Jersey Boys Blog

Critic Hap Erstein’s review of the JERSEY BOYS national tour is nothing short of WOW! Here’s a preview to this fantastic write-up:
Sure, there have been plenty of backstage biographical musicals before, but few have the emotional impact of Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-certified Best Musical. Currently in residence at the Kravis Center through […]

News from JERSEY BOYS: The West Palm Beach, FL engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the Kravis Center for the week ending March 14, with a gross of $1,260,453, breaking the previous record set by South Pacific of $1,065,175 set earlier this season.
JERSEY BOYS […]

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 […]

Here’s the JERSEY BOYS national tour scheudle update:

West Palm Beach, FL at the Kravis Center from March 10-28, 2010. Seats are still available.
Charlotte, NC; March 31 - April 11, 2010
Buffalo, NY; April 21 - May 9, 2010
Providence, RI; May 12 - June 6, 2010
Indianapolis, IN; June 9 - July 3, 2010
Des Moines, IA; July […]

News from JERSEY BOYS: For the second week in a row, the Fort Myers, Florida engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. For the week ending March 7, the show grossed $1,325,299, breaking the previous record set […]

On Friday, March 5, JERSEY BOYS national tour company members sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch at the opening day of spring training in Ft. Myers, where the Twins played the Red Sox. Company members who attended the event were: Candi Boyd, Denise Payne, Kara Tremel, Matt Bailey, Chris […]

News from JERSEY BOYS: Dates have been announced for the Philadelphia engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, playing the Forrest Theatre, as part of the new 2010-2011 Broadway Season. The musical will make its Philadelphia premiere on September […]

From BroadwayWorld.com: The Fort Myers, Florida engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record for the week ending February 28 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall with a gross of $1,304,292, breaking the previous record of $1,194,476.80 set by Wicked. JERSEY BOYS opened to rave […]

Sara Fitzpatrick Comito of NaplesNews.com has a fabulous feature on hard-working women of the JERSEY BOYS national tour: Sarah Darling, Denise Payne and Kara Tremel.
Here’s a preview:
Don’t expect a huge ensemble cast with that number at Barbara B. Mann Performing Art Hall’s presentation of the rock and roll-charged biography, however.
The Four Seasons’ whirlwind […]

Charles Rummells raves about JERSEY BOYS in Ft. Myers, summing it up by stating, “Moments like that elevate JERSEY BOYS from a mere jukebox musical.
This is great theater — period.”
True, the hit Broadway show delivers one Four Seasons hit after another — all amazing, and all pretty much the way you remembered them (as Frankie […]

JERSEY BOYS national tour is going strong in Ft. Myers! Here’s an excerpt of Chris Silk’s review:

I’ve never seen the staid crowds in Southwest Florida react this way. “Jersey Boys” knows exactly which emotional buttons to push with the ticket-buying public - and it mashes them, repeatedly, all night long. Even the usual stampede for […]

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 […]

Another fantastic review for JERSEY BOYS in Memphis! Here’s a sneak peek to Chris Davis’ review on the Memphis Flyer Intermission Impossible blog:
So what makes Jersey Boys such a hit with the boys who hate musicals? Maybe it’s got something to do with the absence of show tunes. On the other hand, if you like […]

Fun video on WREG–JERSEY BOYS national tour cast members (Matt Bailey, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Steve Gouveia, and Ryan Jesse) answering viewers’ questions!

From MyFoxMemphis.com: The January 29th showing of Jersey Boys at The Orpheum Theatre has been cancelled due to severe weather conditions.
No refunds will be given, but tickets will be exchanged for a later performance of Jersey Boys based on availability.Exchanges must be made by Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 5:00 pm. Jersey Boys is scheduled to […]

The ILoveMemphisBlog.com blogger raved about JERSEY BOYS. Here’s a preview to the post:
When I walked into the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre last night for the opening night Jersey Boys, I was greeted with this sign: Jersey Boys comes with a warning label. I was instantly more excited about seeing the show.
Jersey Boys is […]