Listen to NPR for a marvelous interview with the one and only Frankie Valli! Frankie talks about his musical influences, his early hits, his solo work, his first CD in 15 years, Romancing the ’60s, the success of Jersey Boys, and more!
(more...)Photos 1-27 courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com Reporting all the Jersey Boys’ news updates, weekly box office grosses, cast members’ concerts and benefit appearances, and of course, the JBB Fantastic Fan Interviews and JBB EXCLUSIVE Interviews is generally the most entertaining and enjoyable part of my day. So, why has it been so tough to post a [...]
(more...)Visit Broadway.com for some incredible photo coverage of Daniel Reichard’s last night of playing Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys. In addition to photos of his castmates, you’ll see pictures of the real Bob Gaudio, JB writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and Daniel’s successor, Sebastian Arcelus.
(more...)Exciting news from Bobby Spencer: His film, FARM GIRL IN NEW YORK has been selected to be shown at the 2008 Sacramento International Film Festival! Bobby directed, produced, wrote, and starred in his first feature film, FARM GIRL IN NEW YORK! It’s about two guys who have no luck with women, so they hold a [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys makes its Houston debut with the national touring company’s run at Hobby Center, today through February 9. Houston Chronicle’s Everett Evans spoke recently to JB director Des McAnuff about the genesis of Jersey Boys and how he became involved with the project. Here’s a preview: I took this show on in spite of [...]
(more...)For the second week of 2008, Jersey Boys was still solid at the box office, grossing $1,172,218 (and a 100.4% attendance rate) for the week ending January 13, 2008. According to Variety.com, the customary January doldrums tightened their grip on Broadway last week as grosses dipped by 25% overall to total $15,474,798. That news was [...]
(more...)TONIGHT at the Metropolitan Room, Christian Hoff will present a solo concert at 9:30PM! The concert, entitled “Exiled” is a musical panorama with views of love and life at the top of the world. (And the treacherous road to get there.) An eclectic mix of style and sound by music director/arranger Charles Czarnecki. Fellow “Exilers” [...]
(more...)Show #059 of the Jersey Boys Podcast has been posted and it includes a great interview with John Lloyd Young. The topics covered in the interview includes: what John is doing now and in the near future including his upcoming concert on Feb. 23, 2008; his thoughts on supporting service through fund raising; his praise [...]
(more...)Thank you to Wanda Libardi for providing such great photo coverage of Daniel Reichard’s send-off party with the cast that took place last Sunday evening. Wanda has also included a photo from last weekend’s JB fan brunch!
(more...)For the third straight week, Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording remained in the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Cast Album chart, according to Playbill.com. Below are the Top 5 Cast Albums from Billboard: Wicked Jersey Boys Young Frankenstein Legally Blonde The Lion King
(more...)Check out Jennifer Naimo’s blog for coverage and wonderful photos of Daniel Reichard’s going away party with the cast this past Sunday evening. Jennifer also has photos and news from the last JB fan brunch she attended last Sunday at B Smith’s restaurant.
(more...)As most of you already know, former Jersey Boys’ cast member Tituss Burgess is playing the lovable and song-filled Sebastian in Disney’s new musical The Little Mermaid, that officially opens Thursday, January 10 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Tituss recently spent some time chatting with BroadwayWorld.com’s News Desk Editor Eugene Lovendusky about the thrills of playing [...]
(more...)Although there were no new house records set last week, Jersey Boys still stayed strong in the Broadway box office millionaires’ club. For the first week of the new year, the show grossed $1,229,925 and had a 100.8% attendance rate for the week ending January 6, 2008. To no one’s surprise, Broadway experienced its usual [...]
(more...)Kate Taylor, who appeared in both “Rockers on Broadway” benefits, will be starring in her own show tonight at 9:30 PM at the Metropolitan Room, with Jersey Boys’ Donnie Kehr joining her! Other stars joining Kate and Donnie include radio legend Pete Fornatale, who will emcee the show; Grammy award-winning producer Russ Titelman; Beatles promoter [...]
(more...)With Jersey Boys’ performances in so many places (La Jolla, Broadway, SF, LA, Sacramento, Tempe, Chicago, Costa Mesa, and Seattle—Have I missed any cities?)–we’re betting that the numbers have EXPLODED! So, we’d like to ask the ever-popular question once again–How many times have you seen Jersey Boys? survey software – Take Our Poll
(more...)It seems like every time you visit Youtube.com, a new group of guys are giving it their all as aspiring Jersey Boys! Check out the latest group from the Oakwood Arts Fair!
(more...)Playbill.com notes that for the second straight week, Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording held the No. 2 position on the Billboard Cast Album chart. The 2007 Grammy-winning CD had recently enjoyed a month-long stint at the top of the chart. Below are the Top 5 Cast Albums from Billboard: Wicked Jersey Boys Young Frankenstein Legally [...]
(more...)AP drama writer Michael Kuchwara reports that the world premiere of Turn of the Century, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, will be part of an ambitious 2008-2009 season at Chicago‘s Goodman Theatre. Tommy Tune will be directing the musical. Turn of the Century came to the Goodman through Rick Elice, who co-wrote the [...]
(more...)As reported earlier, for the 29th time, Jersey Boys set another house record at the August Wilson Theatre, grossing $1,373,842 (and a 100.8% attendance rate) for the week ending December 30, 2007! According to CrainsNewYork.com, Broadway revenue rose 3.5% to top $938 million in 2007, despite the 19-day strike that shuttered over two dozen shows [...]
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