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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
"The
gull sees farthest who flies highest." -- Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Thursday, May 5, 2011
An article from the Los Angeles Times on this year's Tony Award nominees. The Tonys will air on CBS, June 12, 2011.click for article
Thursday, April 14, 2011
John Lloyd Young loves attending shows at Hollywood's famous Pantages Theatre. Here's a slideshow of JLY attending opening night performances:Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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A warm
congratulations
to my friend, Darlene Love,
on her recent induction into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Inducted Into Hall of Fame, Rocker Darlene Love Gets Long-Overdue
Recognition" |
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l-r: Elton
John at piano, Neil Diamond, |
Monday, March 28, 2011
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Tony and Grammy winner John Lloyd
Young click here for video |
Friday, March 25, 2011
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Lloyd Young installed his
first art commission
at Beverly Hills'
famed, world-class restaurant,
Spago,
for Spago owner and friend,
Barbara Lazaroff. The
piece, a still life, is entitled
"Table at Spago."
Spago |
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Hello, friends and fans,
I recently visited HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, with manager Dona Miller, and we enjoyed chatting backstage with Mr. Maher and one of his guests, two-time Tony Award Winner and 2010 Kennedy Center Honoree, Bill T. Jones (choreographer of one of my favorite Broadway shows, SPRING AWAKENING).
During the program Maher challenged Jones to justify the importance of the arts. Especially in difficult times, the arts come under scrutiny. It's true it's more difficult to make an argument for the importance of the arts when roads need repairing and people need to get back to work.
I believe no matter what's going on in this world, the arts, WHEN THEY'RE GREAT, spark the imagination to creative problem-solving, they inspire us, they define and promote the strength and beauty of our culture and our peoples to the rest of the world, and they reveal to us our staggering POSSIBILITIES.
Never give up your dreams.
Yours...truly,
JLY
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Touched by the many tributes to Elizabeth Taylor, who seemed to be a woman of great character: she stood up for those in need, when no one else dared to.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Theodore Bikel, Emmy winner,
Academy Award nominee
and recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
introduces his friend, John Lloyd Young:
click here for video
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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JLY is back
from Boca Raton, Florida, where he was the guest performer
for his new friends Patty and Louis Beck and family at the
Beck Family Campus for Jewish Learning in celebration of Louis's
birthday. JLY met JERSEY BOYS fans Patty and Louis
through JERSEY BOYS producers and friends, John and Bonnie Osher,
who flew in from their boat in the Bahamas to see the show and visit
with JLY and manager, Dona Miller. Louis Beck is President of U.S. Bancorp and Guardian Bancorp as well as CEO of Janus Hotels and Resorts. Patty is the president of Boca Raton's Temple Beth El and the warm, 6-acre Beck Family Campus was built by Patty and Louis as a gift to their community. |
While in Florida, JLY and Dona enjoyed a brief visit with their friends Karen and Dan Swanson. The Swansons are estate builders and philanthropists in West Palm Beach, and Karen and Dan gave JLY and Dona a tour of their newest construction, 1220 South Ocean Boulevard. The night before the Swansons were to be honored for their charity work at West Palm Beach's Mar-a-Lago Estate, the Swansons invited Dona and JLY to be their guests there for a private concert by legendary crooner, Tony Bennett. After dinner, the energetic 85-year-old Bennett sounded great as ever, sharing dozens of his classic songs with the intimate audience.
 Dan and Karen Swanson, JLY, Dona Miller |
 Tony Bennett, John Lloyd Young |
 Dona Miller, Tony Bennett, Karen Swanson, JLY |
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
From this week's Los Angeles JEWISH JOURNAL:
"The Circuit: Rahm Emanuel, Anti-Defamation League, John Lloyd Young, Hedva Amrani"
Wednesday, January 12, 2010
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JLY and manager, Dona
Miller, recently enjoyed a visit with friends, John and Bonnie
Osher, Tony-winning producers of Broadway's JERSEY BOYS, THE
PRODUCERS, HAIRSPRAY, and more, in celebration of Bonnie's
birthday. John and Bonnie are enthusiastic and prolific
inventors and
entrepreneurs (and Bonnie has really fun taste in art).
The birthday celebration was held at golf legend Jack Nicklaus's Bears Club in Jupiter, Florida. |
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Friday, December 31, 2010
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diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as
fair, And both that morning
equally lay I shall be telling this
with a sigh -- Robert Frost |
Tomorrow is...
