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JANUARY
JANUARY 24TH
Jim will be one of many artists performing in Tammy Faye Sings:
Songs from Big Tent, The Tammy Faye Bakker Musical. The one-night-only
concert will be held on Monday, February 18th 2008
at 9:30pm and will be presented at the Metropolitan Room (34 West
22nd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Ave).
There is a $15 cover charge and a two-drink minimum. Reservations are
required and tickets can be reserved by calling (212) 206-0440 or by
visiting metropolitanroom.com
Click Here for More Information!
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 20th
Nine new photos from Monday night's concert, Tammy Faye Sings: Songs
from Big Tent, The Tammy Faye Bakker Musical, have been added to the
Appearances Gallery!
FEBRUARY 25TH
Tomorrow, February 26th 2008, Jim will
take part in a concert presented by the Songbook series entitled Tomorrow's
Broadway Today!. The 6pm concert will be held at The Donnell Library Theater
(20 West 53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues) and is free to the public.
Click Here for More Information!
APRIL
APRIL 3RD
Wonderful news!! Jim will be playing the lead role of Leo Bloom in the New England
regional premiere of Mel Brooks' The Producers! The musical will run
May 13th 2008 to June 1st 2008 at North Shore
Music Theatre in Beverly, MA. JSO will be updating variou sections of the website
as more media is released.
Click Here for More Information!
In other performance news, Jim will also be a part of the TheatreworksUSA premiere
of If You Give a Pig a Pancake...and Other Story Books on April 11th 2008 at
Town Hall in New York City.
APRIL 20TH
Today the staff at JSO celebrates our second anniversary on the web! We'd like to
thank all of our visitors and contributors of our site. Without your continued support,
JSO would not be what it is today! Throughout the next year we hope to continue to be
your source for up to date news on what's going in Jim's career. A special thanks goes
out to Jim for supporting and promoting this website's existance because without him,
we wouldn't be here!
There has been some issues with the videos lately and due to the shutdown of
Brightcove's free accounts we have begun the move of our videos over to YouTube.
Nearly all of them should be up and working fine in the next few days. In the meantime
we have a brand new addition to the video page from the 1996 Tony AWards where Jim and
the cast of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum performed in the
opening number of the show along with Bernadette Peters and Liza Minelli! You can
view the video in our Video Gallery!
The North Shore Music Theatre has released the first promotional still of Jim in
The Producers, you can view the picture in our
Gallery!
APRIL 21ST
A show information page for The Producers has been added including a full cast
list, synopsis and song list. You can view it in the Projects
Section!
Four new high resolution Producers pictures have been added to the
Gallery!
MAY
MAY 6TH
"Bella", Jim's recent big screen feature, has finally been released today in the
USA! You can pick up your own copy now at Amazon!
MAY 15TH
With the premiere of The Producers this past Tuesday, new media is already
starting to come in! We have four beautiful production photos from the show! You
can view them now in the Producers Gallery!
There is also a new article covering the show where Jim discusses his interpretation
of Leo Bloom and the relationship with Max. You can read it in the
Articles Section!
MAY 16TH
Six new photos from The Producers have been added! You can view them in
the Producers Production Gallery!
MAY 17TH
Reviews are slowly filtering in for The Producers and Jim is getting raves!
You can view them in the Reviews Section! More
are sure to come!!
MAY 26TH
As our loyal visitors may remember last Christmas JSO held a fundraiser for a unique
Christmas gift for Jim. All the money we collected was donated to BC/EFA in Jim's
name and a Christmas card, informing him of this honor, was to be given to him around
Christmas time. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond either parties' control,
we were never able to give it to him during the holidays. However this past weekend
at The Producers the staff of JSO was finally able to give him the card.
JSO raised a totaly of $300 for the organization
and Jim was in absolutely shock and awe at the gesture! In order for him to show his
appreciation we give you a short JSO exclusive video for all those who donated! You
can view it now in the Video Gallery!
JULY
JULY 1ST
Jim makes yet another return to the Off-Broadway hit, I Love You, You're Perfect,
Now Change this week! He will be covering both of the male roles until
July 20th 2008. Please be aware that he is on
standby which means that he will not know very far in advance whether he will be
going on or not. Keep checking JSO for if we are made aware that he's going on we
will post it ASAP!
