“There's was no pressure on it for me - I just went in and had fun. Whatever Jason Moore, the director, asked me to do, I did it! I ran around the room acting like a crazy guest on "Jerry Springer" and yelling at the audience. I just went for it.” FunRoomsActingAudienceCrazyDirectorsPressureRanGuestsYellingJasonJerryHad FunNo Pressure Author:Max von Essen
“, I have a friend living as a woman. But she's almost too "normal," to be quite frank. I'm not relying on her, because "The Jerry Springer Show" has such huge characters. I'm trying to come up with a little more dysfunction than that.” TryingLittlesCharacterShowsHugeNormalCome UpFrankJerryDysfunctionJerry Springer Show Author:Max von Essen
“For instance, my friend would never go on the show to air her dirty-laundry. But Tremont is outrageous! I've been watching a lot of clips of "The Jerry Springer Show" on YouTube (I can't tell you how many clips there are!) I get to witness these men going through the process to become women and what they're sharing. My character is pre-op. She's had the breast augmentation but still got "the goods" down there.” MenStillsI CanCharacterShowsProcessAirGoes OnMy FriendsInstanceWitnessDirtyBreastsGoodsYoutubeOutrageousJerryLaundryClipDirty LaundryJerry Springer Show Author:Max von Essen
“But if you get a kick out of "The Jerry Springer Show," you're going to love it! The idea of hearing these lyrics and profanities - like the chorus at the top of the show - the idea that we're going to hear it in Carnegie Hall is just genius. It's been written with real care! It's not some crappy little musical that somehow found its way off-Broadway with vulgar-intentions. This is really beautiful, operatic music. It has a place in Carnegie Hall.” IfsWayLittlesIdeasRealShowsCareBeautifulFoundWrittenGeniusIntentionMusicalHearingKicksHallsVulgarBroadwayJerryChorusReally BeautifulProfanityCarnegieCarnegie HallJerry Springer Show Author:Max von Essen
“I'm a New Yorker. I'm liberal and open-minded. Things don't really shock me. But I was reading the second-act today and thinking that if you're religious, you could be. But you shouldn't be! You can be extremely religious and have your faith and still be open-minded to art. Because this is art. That's part of the excitement. It literally is "The Jerry Springer Show" on-stage set to beautiful operatic music. That's what's so incredible about it!” IfsThinkingArtStillsShowsTodayBeautifulReadingReligiousStageArt IsIncrediblesExcitementShockBe YouOpen MindedNew YorkersJerryJerry Springer Show Author:Max von Essen