A NEW DAY
Yours, JLY
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
| John Lloyd Young
thanks friends and fans for helping to make his Actors Fund
Concert last night at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre a
success and delight. Thank you to friend and accompanist,
Gerald Sternbach. And a special thanks to Theodore
Bikel, friend, actor, singer, activist, Academy Award nominee,
Emmy winner and recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
for the great honor of his warm and heartfelt introduction. Happy Holidays to all. |
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Monday, December 6, 2010
"First they ignore you, then they
laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
-- MOHANDAS K. GANDHI
Sunday, November 14, 2010
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John Lloyd Young
met one of his acting idols, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier,
at a recent AIDS Project Los Angeles event honoring Hollywood
manager and producer, Barry Krost.
Thanks to Bert Champagne for sharing the photograph. |
Saturday, November 6, 2010
John Lloyd Young and Burton Morris
by "POP"ular demand
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recent
paintings by |
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introducing sculptures by |
NOVEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 3, 2010
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Hamilton-Selway Fine Art
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Monday, November 1, 2010
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Can't beat New York City for the best of Modern Art. Enjoyed NYC's Museum of Modern Art, today, especially George Maciunas' fascinating "One Year" (1973), left, an assemblage of all the food and toiletry packages he consumed in a year. But the art scene in Los Angeles is catching up. Here's an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal about the L.A. art boom: http://tinyurl.com/27pomky |
Great to visit NYC, now back home to
L.A.
Burton Morris' "Hollywood"
Sunday, October 31, 2010
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Was excited to see
two-time Tony Award winner, Al Pacino, onstage again in
Daniel Sullivan's production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE,
which is in previews right now at the Broadhurst Theatre
before a November 7th Broadway opening. Last time I saw Pacino
live was in HUGHIE, in 1996, at Circle in the Square
Theatre. Lily Rabe, as "Portia," gives a true
standout performance in this production.
How great to catch a Broadway show on a short trip back to NYC. Tickets and info for the Public Theatre's production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at http://merchantonbroadway.com/ |
Saturday, October 30, 2010
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John Lloyd Young
is back in New York City with children, families and sponsors of
Paul Newman's
Hole in the Wall Gang for their Halloween celebration,
tonight. UPDATE: event made approx. **$700,000** for the Hole in the Wall Gang camps. Congrats to all! And here's a recent JLY interview with podcast, "Milk of Minutia": DOWNLOAD is available here: http://bit.ly/cE8Vip As
we remain busy putting together our next series of shows
we bring you our first BONUS EPISODE This time out we
have the honor of speaking with Tony Award winner John
Lloyd Young. Mr. Young is of course best known for
playing the role of Frankie Valli in the blockbuster
Broadway musical Jersey Boys. |
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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John Lloyd Young
shares pop artist Burton Morris's "Martini State III (Blue)"
(2000). Best wishes to all for a fun Halloween. John Lloyd will spend his performing in a special event for the sponsors, friends, children and families of the Hole in the Wall Gang in New York City. |
Thursday, September 30, 2010
John Lloyd Young and music director Michael Orland thank friends, fans and supporters of amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, for making amfAR's annual Bucks County, PA benefit concert the highest-grossing in its history, raising *$103,000* for essential AIDS research. www.amfar.org
Monday, September 27, 2010
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A photo of JLY's friend, pop artist, Burton Morris, at work in the studio. See Burton's
fantastic work at |
Sunday, September 26, 2010
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winner John Lloyd Young returned to the East Coast for a
one-night-only concert to benefit amfAR,
the Foundation for AIDS Research accompanied by pianist/music
director American Idol's Michael Orland, Bucks County, PA, Saturday, September 25th, 2010. JLY thanks all his friends and fans who attended. |
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Remember this? JLY's
friend, Burton Morris' "Coffee Cup (With Extension)."
Paintings by renowned pop artist Burton Morris were a familiar sight on the set of NBC's FRIENDS. |
Sunday, September 19, 2010
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Another painting by pop artist, Burton Morris: "Interior with a White Couch" (2009) |
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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On the eve of GLEE's
Dutch premiere, Tony award winner JOHN LLOYD YOUNG opens up to Dutch
website, MusicalWorld.TV, about winning awards, making pop art,
playing the Hollywood Bowl, making his first movie, the story behind
his GLEE appearance, surviving tough critics, and life in Los
Angeles after Broadway. click here for this exclusive video interview |
Monday, September 13, 2010
Tony Award Winner John Lloyd Young, GLEE's Matthew Morrison, WILL & GRACE's Eric McCormack, RENT's Adam Pascal, AMERICAN IDOL's Randy Jackson, WICKED's Megan Hilty and more, in concert to benefit weSPARK Cancer Support Center. Special honorees, Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis (FORREST GUMP), Academy Award nominated screenwriter and producer Bob Gale (BACK TO THE FUTURE) and Fox Broadcasting Senior Vice President Missy Halperin.
"Broadway Tonight" Alex Theatre, October 4, 2010, Los Angeles. Tickets and info at www.wespark.org.
Friday, September 10, 2010
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Let me share the work of
one of my favorite pop artists working today,
Burton Morris.
