, etc..that I don’t get to visit with while we perform. Their families have come by to support them. JT, a big bear of love, strolled to different Bway shows with his down home band, and played Union songs.

THere’s been frustration but also so much camaraderie, and a thankfulness for having a job and being able to do what we love. I think everyone will be filled with renewed joy to be able to perform in whatever capacity..in what I believe will be Tuesday night ..

P.S. SELFISHLY…IT WAS A WEEK AGO TONIGHT, I DID THE CABARET..AND I HAVE KEPT ALL YOUR EMAILS..AND HAVE EVEN PRINTED SOME THAT WILL BE PART OF A KEEPSAKES FOR LIFE, (MY MOM’S AN ARTIST AND SHE’S GATHERING ALL THE MEMORABILIA I RECEIVED AND CREATING SOMETHING FOR ME, FOR CHRISTMAS).

I CAN’T THANK EACH OF YOU ENOUGH FOR THE SUPPORT, LOVE, AND JOY YOU GAVE ME. IF I FORGOT TO MENTION ANYONE’S NAME, PLEASE FORGIVE ME…LOVE JEN