The national tour production of JERSEY BOYS begins its run at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis on Wednesday June 9 and plays through July 3.
Jay Harvey has a fascinating preview story with interviews from JB director Des McAnuff and co-writer Marshall Brickman. Here’s an excerpt of the article:
It’s been a wise choice not […]
The JERSEY BOYS national tour production opens Wednesday and runs through June 6 at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Providence Journal Arts Writer Channing Gray has a feature story about the two men behind the JERSEY BOYS story–Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Here’s a preview:
“Jersey Boys,” the Broadway smash, pulls into the Providence Performing Arts […]
From today’s New York Post: Frankie Valli, in addition to original Four Seasons’ singer and songwriter Bob Gaudio, and playwrights Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, have filed suit against “The Boys in Concert,” a new touring concert production created by former cast members.
The lawsuit claims “The Boys in Concert” steals songs, stage elements and copyrighted […]
(Photo Credit: Walter McBride at BroadwayWorld.com & Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 8, 2010. Based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, THE ADDAMS FAMILY has a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (librettists of the 2006 […]
Palm Beach Daily News Arts Editor Jan Sjostrom has a terrific interview with JERSEY BOYS’ writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, original Four Seasons’ member Bob Gaudio, and JB national tour cast meber Ryan Jessie (who plays Gaudio). All agree that the show’s phenomenal success is driven by the audience’s enthusiasm.
“What we’re doing is […]
Charles Runnels has a preview of the JERSEY BOYS national tour, which will be running at Mann Hall in Fort Myers beginning Wednesday February 17 through March 7.
Runnels talks to JERSEY BOYS writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, in addition to cast members Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli) and Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi) about the […]
JB National Tour’s Four Seasons: Steve Gouveia, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Josh Franklin, and Matt Bailey (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus)
Tonight through January 23, 2010, the JERSEY BOYS national tour will be playing in Detroit at the Fisher Theatre. Here’s a sneak peek into what reporters are saying about the blockbuster hit!
Lawrence B. Johnson, Detroit News: Johnson […]
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The new musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will make its pre-Broadway world premiere in TONIGHT in Chicago. The musical features a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, in addition to choreography by Sergio Trujillo!
Preview performances begin […]
In a special to The Washington Post, Nelson Pressley talks to Frankie Valli and co-writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice about how the JERSEY BOYS musical came about and the international hit it has become. Below is a preview:
Frankie Valli doesn’t call “Jersey Boys” a musical; he consistently refers to the Broadway show as […]
The Boston Globe’s Louise Kennedy notes that Boston’s downtown theaters will have a busier summer than usual–with JERSEY BOYS (July 23-Sept. 26), The Color Purple, and Rent coming to town.
What all three shows have in common, aside from successful Broadway runs and crowd-pleasing tunes, is a strong sense of story - and a story […]
Visit Broadway.com to see photos of the JERSEY BOYS dream team: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, and Bob Gaudio showing off their show’s awards backstage at the August Wilson Theatre earlier this week. The awards: Best Musical Tony Award; Best Cast Album Grammy Award; and most recently, Best Musical Olivier Award!
(more...)Michael Riedel reports that good buzz is coming out of this week’s invitation-only reading of “The Addams Family” musical, with lots of cheers for what one spy calls a “brilliantly funny” cast - Nathan Lane (Gomez), Bebe Neuwirth (Morticia), Kevin Chamberlain (Uncle Fester), Marylouise Burke (Grandmama) and Terence Mann and Jan Maxwell as a “normal” […]
(more...)In the recent JERSEY BOYS feature in The Hartford Courant, the reporter mentions that Marshall Brickman was a member of the early ’60s folk group, The Tarriers. Here’s a clip of The Tarriers’ performance of TV’s “Hootenanny.”
(more...) JB cast members Steve Gouveia, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Josh Franklin and Erik Bates (Photo by Joan Marcus)
Frank Rizzo of The Hartford Courant asks: Is it hip to be from New Jersey?
After years of being the punch line for comedians, the state is getting, well, if not respect, at least some cultural cachet. Giving […]
BroadwayWorld.com reports that Broadway In Chicago will host the world premiere of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, beginning performances Friday, November 13, 2009 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St., Chicago).
THE […]
By Charles Alexander, Jersey Boys Blog Correspondent
Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice had a problem. It was a pleasant problem, but a problem nonetheless. Would they be one-hit wonders? After writing a wildly successful, internationally acclaimed, multiple Tony-winning musical based on the timeless music of Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe, what could B&E possibly do for […]
TheatreinChicago.com reports that the latest work from Jersey Boys writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Turn of the Century, begins at the Goodman Theatre September 19 and will run through November 2.
Turn of the Century, a star-studded romantic tour through time and the American songbook, is directed by the nine-time Tony Award-winning director/ choreographer […]
Visit GILG to watch Marshall Brickman’s and Rick Elice’s recent appearance on “Theater Talk”! In addition to talking about the success of Jersey Boys, the writers give an update on the other projects they’re working on: Turn of the Century and The Addams Family. You’ll also get an interesting glimpse into Brickman’s and Elice’s collaboration […]
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