Video Coverage: Joseph Leo Bwarie Interview on NECN!
January 13th, 2011- Excerpt: (more...)
The Boston Herald notes that the cast of “Jersey Boys,’’ the musical that’s shattering Boston box office records, took to the parquet at the TD Garden last night to belt out the national anthem before the Celtics game. The touring company, which has never returned to a city except for Boston, has been embraced by [...]
(more...)Joseph Leo Bwarie (Photo by: Joan Marcus) Last night, Joseph Leo Bwarie visited the East Saugus United Methodist Church to speak about his theatre career, starring as Frankie Valli in the JERSEY BOYS national tour company, and to provide advice about life in show business. Karen Chretien has a terrific recap of the event. Here’s [...]
(more...)The JERSEY BOYS national tour & Joseph Leo Bwarie have been nominated for BroadwayWorld.com’s Best of Theatre in Philadelphia Awards! Best Actor in a Touring Production Best Touring Production Voting ends 1/16/11. Click HERE to vote!
(more...)Rick Elice at his caricature unveiling at Sardi’s The Boston Globe’s Culture Desk blog has a great interview with Rick Elice, who chats about his love for the Colonial Theatre! Here’s a preview: When ”Jersey Boys” coauthor Rick Elice read in the Globe yesterday that his show had broken a weekly box-office record at the [...]
(more...)News from Jersey Boys: The Boston engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the Colonial Theatre, grossing $1,127,032 for the week ending January 2, 2011. This tops the previous record of $1,115,241 set by The Producers in 2003. On Broadway, JERSEY BOYS was RED HOT [...]
(more...)News from JERSEY BOYS via Twitter: Jersey Boys Broadway, & Jersey Boys Tour in Boston are scheduled to go on as planned today! Broadway: Sunday, 12/26: 2pm & 8pm National Tour in Boston: 2pm & 7:30pm
(more...)Another fantastic review of JERSEY BOYS national tour’s return to Boston. Here’s a preview of Jim Dorman’s write-up in The Patriot Ledger: ven if you are a big music fan, all you might know about the Four Seasons is that Frankie Valli was their lead singer and they had a slew of hits (“Sherry,†“Big [...]
(more...)Another rave review for the JERSEY BOYS national tour production in Boston! Check out a preview of Al Getler’s review from the Eagle Tribune: Great music. A solid story line. Fast scene transitions. A talented cast. More great music. That’s a lot to ask from one night at the theater. “Jersey Boys” delivers it all. [...]
(more...)Another sensational review for the JB national tour in Boston! Here’s a preview to Gwenn Friss’ write-up on CapeCodOnline.com: Having seen Frankie Valli at The Melody Tent in Hyannis this summer, I thought “Jersey Boys” actor Joseph Leo Bwarie had down all the gestures Friday night that really capture the lead singer of The Four [...]
(more...)The JERSEY BOYS national tour production has returned to Boston at the Colonial Theatre and the critics are singing the hit show’s praises. Check out previews to the first two rave reviews: Lauren Beckham Falcone, BostonHerald.com: And while their story would have made a so-so VH1 “Behind the Music,†it shines, shimmies and sizzles on [...]
(more...)From BroadwayWorld.com: JERSEY BOYS has joined together with the Italian Home for Children to help bring joy to those in need this holiday season. During performances of JERSEY BOYS December 16th – 19th, patrons attending a performance are invited to bring an unwrapped toy to Boston’s Colonial Theatre to be donated to a Boston area [...]
(more...)News from Jersey Boys: The Philadelphia engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the Forrest Theatre for the eighth time, grossing $1,514,718 for the week ending December 12, its final week in Philly. This tops the previous record of $1,486,620, which they set the week [...]
(more...)Bob Gaudio (Photo Credit: J.T. Macmillan Photography) Jed Gottlieb of The Boston Herald has posted an interview with the legendary Bob Gaudio, who discusses the global success of JERSEY BOYS, the 50-year Four Seasons’ phenomenon, and other artists’ covering the songwriter’s hits. Here’s a sneak peek: “Jersey Boys,†the smash musical based on the story [...]
(more...)Reporter Joel Brown states, “A good Frankie Valli is hard to find.” In today’s article in Boston.com, Brown interviews production supervisor Richard Hester, assistant choreographer Danny Austin, and the JERSEY BOYS national tour’s Frankie Valli, Joseph Leo Bwarie about the demands of the role, along with details about “Frankie Camp,” which is described as “a [...]
(more...)Today, December 10, marks the fourth Anniversary of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS national tour. The JERSEY BOYS National Tour opened at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco and has gone on to play 38 cities since then. JERSEY BOYS is currently playing at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, where it [...]
(more...)Joseph Leo Bwarie (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus) Correspondent R. Scott Reedy has a great piece on Joseph Leo Bwarie, who will be playing Frankie Valli in JERSEY BOYS national tour’s return to Boston next week. Here’s a preview: With family all over the Boston area, performer Joseph Leo Bwarie – who has been playing Frankie [...]
(more...)JB National tour’s performance at BC/EVA’s Gypsy of the Year (Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski)> As reported earlier, the JERSEY BOYS first national tour company raised the most money out of ALL participating shows at the Annual BC/EFA Gypsy of the Year event! For full photo coverage, visit BroadwayWorld.com.
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