Jersey Boys Blog

For critic John Monaghan, JERSEY BOYS provided the most energized night of Detroit theater in at least a decade. Consider it one of those rare entertainment experiences that truly lives up to the hype. Here’s a preview of Monaghan’s four-star review: The clever script (by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice) uses the seasons to take [...]

The JERSEY BOYS national tour is ROCKING Detroit! Below is a sneak peek to the latest reviews: Gary Graff, The Oakland Press: But with a ferocious cast, dynamic staging and powerhouse lineup of songs, you leave “Jersey Boys” feeling like the Four Seasons were the Best Group Ever — or at least feeling in tune [...]

The first review of the Detroit production of JERSEY BOYS has arrived online! According to Susan Whitall of The Detroit News, JB tells a story of blue-collar musical success with so much emotional resonance locally, it’s amazing it took it so long to play here. They scored with hook-laden songs written by Gaudio, a musical [...]

(Photo 2 Credit: Tom & Diane Schoenith) John Monaghan, Free Press Special Writer, notes that when “Jersey Boys” finally makes its Detroit debut tonight, local theatergoers may be surprised to discover that Detroit’s Roostertail is referenced in the show. That’s because the venerable restaurant-club played a role in making “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of [...]

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 [...]

The story of The Four Seasons–JERSEY BOYS–broke the box office record for the fourth time at the National Theatre in the nation’s capital! In its final week in DC (the week ending Sunday, December 13), the show grossed $1,322,070.00, breaking its own record set last week. On Broadway, JB was the ONLY sold out show [...]

Andrea Blum of The News Herald has a preview of JERSEY BOYS, the touring production will call Detroit’s Fisher Theatre home beginning Thursday through January 23. The blue-collar lives of Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi and their meteoric rise to fame are explored throughout the show. Michigan native Eric Gutman has [...]

As a special to The Jewish News, Suzanne Chessler notes that JERSEY BOYS cast member Eric Gutman has been a member of the national tour, the Broadway, and the Chicago companies over the last three years, but his upcoming run in Detroit is anticipated as the most dramatic experience on a very personal level. Gutman, [...]

Update from BroadwayWorld.com: The 21st Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION announced an all time record total of $4,630,695 had been raised by the 60 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year’s total breaks the previous record when $3,927,000 was raised for the 2007 GYPSY OF THE [...]

For the THIRD time, the Washington, DC engagement of JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the National Theatre! For the week ending Sunday, December 6, 2009, the musical grossed $1,289,023.00, breaking its own record set in November 2009. For the first week in December, JERSEY BOYS Broadway continued to ROCK! The Tony winner [...]

Two big JERSEY BOYS box office updates! The Washington, DC engagement of JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the National Theatre for the second time. For the week ending Sunday, November 29, grossing $1,287,573, the musical broke its own record set in October 2009. During Thanksgiving week on Broadway, JERSEY BOYS was RED [...]

Edith Billups of the Examiner.com has a terrific interview with Brandon Mattieus, who plays multiple roles including Hal Miller, Barry Belson, a cop, a detective, and two other parts in the JERSEY BOYS national tour. Here’s a preview: As an actor who plays six different roles in the National Theatre production of the Broadway hit [...]

Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli) showing off his dessert with Window’s Brianna D’Amico, Jersey Girl Denise Payne, Window’s Andrew Gerstel, Jersey Girl Kara Tremel, and Jersey Boys Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi) and Courter Simmons (Joe Pesci) (Photo credit: Bisnow.com The Washington Times Green & Glover column has a write-up on “Bobby’s Girl”–who happens to be [...]

Josh Franklin, Matt Bailey, Phlash Phelps, Joseph Leo Bwarie, and Steve Gouveia The JERSEY BOYS national tour cast visited Phlash Phelps from Sirius XM radio’s “60′s on 6″ earlier this week.

News from JERSEY BOYS National Tour: The Washington, DC engagement of JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the National Theatre for the week ending Sunday, October 11, grossing $1,259,040, beating the previous record of $1,138,472.50 set by Spamalot in July 2006. ******************************************************************* For the second week of October, JERSEY BOYS Broadway remained strong [...]

Joseph Leo Bwarie (Photo by: Joan MarcusP For Immediate Release from PRLog.org: On Saturday, October 17, Joseph Leo Bwarie, from the award-winning musical, JERSEY BOYS will sing the National Anthem at one of the premier social events in the Washington DC region–The International Gold Cup Races, which take place at Great Meadow in The Plains, [...]

More rave reviews for the JERSEY BOYS national tour in Washington, DC! Check these out: Lucia Anderson, Fredericksburg.com: “Jersey Boys” is a razzle-dazzle, rockin’ good time for anybody who has ever loved the music of the 1950s and ’60s. It’s easy to see why it captured the 2006 Tony Award for best musical. Writers Marshall [...]

The rave reviews keep popping up online! The latest is from Ben Demers of the DCTheatreScene.com, who states that he is almost embarrassed to admit how much he enjoyed the National Tour of Jersey Boys. In particular, Demers gives high praise to the top-notch supporting cast and orchestra, Des McAnuff’s direction, the incredible scenic and [...]