Jersey Boys’ national tour will open next Thursday, September 27 and run through October 14 at Gammage Auditorium on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe! Arizona Daily Star reporter Kathleen Allen recently spoke with Bob Gaudio. As one of the original members of the Four Seasons and a force behind the Tony-winning Jersey Boys, [...]
(more...)We are thrilled to introduce our newest JBB Special Correspondent–Angel Bessey to Jersey Boys Blog! It is with great pleasure that we present Angel’s interview with Rick Faugno, the incredibly multi-talented Frankie Valli Alternate in the national tour of Jersey Boys! My first interview – with Rick Faugno (Fawn-yo), the Frankie Valli Alternate of the [...]
(more...)In a Special to the Roseville Press-Tribune, Jean Cress notes that Jersey Boys, season opener for California Musical Theatre’s Broadway Sacramento is a show-stopping, foot stomping musical that has Sacramento audiences dancing in the aisles. Who would have thought that a musical about four guys from New Jersey would make for such a phenomenal evening [...]
(more...)We’re excited to present JBB Special Correspondent Lauren Avila’s review of Jersey Boys in Sacramento! “…And the whole world exploded!†Well at least all of Sacramento, who seemed to have all showed up at the Opening Night of Jersey Boys. September 9th marked the beginning of Sacramento’s Broadway Season. What better way to begin than [...]
(more...)My58.com notes that it was Jersey City at the Community Center Theater opening of Jersey Boys, the hit musical celebrating the life and music of the Four Seasons. Judging from the reaction to the show’s numerous New Jersey references, everyone in the audience was from New Jersey, knew someone from New Jersey, had seen New [...]
(more...)Richard Bammer of The Reporter states that in recent years “jukebox musicals,” theatrical offerings of a band’s or composer’s catalog, have largely failed. But Jersey Boys, while falling into this generally questionable genre, is a jukebox musical with a compelling backstory that not only props up the music but also takes the audience on a [...]
(more...)Sacramento Bee’s Theater Critic Marcus Crowder states that the electrifying new Broadway Sacramento presentation of Jersey Boys succeeds on many levels – much like the popular band whose story it tells. Just as the best musical groups are more than the sum of their individual parts, the production fuses numerous elements into a resoundingly cohesive [...]
(more...)Dixie Reed has an in-depth interview with Christopher Kale Jones, who states that after he saw the Broadway hit Jersey Boys early last year, he wanted to play the part of Frankie Valli on the Great White Way. He may get his chance yet, but for now, he’s living out his dream on the road. [...]
(more...)News from Jersey Boys National Tour: For the fifth time, the Los Angeles engagement of Jersey Boys broke the weekly gross house record at the Ahmanson Theatre. The box office took in a total of $1,384,317.00 for the week ending August 26, 2007. The show broke their previous record of $1,373,902.00 for the 8-performance week [...]
(more...)We think it’s safe to say that no other show–on Broadway or a national tour–that has the dynamic fan base of Jersey Boys!! It’s our pleasure to present our 25th JBB Fantastic Fan Interview with Ariana and Lauren–two incredible fans that ADORE Jersey Boys! JBB: Tell us about yourselves. Ariana: My name is Ariana and [...]
(more...)Eric Gutman has reported some unfortunate news on his Tour This blog: During the second act last night, there was a glitch with the automation right before the “Winter” section of the show. The microphone lift opened downstage and Erich Bergen was standing right on it and fell in. Sad to report that he injured [...]
(more...)Eric Gutman has updated his Tour This blog, with all kinds of news from what’s going on onstage and offstage! Here’s a short preview of what it was like for Eric to play Tommy DeVito last Sunday: Best part of the day was getting a second shot at it with the evening show. Definitely a [...]
(more...)CBS 5 is offering morning news viewers a chance to win tickets to see and meet the “Jersey Boys” at ASU’s Gammage Auditorium! Tune in to CBS 5 Morning News between 4:30 and 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 17 for instructions on when to call in. Be the fifth caller and you’ll [...]
(more...)Your Chance to Meet the LA Jersey Boys at Virgin Megastore TOMORROW Thursday, August 2, 2007 from 4:30PM-6:00PM! Purchase your copy of the 2005 Jersey Boys Cast Recording at the Virgin Megastore on Sunset (8000 W. Sunset Blvd.) between now and August 2! The first 200 people will receive a wristband that guarantees you a [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys is coming to ASU’s Gammage Auditorium in Tempe September 27-October 14, 2007! KTVK’s Sue Breding recently spent a day in Manhattan talking to Bob Gaudio, one of the original Jersey Boys about his career with the Four Seasons and what it’s like to watch his life story on stage. Check out the KTVK [...]
(more...)BroadwayWorld.com reports that Los Angeles engagement of Jersey Boys broke the weekly gross house record at the Ahmanson Theatre for the second week in a row. The box office took in a total of $1,358,864 for the 8-performance week ending July 22, 2007. The show broke their previous record of $1,342,332 for the 8-performance week [...]
(more...)News from Jersey Boys: The Los Angeles engagement of Jersey Boys broke the weekly gross house record at the Ahmanson Theatre last week. The box office took in a total of $1,342,332 for the eight-performance week ending July 15, 2007. The show broke their previous record of $1,253,690 for the nine-performance week ending June 10, [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Blog wishes Christopher Kale Jones a Happy 29th Birthday!! Before starring as Frankie Valli in the national tour of Jersey Boys, Christopher made his La Jolla Playhouse debut in Zhivago, also directed by Des McAnuff. Regional credits include the following: Chris in Miss Saigon (Worcester Foothills Theatre); Mercury in Olympus on My Mind [...]
(more...)As of today, Michael Ingersoll will be playing Nick Massi in the San Francisco/Chicago Jersey Boys tour and Steve Gouveia will be joining the national tour in this role. On his Tour This blog, Eric Gutman has posted a touching tribute to his colleague and good friend Michael. Here’s a preview of Eric’s message: …And [...]
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