Tony Winner Young Says 'Oy Vey!' To The Press Republican, Film Premieres August 29

Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young recently spoke to The Press Republican about his new film, "Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!" In the new comedy, Young portrays a young gay man, the title role, and stars opposite Jai Rodriguez. The film will have its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival August 29, 2009.

"It's a really sweet mainstream comedy," Young said of "Oy Vey!" "The director was very concerned with presenting a story about love and not about sex. It's about love between two people and parents adjusting to something they didn't expect. What really prevails in this movie is a family's love for one another and eventually acceptance of each other. That kind of film will really resonate."

"Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!!" was honored with Best Script awards from the 41st Houston World Festival and the Monaco Film Festival.

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John Lloyd Young's new film, "Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!" will have its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival, which runs August 27 - September 7, 2009.

The event will see Young debut a new single by Desmond Child. The song, "The Word is Love," is described as a folk anthem. Young will perform the song live at the film's premiere.

Press notes describe 'Oy Yey' as "a heartfelt comedy about a close-knit family's reaction to their beloved son coming out of the closet." Evgeny Afineevsky, Svetlana Anufrieva, Rich Cowan and Alexei Diveyeff-Tserkovny produce the motion picture.

"Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!" is writen by Evgeny Afineevsky, Joseph Goldman and Martin Guigui and directed by Evgeny Afineevsky.

The Tony-winning star of Jersey Boys is joined on screen by Saul Rubinek and Lainie Kazan, who play his parents, the film also stars, Jai Roderiguez, Carmen Electra, Bruce Vilanch, Vincent Pastore and Shelly Burch.

To purchase tickets, call 514-790-1245 or visit www.ffm-montreal.org or www.admission.com.

"Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!" Screening Schedule:

World Premiere:
The Centre Cinema Imperial (1430 de Bleury Street)
Saturday, August 29th at 7pm

Matinee screening:
The Cinemas Quartier Latin 9 (350 rue Emery)
Sunday, August 30th at 2pm

Evening screening:
The Cinemas Quartier Latin 9 (350 rue Emery)
Tuesday, September 1st at 7pm

Matinee screening:
The Cinemas Quartier Latin 9 (350 rue Emery)
Wednesday, September 2nd at 2pm

Young has been announced to guest star as a "former wood shop instructor with a voice of gold" on the upcoming Fox series GLEE. Lloyd Young describes the role "as great fun, the whole cast is top notch and full of talented film and theatre actors."

FOX has picked up 13 episodes of the hourlong comedy from "Nip/Tuck" creator Ryan Murphy. Fox hopes to schedule the show -- which is set in the world of high school glee clubs -- as soon as this spring, in order to take advantage of the "American Idol" lead in reports the entertainment publication Variety.

Press notes state, "The hourlong comedy "Glee," from 20th TV, centers on Will (Matt Morrison), a thirtysomething Spanish teacher at an Ohio high school who has the daunting task of taking over the school's glee club, which has become a haven for outcasts. Spring Awakening's Lea Michele will play the club's self-obsessed star female singer."

The show will reportedly feature at least four musical numbers per episode.

Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young created the role of "Frankie Valli" in the Original Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.For his Broadway debut in Jersey Boys, Young won the Lead Actor Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards, and he can be heard as lead singer Valli on the Grammy Award-winning Original Cast Recording. Before Jersey Boys, Young was a New York theatre actor in plays including the New York-area premiere of Michael Healey's THE DRAWER BOY, with Frasier's John Mahoney; and he was named one of 2004's Best Featured Actors in a Play by the NJ Star-Ledger for "Danny Saunders" in Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok's dramatic adaptation of THE CHOSEN, opposite Theodore Bikel, directed by David Ellenstein. New York Theatre: "Charlie" in Julia Jordan's THE SUMMER OF THE SWANS for director Joe Calarco (Lucille Lortel Theatre), "Moritz" in the Douglas Langworthy translation of Wedekind's SPRING AWAKENING; and nail-biting number theorist "Claudio" in Rinne Groff's THE FIVE HYSTERICAL GIRLS THEOREM, for Obie-winning Target Margin Theatre. He was seen last summer as Marius in Les Miserables at the The Hollywood Bowl directed by Richard Jay-Alexander.