As Jersey Boys Closes, Some Amazing Facts & Figures from New York Times
December 28th, 2016With quite a few Broadway shows closing, Erik Piepenburg of the New York Times has an interesting feature on the facts, figures, and other interesting tidbits about the shows. Check out some fun info on JERSEY BOYS!
Jersey Boys
Closes Jan. 15
Total performances: 4,642
- 51 actors have made their Broadway debuts in the show.
- THREE original Broadway cast members are still in it (Peter Gregus, Mark Lotito and Sara Schmidt).
- ONE actor has been in it since the pre-Broadway engagement at La Jolla Playhouse (Peter Gregus).
- 29.8 pounds of gunpowder have been fired onstage.
- 31 babies were born to company members in the show (22 are girls).
- 120,692 times “Oh What a Night” has been said or sung onstage (26 per performance).
- 157,828 F-bombs (34 per performance).
Click HERE to read the entire story.
Wow–I know some of these facts were noted previously by genius Rick Elice (writer with Marshall Brickman), but to read them again so near the closing is refreshing yet bittersweet. Also important to note, thanks to this incredible blog created by Susie Skarl and Dale Skarl, the show changed my life and so many others in so many ways. I’ve been fortunate enough to see Jersey Boys in many different cities, both domestic and foreign, and have met lifelong friends (among the cast, creative team and fans). Thank you Jersey Boys casts, Rick, Marshall, Des, and the Four Seasons. In a way, January 15 will generate mixed reactions…..I’m sure the cast (past and present) and creative team will go on to awesome futures…it’s the rest of us that I worry about!!!
Comment by Howard Tucker — December 28, 2016 @ 11:44 pm