Jersey Boys Blog

On Sunday, September 23, thousands of theater fans flocked to Shubert Alley for one of the fall season’s most beloved events, the annual Broadway Cares Flea Market and Grand Auction. Dozens of stars donated their time to the cause — which raised $559 810! This year’s live Grand Auction included a Jersey Boys walk-on role [...]

Congratulations to Jersey Boys national tour! They’ve been nominated for Best Touring Production for the 2007 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award! The honors — “celebrating excellence in theatre” in Los Angeles — will take place Nov. 12 at 7:30 PM at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A. Neil Patrick Harris will host the evening, which [...]

Today, the 21st Annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market and Grand Auction will take place from 10am-7pm in Shubert Alley! Jersey Boys’ cast members and the one and only Frankie Valli will be making appearances at the Celebrity Table and loads of memorabilia will be for sale at the JB booth, in addition to [...]

Anthony DeCurtis of The New York Times has written a terrific in-depth feature article on Frankie Valli, who first became a star in 1962, when his group, the Four Seasons, soared to No. 1 on the strength of a perfect pop song called “Sherry” and the wings of Mr. Valli’s stratospheric falsetto. And now, 45 [...]

“Oh, What A Night” you could have as you “Walk Like A Man” (or woman, of course) when you join the cast of the smash-hit musical, JERSEY BOYS in this unforgettable walk-on appearance, which includes: An appearance as a bar patron in the “Silhouette Club” during the song “Moody’s Mood For Love” in Act 1 [...]

SNN News has an in-depth Q&A with Jersey Boys’ choreographer Sergio Trujillo. Sergio discusses his creative process when he begins working on a show; details on choreographing JB; who has influenced his work; and what type of dancing he most enjoys. Here’s a preview of this interesting interview: SHN: Even though The Four Seasons did [...]

On Sunday evening October 21, 2007 fans of the award winning musical smash JERSEY BOYS will have the rare opportunity to meet Broadway’s “Four Seasons” at an exclusive cocktail party benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli), Tony Award winner Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito), Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio), [...]

Playbill.com reports that Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording remains at the Number Two position on Top Cast Album chart. This marks the seventh consecutive week that the Grammy Award-winning recording has been in this position. Below are the Top 5 Cast Albums from Billboard: Wicked Jersey Boys Mama Mia! Lion King Spring Awakening

For the first time ever, BC/EFA will offer a second Celebrity Photo Booth, where additional celebrities are scheduled and available to have their photo taken with you for a minimum donation of $40 each. Each BC/EFA photo will include an autographed photo frame. This is BIG! The legendary Frankie Valli is scheduled at the Celebrity [...]

More news from the BC/EFA Silent Auction! You can bid on the JERSEY BOYS Rag Doll, made from costume materials from the show and autographed by Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and John Lloyd Young! Actual doll may vary due to availability of materials. Courtesy of Jersey Boys’ wardrobe department. Please note that [...]

Show biz websites and trade publications are all abuzz about Christian Hoff joining the cast of the new FOX comedy pilot “Hackett”! According to Playbill.com: Hoff opens the Four Seasons musical Jersey Boys nightly on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre as Tommy DeVito. The actor, who previously appeared on Broadway in The Who’s Tommy, [...]

As you may already know, the BC/EFA Flea Market and Grand Auction is coming up this Sunday, September 23 from 10am-7pm in Shubert Alley! Along with meeting Jersey Boys Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, and Bobby Spencer at the Celebrity Table, there are some truly amazing and unique items for sale at the Silent Auction! Check [...]

Nellie Andreeva of The Hollywood Reporter reports that Tony winner Christian Hoff has come aboard Fox’s comedy pilot “Hackett.” This show, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, centers on a bad-boy literary luminary (Donal Logue) who escapes his disgraced career teaching at Yale only to find himself among the ultra-PC ranks of teachers at an Ohio public [...]

On Sunday, September 16th, thousands upon thousands of Broadway fans assembled in Times Square for the 16th Annual Broadway on Broadway Concert! Tune into BWW TV to watch highlights from 2007′s Broadway on Broadway–including a short clip of the amazing Michael Longoria singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”!

Photos #1-2 courtesy of Genevieve Rafter Keddy at BroadwayWorld.com. Photos #3-4 courtesy of Walter McBride at BroadwayWorld.com.

It’s Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market and Grand Auction time again! The date of this year’s flea market is this coming Sunday, September 23 from 10am-7pm in Shubert Alley, with Jersey Boys’ appearances at the Celebrity Table and loads of memorabilia for sale at the JB booth, in addition to auction items at the [...]

Mid-September temperatures may be dropping, but Jersey Boys at the box office is still as hot as ever on Broadway! For the week ending September 16, 2007, the show grossed $1,208,017. Additionally, JB was the ONLY sold out show on Broadway last week, with a 100.8% attendance rate! For the week ending 9/16/07, grosses climbed [...]

Check out the new Jersey Boys Podcast that was recorded on 9/14/07. This edition includes an interview with Steve Gouveia, who is currently playing Nick Massi on the National Tour of JB, along with a Jersey Boys review by podcasting legend Adam Curry at Podshow.

Catching up with Travis Cloer was among the highlights of last month’s trip for us in New York! Before his Friday evening performance on August 3rd, Travis filled us in on what’s been happening to him over the summer; the excitement and challenges of playing the Frankie Valli role while John Lloyd Young was on [...]