Newsflash! Screen star Meg Ryan was spotted last night at Jersey Boys on Broadway! Have you spotted any celebrities in the Broadway, Los Angeles, or San Francisco JB audiences lately?
(more...)For our third “JB Funniest Lines” poll, we would like to know: What’s the funniest Jersey Girl’s line in Jersey Boys? You can vote for the Jersey Girl’s funniest line in the current poll on the sidebar to the right, or from the JB Blog Polls page.
(more...)Thank you to everyone who responded to the latest Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What’s Mary Delgado’s funniest line in Jersey Boys? We had a fabulous response to our latest poll and it was a very close race! Out of the 182 votes, 43 people (24%) voted for “No. V-a-l-l-i. (Frankie: How come?) Because y is [...]
(more...)Broadway.com reports that J. Robert Spencer and John Lloyd Young will be among the Broadway stars joining hosts Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore at the ninth annual Broadway Barks, a star-studded dog and cat adopt-a-thon benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. The event, produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and sponsored [...]
(more...)Playbill.com reports that Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, and Erich Bergen, along with a slew of Tony Award winners will raise their voices on July 16 in the 5th annual Broadway Stands Up for Freedom!, a concert benefiting the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union. The New York Civil Liberties Union has been [...]
(more...)LACityBeat.com’s Robert Holdship has a marvelous article that defends the real Jersey Boys–the Four Seasons. Holdship notes that as recently as three months ago, Robert Hilburn once again wrote in the L.A. Times that the Four Seasons don’t belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course, this belies Brian Wilson describing them [...]
(more...)Playbill.com reports that Jersey Boys‘ Donnie Kehr will be among the stage stars that will sing alongside singer-composer-lyricist Jeremy Schonfeldat Joe’s Pub in Manhattan 7 PM June 24. Highlights of the evening will include songs from Schonfeld’s previously released albums “Blue Skies and All” and “Drift” as well as “previously unreleased originals and songs from [...]
(more...)The long-awaited Rhino boxed set, “Jersey Beat,†featuring a 76-track collection of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ hits, along with a spectacular DVD of the group’s rare television, concert, and promotional performances has arrived! “Jersey Beat†is more than a chronological compilation of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ blockbuster hits, album cuts, B-Sides, [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Blog wishes a happy 29th birthday to Daniel Reichard! Before starring as Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys, both on Broadway and the La Jolla Playhouse, Reichard performed in several regional theatre productions, as well as Off-Broadway productions, such as Forbidden Broadway: 20th Anniversary Celebration, Radiant Baby, and The Thing About Men. In addition [...]
(more...)Wow! It’s a big day for birthdays in the Jersey Boys family! Along with Tommy DeVito, Des McAnuff is celebrating his 55th birthday today! In addition to directing the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award winner, Jersey Boys, Des has won Tonys for directing Broadway musicals Big River and The Who’s Tommy. He has also produced [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Blog would like to send Happy Birthday wishes to Original Jersey Boy Tommy DeVito, who was born in Belleville, New Jersey on June 19, 1928! For more details on Tommy, check out his JBB Exclusive Interview!
(more...)Listen to Michael Ingersoll and Deven May talking about Jersey Boys on KXLU!
(more...)Playbill.com reports that Jersey Boys’ Orchestrator Steve Orich is part of the creative team that will give the Cole Porter musical comedy Can-Can a fresh take in a world-premier at Pasadena Playhouse. David Lee and Joel Fields have revised the book for the musical, which begins previews June 28 and opens July 6 at the [...]
(more...)Matthew Scott reports on his blog that he will be playing the role of Frankie Valli at the evening performances on Wednesday, June 27th, and Thursday, June 28th.
(more...)Jennifer Naimo mentioned on her blog that she had the great opportunity to meet singer/songwriter Paul Williams at “Stars in the Alley” earlier this month. While Matthew Scott was on for Tommy DeVito last Wednesday, he said that two Hollywood directors were in the audience. Both Rob Reiner and James L. Brooks took the time [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys had a sensational summer week at the box office, grossing $1,196,590 (and a 100.6% attendance rate) for the week ending June 17, 2007. Total grosses for the week were $20,065,645 for the 34 shows on the boards for the week ending 6/17/07. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week [...]
(more...)Coverage of Florence Henderson’s Appearance at Joe’s Pub hosted by our own Christian Hoff provided by Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent, Emily Atkins Joe’s Pub hosted Florence Henderson on June 11 as she performed her life story for a packed audience. Tony winner and Jersey Boys star, Christian Hoff introduced Henderson and opened the evening’s [...]
(more...)BroadwayWorld.com reports that John Lloyd Young, in addition to fellow Tony Award-winners Anika Noni Rose (“Dreamgirls” film, Caroline, or Change) and Lea Salonga (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon) will perform as part of the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Celebration in New York City at 9 PM. The Macy’s website states: “The nation’s largest and most [...]
(more...)The one and only Frankie Valli came to see Jersey Boys on Broadway with his twin sons at the Saturday June 9 matinee performance. Turns out Frankie wanted to take his kids to see “Oceans 13,” but the kids chose Jersey Boys instead! Check out Jennifer Naimo’s and Michael Longoria’s blogs for details! Thank you [...]
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