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Pal Joey Blog’s Exclusive Interview With Christian Hoff
These last few days before previews begin, the cast of Pal Joey is working long hard hours to prepare for the 14th (just two days away!!!). Even so, Christian Hoff was gracious enough to take a few minutes to chat about the show:
PJblog: How has the transition been from Jersey Boys to Pal Joey? Has your experience portraying Tommy DeVito been helpful in making that transition?
CH: The transition has been seamless. My overlapping of these two productions has allowed me to transfer my artistic adrenaline into another character. Yes, my portrayal of a real life “bad boy” has helped me with a more human perspective with regard to the bad boy icon Joey Evans.
PJblog: You worked closely with three men in Jersey Boys, and now your character is involved with three women. Are you the luckiest guy alive, or ????
CH: Let’s just say that it’s a bit more complicated juggling three love interests versus brothers.
PJblog: And what a wonderful cast in Pal Joey. Can you tell us a little bit about the people you’re working with?
CH: Stockard Channing is both a seasoned veteran of film and stage and a humble working actor who embraces the process. Martha Plimpton has brought a real sense of fun and professionalism. She has raised the stakes for me as both an actor and my character. Jenny Fellner has brought a great combination of innocence and strength to Linda and has given me a whole different emotional palette to work from.
PJblog: So many of the people who are familiar with Pal Joey have the movie in mind, and some even compare you to Frank Sinatra. But the original Broadway show was much different. Can you share any details about what we might expect from this revival? Does it basically stay true to the original show?
Stockard and Craig Ferguson Chat About Meerkats
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Who knew that there was a TV market for meerkats? Apparently, the creators of Animal Planet’s “Meerkat Manor” did. And when viewers tuned in to Season 4, they were quite surprised to find that narrator Sean Astin had been replaced by …. Stockard Channing! There seems to be no limit to Ms. Channing’s talents - movies, TV, made-for-TV-movies, theatre (play and musical), voice-over commercials, voice-over television show….what’s missing? I wonder if she’s narrated an audio book?!?
Click on the video to watch Stockard Channing’s chat with Craig Ferguson on the June 11, 2008 episode of The Late Late Show, in what is sure to be the most entertaining conversation about meerkats you’ll ever witness!
Did You Know…..?
Anyone who knows the name Stockard Channing knows that she played Rizzo in the 1978 film Grease. But did you also know that she played a very important role in the success of Roundabout Theatre Company?
In the early 1980’s, the not-for-profit Roundabout was in serious financial difficulty, and was trying to work it’s way out of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. According to the Roundabout website, “In 1984, Roundabout was forced out of its 23rd Street home … and moved to Union Square. The company converted Tammany Hall into a 499-seat theatre. During the $1 million renovation, Roundabout staged its most acclaimed production to that time, Peter Nichols’ A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, starring Jim Dale and Stockard Channing. The production moved to Broadway where it won the 1985 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Revival.” Channing also won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress In A Play.
You know, you can find anything on youtube.com! And I found this video montage of Stockard Channing that covers many years and many looks. Take a look, and enjoy! Clicking here will open the video in a new window.
Pal Joey Stars “Tell It Like It Is” In This Video by Broadway.com
Tuesday, October 7th was Press day for Pal Joey at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s rehearsal hall. Broadway.com was there to document the event with this great video. Watch the fun with the Pal Joey stars - Christian Hoff, Stockard Channing and Martha Plimpton. The video was produced by Paul Wontorek, with interviews by Kimberly Kaye; shot & edited by Jason Dickerson.
Click here to view the video in a new window.
Introducing - The Pal Joey Cast
All photos by Aubrey Reuben
Placing your cursor over a picture pauses the picture and reveals the names of the subjects.
Stockard Channing Returns to Broadway
Peter D. Kramer of “The Journal News” reports that Stockard Channing is a bit concerned that people who come to see her latest musical, Pal Joey, will be looking for the 1957 movie that starred Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth.
According to Kramer’s September 28 article, Channing says “It’s so different, I watched it a couple of weeks ago and I thought ‘My goodness! People are going to expect a whole other thing, a whole other story.’”
The musical, which first opened on Christmas Day 1940 and ran for 374 performances, was based on John O’Hara’s stories about a rakish 1930s Chicago nightclub singer, Joey Evans, who claimed to be everyone’s pal. He meets a woman of means who agrees to keep him in a style to which he could easily become accustomed.
The original production starred Gene Kelly as Joey and Vivienne Segal as Vera Simpson. At Studio 54, it’ll be Christian Hoff (”Jersey Boys”) and Channing.
Pal Joey is back!!!
Although previews for Roundabout Theatre Company’s fall presentation of Rodgers and Hart’s Pal Joey aren’t set to begin until Friday, November 14th (at Studio 54 on Broadway), I can’t wait to start talking about it. With an all-star cast including Tony Award winner Christian Hoff as Joey Evans, Tony Award winner Stockard Channing as Vera Simpson, and Tony Award nominee Martha Plimpton as Gladys Bumps, this limited run engagement is certain to be a smash hit!
