October 2, 2007

Happy Birthday to Jennifer Naimo!

October 2nd, 2007
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    We wish Jennifer Naimo a very Happy Birthday today! Before starring as Mary Delgado (and so many other roles) in Jersey Boys, both on Broadway and at the La Jolla Playhouse, Jennifer performed in several television shows (including “Scrubs” and “Strong Medicine”); on Broadway (Les Miserables and Grease); and in many Off-Broadway, national tours, and [...]

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October 1, 2007

Jersey Boys Remains Hot at Box Office!

October 1st, 2007
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    Jersey Boys had another robust week at the box office! For the week ending September 30, 2007, the show grossed $1,206,558. As with the previous week, JB was the ONLY sold out show on Broadway last week, with a 100.8% attendance rate! For the week ending 9/30/07, grosses climbed to $14,329,577 for the 24 shows [...]

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Happy Birthday to Travis Cloer!

October 1st, 2007
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    Jersey Boys Blog wishes Travis Cloer a very Happy Birthday! Travis, one of the newest cast members, has been with Jersey Boys for about seven months. Before making his Broadway debut in JB, Travis headlined on cruise ships with his own cabaret show. He was also in Damn Yankees at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in [...]

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September 30, 2007

Heather Ferguson Performs At Understudies Show TONIGHT!

September 30th, 2007
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    Heather Ferguson has been asked to do a small concert with several other understudies from various Broadway shows! Heather will perform in “At This Performance,” the ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies, TONIGHT at 8PM at Off-Broadway’s McGinn/Cazale Theatre. Heather will be performing two of the songs from the “Journey to Jersey [...]

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Frankie Valli’s Reflections on Career and Jersey Boys

September 30th, 2007
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    Theater critic Chris Jones has an in-depth feature on Frankie Valli in today’s Chicago Tribune. Jones talks to Valli, in addition to Bob Gaudio, about the creation and phenomenal success of Jersey Boys and their career’s ups and downs over the last 50 years. Jones has also included interesting insights from Des McAnuff and Rick [...]

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September 29, 2007

Win Jersey Boys Book Autographed by JLY!

September 29th, 2007
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    John Lloyd Young has set up a little contest to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation–with a terrific prize for the winner! The JERSEY BOYS coffee table book (written by David Cote) will be released in early October. JLY states that if you send him a check made out to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, postmarked by [...]

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September 28, 2007

Video of Frankie Valli Singing “Spanish Harlem”!

September 28th, 2007
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    As you all know, Frankie Valli was the special musical guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night! Check out the video of Frankie performing “Spanish Harlem” from his upcoming “Romancing the 60s” CD!

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Graham Fenton–Local Jersey Guy Now A ‘Jersey Boy’

September 28th, 2007
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    Deborah Marko of The Daily Journal has a terrific story about Graham Fenton, one of the latest additions to Jersey Boys’ Broadway cast! At the start of the summer, Graham, a former Millvillian, was waiting tables in Orlando when the casting call went out for the Broadway production of Jersey Boys. He knew the show [...]

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September 27, 2007

Jersey Boys To Return to Curran Theatre in November!

September 27th, 2007
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    Theatermania.com reports that the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys will return to San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, November 20-December 30. The show will conclude its current run at the theater on September 30. Casting for this new engagement will be announced soon!

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Newsflash: Jersey Boys Cast Recording Tops the Chart!

September 27th, 2007
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    Jersey Boys fever is…ubiquitous! Yes, according to Playbill.com, Rhino’s Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording reclaims the top spot this week on the Billboard Cast Album chart! For the past seven consecutive weeks, JB OBCR remained in the No. 2 position. The cast recording enjoyed a four-week run at No. 1 following its big Tony [...]

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Frankie Valli to Appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ TONIGHT!

September 27th, 2007
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    Frankie Valli will be the musical guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” TONIGHT! This show airs at 12:05 a.m. ET (11:05 CT) on ABC.

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Update on Jim Petrecca’s Yesterday’s Treasures

September 27th, 2007
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    Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent, spoke recently with Jim Petrecca about his store, Yesterday’s Treasures in Union, NJ, specializing in Four Seasons and Jersey Boys memorabilia, in addition to other entertainment and sports collectibles. HT: What’s been happening, Jim, since we last spoke? (Here’s Jim’s first interview with Howard describing how he grew [...]

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September 26, 2007

Photo Coverage of Jersey Boys and Frankie Valli at BC/EFA Flea Market!

September 26th, 2007
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    Photos courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com Part 1 and BroadwayWorld.com Part 2.

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September 25, 2007

Daniel Reichard’s KEGGER Concert October 5!

September 25th, 2007
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    Daniel Reichard will be doing a concert to benefit the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF)! On Friday, October 5 at Midnight at Ars Nova, Daniel will be hosting a keg party concert (yes, a real keg party) called KEGGER. He’ll have a hot band and lots of fun music! Guests for KEGGER include Jersey [...]

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Peter Gregus Off From JB Through Late October

September 25th, 2007
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    Peter Gregus will be taking some time off from Jersey Boys starting today through October 30th for a simple procedure that he’s been putting off for sometime. Not to worry–Peter will be back playing the outrageous Scorpio producer Bob Crewe and so many other characters at the end of next month! While Peter is gone, [...]

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Jersey Boys BC/EFA Flea Market Photo Coverage

September 25th, 2007
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    Thank you to Kathy Bartsche for providing such great photo coverage of the 2007 BC/EFA Flea Market and Grand Auction!

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Jersey Boys Has Another WOW! Box Office Week!

September 25th, 2007
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    Jersey Boys had another rockin’ week at the Broadway box office last week! For the week ending September 23, 2007, the show grossed $1,234,306. Just like the previous week, JB was the ONLY sold out show on Broadway last week, with a 100.8% attendance rate! For the week ending 9/23/07, grosses climbed to $13,958,387 for [...]

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Latest Jersey Boys Podcast Has Been Posted!

September 25th, 2007
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    Check out the latest Jersey Boys Podcast! You’ll hear all of the latest news on the Broadway, the national tour, the SF/Chicago tour, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons! Additionally, they’ve interviewed JBB Fantastic Fan Irene Eizen, who is the force behind the October 21st “Jersey Boys Fans Unite to Support BC/EFA”!

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September 24, 2007

Oh, What A Day for Steve Orich!

September 24th, 2007
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    Jersey Boys Orchestrator Steve Orich had quite the amazing day today! Steve was nominated for a 2007 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Musical Direction for Can-Can at the Pasadena Playhouse. The Pasadena Playhouse’s production of Can-Can received a total of 12 nominations! Last week, Snapshots, a musical that Steve orchestrated, opened at the [...]

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