We also have some more great news for you! Jim will be taking part in the Broadway-bound
premiere of ACE at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virgina. The musical
will play from August 26th to September 28th 2008
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You can read a synopsis of the show at the Signature Theatre
Website!
JULY 22ND
Welcome to the newly redesigned JSO! All the sections should be working properly but as
always if you catch a glitch somewhere that may have been missed, please email us!
We got a few new features to this new version of JSO:
• JSO now has its own Coppermine Gallery! You can access it from the
GALLERY link above.
• We got rid of our Guestbook and now have a chatbox which you can access on the sidebar.
It has a real time chat feature, much like an instant messager but it records all messages
like a message board. This is kind of a trial test and any abuse of it will result in it
being taken away and your ip address being banned. Hopefully we won't have to worry about
it but we need to take precautions.
• Another new feature on the sidebar is the "Upcoming Events". We always report when Jim
is involved in a concert or reading however that information can sometimes get lost in all
the news and website updates. So this feature will allow you to see that event information
immediately when you access the homepage. This feature will also be used if Jim will be
missing a performance in a show due to illness or another commitment.
• We have a new FILM section which is modeled after
the current THEATRE section that gives details on shows
Jim has been in. The only difference is that this section deals with his film projects. You
can access it under the PROJECTS link above in the
navigation.
• Lastly we have added a MERCHANDISE page which shows
where you can purchase Jim's cast recordings, DVDs and other show memorabilia. You can
access the page through the link above in the mavigation.
We hope you enjoy the new layout and the new features!
AUGUST
AUGUST 5TH
JSO would like to wish a wonderfully Happy Birthday to Jim! We hope that you have a great day
birthday boy!!
In keeping with the spirit of today; a frequent visitor, friend and now collaborator of JSO, Mrs.
Ella Stanek (Jim's mom!), has generously donated 12 never before seen
pictures of Jim during his childhood years and with family! You won't find these pictures anywhere
else on the web! Go check them out now in our GALLERY! Once
again thank you Mrs. Stanek for all your help!
Great news for all of you Frankenstein: The Musical fans out there! The cast recording will
FINALLY be released this fall! The release date is set for September 2nd, 2008. We will update
you one where you can purchase the CD once information becomes avaliable.
AUGUST 14TH
We have some new (and old) pictures for you today!
• A new rehearsal picture from ACE.
• Screencaps from Jim's small cameo in the film Bella have been added.
• A few new pictures from the Frankenstein opening night party. Thanks to Nick Cartell!
• Pictures from nearly a year ago from the Frankenstein Fan Appreciation Day. Thanks to Florence!
• Lastly some pictures from the after party for Jim's final performance in Jacques Brel...!
Go check them out now in our GALLERY!
AUGUST 18TH
Great news! The Frankenstein Cast Recording that will be released on September 2nd 2008 is now
avaliable for pre-order through Sh-K-Boom.com!
The cost of the CD is $14.99 with free shipping to anywhere in the United States. Overseas shipping
costs extra. Be sure to pre-order yours now!
The CD will also be available for purchase through Amazon.com beginning September 30th 2008. As of
yet it is uncertain whether it will be avaliable through the international Amazon websites. We'll keep
you posted and update the MERCHANDISE page if any additional
retailers will carry it.
AUGUST 31ST
Brand new song samples from the Frankenstein Cast Recording have been added to our
RECORDINGS page. So go check out our sneak preview!
You can still order the cast recording from Sh-K-Boom.com
and now you can also pre-order from Amazon.com as well.
Please be aware that Amazon will not be releasing it until September 30th 2008.
A new headshot Jim used back in the 90s has been added along with a scan of a new production
photo from the Frankenstein cast recording insert! Go check them out now in our
GALLERY!
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 4TH
We have a bunch of new videos for you today!
• First the Signature Theatre has released a mini press reel featuring Jim and the other
cast performing in ACE. You can view it in our THEATRE ARCHIVE!
• We also have two new videos from the George Psomas solo concert that Jim performed in back
in August. You can check out these videos in our new CONCERTS ARCHIVE!
JSO would like to thank Mr. Psomas for being kind enough to give us permission to post these videos here!