Stay tuned for more... |
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
From JLY's Twitter, today:
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JohnLloydYoung Salamanca, Spain's annual "fiestas" started today. When a student there, this http://tinyurl.com/24os52d was on my walk home. Happy fiestas! |
Read more about the Salamanca Fiestas, here: http://www.whatsalamanca.com/feria-salamanca.html
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Follow this link for great Wikipedia article about Salamanca, Spain.
To follow JLY on Twitter, click here.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
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John Lloyd Young congratulates |
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Predicting more than just 2 *THUMBS UP* for GLEE at tomorrow's Emmy Awards. **FOR THE WIN,** Ryan Murphy, Dante Di Loreto and co!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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John Lloyd recently enjoyed dinner with manager Dona Miller at their friend Barbara Lazaroff's famous L.A. haunt, Spago, along with American Idol Music Director, Michael Orland. John Lloyd and Michael will appear together in a special concert to benefit amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, September 25, 2010, in Bucks County, PA. Click here for information and tickets. |
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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The First Annual Art Project Los Angeles, a charity auction of art by emerging artist John Lloyd Young, along with works by art icons, Haring, Warhol, Picasso, Miro and more, raised **$235,000** for AIDS Project Los Angeles. This is a staggering amount for a first-ever charity event in a frustratingly strained economy, and the money raised goes directly toward supporting people in the most fundamental ways: providing basic healthcare and even a warm meal. Supporting essential charities in desperate times is difficult, but can *literally* be a matter of life or death for people who are struggling to survive. THANK YOU to all who support AIDS Project Los Angeles in an ongoing way, and especially to those who helped make this first-ever event a resounding SUCCESS. |
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...and, speaking of resounding SUCCESS...
TWO THUMBS *WAY* UP to LEA MICHELE and the cast and creators of FOX/TV's hit, Golden Globe-winning comedy, GLEE, on their nineteen 2010 Emmy Award nominations. Good luck!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Fondly remembering John Willis, founder of the Theatre World Awards who has passed away at the age of 93.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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Several weeks ago, JLY got
back in touch with great guy, songwriter Denny Randell,
when JLY sang two of Denny's songs, "Let's Hang On" and
"Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)," in a JERSEY BOYS medley
for APLA's annual S.T.A.G.E. benefit (click
here
for video). Randell's songs have sold over 200 million records. Among Randell's other hits are "Can't Get Enough of You Baby," "Workin' My Way Back to You" and "Native New Yorker," among dozens of others for dozens of artists as diverse as The Four Seasons, Lou Christie, Sarah Vaughan, P Diddy, Smash Mouth, Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Busta Rhymes and more. JLY and manager, Dona, got together in Las Vegas with this successful songwriter and A&R man (see Wikipedia), the week before the Tony Awards. Here's a photo, left. |
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If in Los Angeles this weekend, don't forget to stop by Sunset Boulevard's Bonham's and Butterfields for Art Project Los Angeles, where artwork by John Lloyd Young will be on display and for silent auction to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles, alongside pieces by Picasso, Haring, Warhol, Basquiat and more. Visit www.apla.org for information.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
a photo with a friend from this past Tony Awards weekend:
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
This year, John Lloyd Young was the guest star host to IBM, sponsors of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards. JLY congratulates this year's Tony Award winners.
John Lloyd Young at the 2010
Tony Awards Gala with Best Musical Tony winners for MEMPHIS,
writer Joe DiPietro
and director Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director of
San Diego's
LaJolla Playhouse
(photo:
www.Broadwayworld.com)
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
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Hollywood's Hamilton-Selway Gallery is the new home for John Lloyd Young's visual art. Yesterday, JLY stopped by the gallery to drop off his first two pieces, which join Hamilton-Selway's sales collection boasting art by Warhol, Basquiat, Rauschenberg, Haring, Lichtenstein and more. Stop by the gallery to view JLY's pieces and visit www.hamiltonselway.com for more information on the first gallery to represent JLY's art. |
 inside the Hamilton-Selway gallery |
 "Wham, Bam, Thank You, Spam" and "Got Milk?" in their happy new home |
Friday June 4, 2010
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Last night enjoyed a nice dinner with Lainie Kazan at Studio City's Loggia Restaurant. Lainie is off to Russia to represent the cast of our movie where it's making its Moscow premiere. |
Tuesday June 1, 2010
From today's Broadway.com, Tony Awards Memories: JLY Recalls His Close Encounter with Oprah. click here
The 2010 Tony Awards air Sunday, June 13 on CBS Television, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
John Lloyd Young will be the guest star host to Tony Awards sponsors IBM and Avis.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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"Wham, Bam, Thank You, Spam,"
JLY debuts his visual art,
Broadway.com article:
select pieces of JLY's work, |
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