Jersey Boys Blog

LSIonline.com reports that Howell Binkley, winner of this year’s Best Lighting for a Musical Tony Award for his work on Jersey Boys on Broadway, is lighting designer for the London premiere of Avenue Q, which recently opened at the newly-renamed Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End. The smash hit Broadway musical Avenue Q is [...]

Playbill.com reports that Jersey Boys’ Original Cast Recording tops the charts for the third consecutive week on Billboard’s Broadway Cast Album charts. Rhino’s release of the Four Seasons backstory musical, which hit stores Nov. 1, 2005, had charted on the Billboard list for 22 weeks before reaching the top slot for the first time June [...]

Broadway.com’s new video feature, hosted by Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, takes us backstage before a Wednesday matinee at Jersey Boys. It’s a great behind the scenes look with Christian talking to the cast and crew as they get ready for another big show.

As reported earlier, Jersey Boys broke another house record at the August Wilson Theatre, grossing $1,056,571 (100.2% attendance rate) for the week ending 7/2/2006. Broadway grosses totaled $17,554,081 (down over $330,000 from the previous week) for the 27 shows on the boards. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from Broadwayworld.com for the week ending July [...]

BroadwayWorld.com reports that Jersey Boys, winner of four 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, has set a new house record at the August Wilson Theatre, grossing $1,056,570.76 for the week ending July 2, 2006.

Jersey Boys Blog sends Happy Birthday wishes to Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young, who turns 30 today! Before making his Broadway debut in the blockbuster hit Jersey Boys, Young’s Off-Broadway credits include Sarah, Plain and Tall and The Summer of the Swans. Other credits include Paper Mill Playhouse mountings of The Chosen and The [...]

Gawker.com reports recently seeing actress Rebecca Romijn and her fiancé Jerry O’Connell at an evening performance of Jersey Boys. They snuck in after the curtain went up on the second act and left before the performance ended. That same night, football player Peyton Manning was also spotted in the audience. Have you spotted any other [...]

Daniel Reichard announced that he will be on vacation from Jersey Boys for two weeks– from Tuesday August 29th to September 11th.

J. Robert Spencer, currently starring as Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, recently sponsored a mentoring program for an aspiring male actor from the Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, New Jersey. The contestants submitted letters in response to the question: “Why I Want to be a Broadway Actor.” The winner, Dennis Chambers of [...]

Jersey Boys Blog is honored to present a recent interview with Jersey Boys’ stage manager Richard Hester. Hester discusses the ins and outs of stage management; his stage management philosophy; and his phenomenal experience with Jersey Boys from the La Jolla Playhouse production to the Broadway stage! JBB: Congratulations to Jersey Boys on winning the [...]

On John Lloyd Young’s blog, he reports about a recent honor given to him by the New Jersey State Legislature. As the one Jersey Boy who’s an actual resident of Jersey, he received a proclamation on behalf of himself, Christian Hoff, J. Robert Spencer, and Daniel Reichard. Congratulations, Jersey Boys!

BroadwayWorld.com provides great photo coverage at last week’s “Celebrate America” concert, which took place all day at the Hofstra University Arena in Hempstead, NY on June 25th. Entitled “A Salute to Broadway,” the concert featured performers from Broadway’s Jersey Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, The Color Purple, and several other Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. [...]

Check out Talkinbroadway.com’s photo coverage of the 2006 Theatre World Awards Ceremony held at Studio 54 on June 6. In addition to Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young, this year’s honorees included: Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game; Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple; Maria Friedman, The Woman in White; Richard Griffiths, The History Boys; Mamie [...]

Star-Ledger staff writer Peter Filichia suggests taking Broadway along for those planning a holiday weekend at the Shore. Here’s what he said about the Jersey Boys’ Original Cast Recording: Jersey Boys: (Rhino): The story of the Four Seasons becomes an album for all seasons. Of course, a “Four Seasons Greatest Hits” album delivers much of [...]

Playbill.com reports that the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Jersey Boys remains atop Billboard’s Cast Album chart for its second week! Rhino’s release of the Four Seasons backstory musical, which hit stores Nov. 1, 2005, had charted on the Billboard list for 22 weeks before reaching the top slot for the first time June 22. (The [...]

BroadwayWorld.com reports that the cast of Jersey Boys – winner of four 2006 Tony Awards – will join SIRIUS’ Seth Rudetsky for this week’s edition of “Studio A Cabaret.” “It’s one of Broadway’s Best rags-to-riches tales that you’ll hear all about during out 2006 Tony Awards Fourth of July Weekend – exclusively on SIRIUS!,” state [...]

LACityBeat.com’s Don Shirley provides a survey of recent New York productions that have ties to Southern California. Here’s what he says about Jersey Boys: Drowsy’s chief competition in the awards for best new musical this year was Jersey Boys, another import from Southern California. This biographical Four Seasons musical, which uses the group’s hits as [...]

BroadwayWorld.com provides extensive photo coverage of “Broadway Under the Stars,” which took place at Central Park’s Great Lawn at 8 PM on Monday, June 26. In addition to featuring many of Broadway’s brightest stars, including Jersey Boys’ cast members Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Dominic Nolfi, and J. Robert Spencer, the evening paid tribute to legendary [...]

Jersey Boys Blog is excited to present a recent interview with Don Hudson, who was responsible for creating the storyboards for Jersey Boys! Don talks about his background; the creative process behind storyboarding; and how the storyboards evolved in the La Jolla and Broadway Jersey Boys productions. Don has also shared some of his amazing [...]