You can check out more of George's work (and more from his concert) at his
OFFICIAL WEBSITE & OFFICIAL YOUTUBE PAGE!
Lastly we have three new pictures from the Signature Theatre's production of ACE that have been added!
Go check them out now in our GALLERY!
SEPTEMBER 5TH
The reviews for ACE are starting to come in and once again Jim proves positive with critics!
Three new reviews have been added to the REVIEW ARCHIVE so go
check them out! We'll be adding to it as more come in!
SEPTEMBER 19TH
Two more reviews for ACE have been added to the
REVIEW ARCHIVE so go check them out!
Remember there's still time to purchase tickets before the final performance on
September 28th 2008!
SEPTEMBER 20TH
Two new photos of Jim as John Robert in Signature Theatre's ACE have been added! One is an
alternate shot from the "In These Skies" sequence while the other is a close up of Jim in his air
force costume! Go check them out now in our GALLERY!
SEPTEMBER 27TH
Jim will be playing the role of Mr. Collins in a concert production of the Broadway bound
new musical of Pride & Prejudice! The one night only concert will take place in Rochester,
NY at the Eastman Theatre on October 21st 2008 at 7:30pm.
Ticket prices range from $35-$75 and can be purchased online through Ticketmaster.com. For more
information you can view the Playbill press release by CLICKING HERE!
Two new photos of Jim with the cast of Signature Theatre's ACE have been added! It looks
like the cast paid a visit to the Air & Space Museum in DC, any verification on the location of
the photos is much appreciated. But you can still check them out now in our
GALLERY!
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 3RD
Broadwayworld has posted a bunch of new photos from the closing weekend of Signature Theatre's ACE.
You can check view them in our GALLERY!
A reminder that there are still plenty of tickets avaliable for the Pride & Prejudice concert.
As previously reported Jim will be playing the role of Mr. Collins. The one night only concert will take
place in Rochester, NY at the Eastman Theatre on October 21st 2008 at 7:30pm.
Tickets prices range from $35-$75 and can be purchased online through
TICKETMASTER.COM.
OCTOBER 21ST
The Pride & Prejudice concert will take place tonight at 7:30pm in
Rochester. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online through
TICKETMASTER.COM.
Also some good news for all the Frankenstein fans who haven't yet purchased the cast album! You can
now purchase it through the following online retailers:
• Borders
• Barnes & Noble
• Dress Circle
• Sound of Music
You can visit our MERCHANDISE page for up to date pricing information
and links to purchase.
OCTOBER 30TH
Jim will be taking part in a free weekend series of New Play Readings
produced by TIGER Theatricals (the company behind Jacques Brel...) to be shown
November 7th - 9th at Luna Stage in Montclair, NJ. This series will
present 4 plays that will be performed by Jim and other Broadway actors including former Carnival! and
Brel co-star Natascia Diaz and one play will also be written by former co-star and director, Kevin Del Aguila.
For more information you can view the press release by CLICKING HERE!
Broadwayworld has posted some photos from the Pride & Prejudice concert held at the Eastman Theatre
on October 21st 2008. You can check view them in our GALLERY!
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 27TH
Jim will be playing the iconic role of George Bailey in a benefit staging of
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play! The play, which is being presented by Skyline Theatre Company,
will be held at the Hermitage's Jaqua Hall in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey on
December 13th 2008 at 7:30pm. Ticket prices are $25 for adults and $15 for
seniors / students and can be purchased by calling 1-800-474-1299 or online at
WWW.SKYLINETHEATRECOMPANY.ORG.
For more information you can view the Broadwayworld press release by
CLICKING HERE!
As per the above article, Broadwayworld has also leaked the information that Jim will be taking part in the
Broadway production of The Story Of My Life. Since an official cast announcement has not been released,
aside from the two leads, JSO will not be adding the show to the
CURRENT PROJECTS section until it has been confirmed and contracts have
been signed.
DECEMBER
DECEMBER 5TH
Jim will be participating in a free concert entitled Holiday Songbook. The concert will take place at
2:30pm on December 14th 2008. The Songbook series, presented by John F.
Znidarsic is held at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium located on
65th and Amsterdam Ave. The event is free to the public and passes are usually given on a first come, first
served basis. For more information you can view the Playbill press release by
CLICKING HERE!
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