Jersey Boys Blog

Jersey Boys, more than anything, feels like the Tony Award-winning “Behind the Music” musical. This one happens to be about The Four Seasons. When four blue-collar kids dodge prison to form a white doo wop band, meet up with producer Bob Crewe, and sell 175 million records worldwide before they’re 30, the announcer in your [...]

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson notes that for anyone with a broad appreciation of rock ‘n’ roll Americana, the Broadway show Jersey Boys is more than a vastly entertaining musical. It is something of a revelation. This stage phenom about the rise of the Four Seasons pop quartet — the 2006 Tony winner for [...]

Seattle Gay News has a terrific interview with Jersey Boys national tour cast member Courter Simmons! Courter, who plays the real-life person Joe Pesci in the upcoming Seattle production of JB, wants the audience to know that “the thing that hooks audiences is that it’s music that they love, but it’s also a fantastic story, [...]

SeattleWeekly.com recently chatted with Christopher Kale Jones, who plays Frankie Valli in the upcoming touring version of the 2006 Tony-sweeping musical Jersey Boys at the 5th Avenue. Chris confesses that it’s odd to be a musical heartthrob mostly for people who are older than him, and in some cases a lot older. Jones says Valli [...]

Variety.com reports that both the Chicago and the Costa Mesa productions of Jersey Boys broke their respective house records, with $1,244,001 in Chicago and $1,436,060 in Costa Mesa! Additionally, its first week in San Francisco, JB played seven healthy performances for a total of $763,910 at the Curran Theatre.

Jersey Boys is headed to Seattle next week (playing December 5 – January 12, 2008)! Seattle Times Theater Critic Misha Berson has a terrific interview with Bob Gaudio, who talks about his beginnings and the surprising range of musical influences that went into The Four Seasons’ unique sound. Here’s a preview of the interview: The [...]

Under the News section of his website, Erich Bergen has announced that his final performance as Bob Gauio in the “Sherry” tour will be his birthday, December 31, 2007 in Seattle. We wish Erich all the best in his future endeavors!

By Lauren Avila, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Since opening on November 13th, Costa Mesa has welcomed and admired Jersey Boys! The “Sherry” cast gave a marvelous performance the night after Thanksgiving to a packed house. Segerstrom Hall in the Orange County Performing Artscenter seats approximately 3,000 patrons. Therefore, any praise for this show and [...]

Jersey Boys national tour cast member Taylor Sternberg is asking JB fans to help him raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS! Below is Taylor’s proposal: This year has been hard for BC/EFA with the Union Strike, so, I will do my part by asking you, the fans, to help me donate to Broadway Cares [...]

As reported earlier, Jersey Boys were among the big winners at the 2007 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards ceremony that took place November 12 at downtown’s The Orpheum Theatre. Visit BroadwayWorld.com for photos of Erich Bergen, Christopher Kale Jones and his wife Jenna Marie Coker-Jones, and Jackie Seiden!

BroadwayWorld.com reports that Broadway’s smash hit Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, performs at The 5th Avenue Theatre December 5, 2007 – January 12, 2008. Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical and remains one of the top-grossing shows in [...]

Playbill.com reports on this year’s L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. Congratulations to Jersey Boys for receiving the Best Touring Production Award! Also congratulations to JB orchestrator Steve Orich for being nominated for Best Musical Direction for Can-Can at the Pasadena Playhouse!

Paul Hogins of the Orange County Register has an in-depth story about the success of Jersey Boys that includes interviews with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Des McAnuff, and Erich Bergen. Valli had only one request about the show, which aimed to tell the story of the rise and fall of his legendary pop group, The [...]

Jersey Boys national tour comes to Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Artscenter November 13-December 1. Sue Thoensen of the Daily Pilot has a marvelous story about The Four Seasons and the actors who play the legends on stage in Jersey Boys. The Four Seasons — Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio and Nick [...]

Everyone has enjoyed reading Howard Tucker’s story about Christopher Kale Jones’ recording of “Singin’ in the Shower,” which is part of the “Blue Moo” CD creation by Sandra Boynton! So many JBB readers wanted to know more about how Chris became involved in such a fun, creative children’s project, so we asked him! Here’s the [...]

By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Jersey Boys’ talented Christopher Kale Jones (www.christopherkalejones.com) is featured on the marvelous upcoming release “Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never”—the latest Sandra Boynton/Mike Ford musical extravaganza. (www.sandraboynton.com). It’s a book, a CD, and indeed a way of thinking. All songs are original, modeled after [...]

Anne Marie Welsh, Union-Tribune theater critic, reports that the “Boys” and the magic are back, this time at the Civic Theatre in the first national tour of the show that went on to win four 2006 Tony Awards, including best musical. Any worries that time had killed the thrill of this gritty, life-in-music story of [...]

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 23 (UPI) — Tuesday’s performance of the musical Jersey Boys at the San Diego Civic Theatre was canceled due to the wildfires raging in Southern California. “The safety and security of our patrons is of paramount importance and we do not wish to imperil anyone. In addition, we are concerned with the [...]

Playbill.com reports that the cast of the national tour of the Tony-winning musical Jersey Boys will take part in a cocktail party to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Entitled “Jersey Fans: All Access,” the Nov. 5 fundraiser will be held at the Top of the Park Penthouse in San Diego, CA. Attendees will have the [...]