Jersey Boys Blog

Jersey Boys national tour ROCKS the house at every show, but last Thursday evening, the cast felt the earth move, and so did the audience! On Eric Gutman’s Tour This blog, and on Stage Manager Patty’s Brooklyn Knit Chick blog, you’ll get all of the details on Thursday evening’s earthquake! On March 1, San Francisco’s [...]

Michael Grossberg of The Columbus Dispatch fills everyone in on the recent American Theatre Critics Association meeting, which included a three-hour brunch at Sardi’s Restaurant. According to Grossberg, as the Broadway actors and critics broke bread together, some tales were told. Grossman had the opportunity to speak with several Broadway stars, including 2006 Tony winners [...]

It’s time for a new Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What is your favorite solo hit recording by the legendary Frankie Valli? In addition to Jersey Boys showstoppers—“My Eyes Adored You,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and “Fallen Angel,” Frankie Valli had many other hits on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from the mid 1960s [...]

Thank you to everyone who responded to the latest Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What’s your favorite Four Seasons hit NOT featured in Jersey Boys? Wow! What an incredible response to the latest poll! Out of the 333 votes, 55 people (17%) voted for “I Got You Under My Skin” as their favorite hit; in second [...]

Looks like Jersey Boys director Des McAnuff and co-author Marshall Brickman may have had a bit of a misunderstanding recently. It began after a February 14 article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the three actresses who play the girls in the national tour of Jersey Boys. In the article, Director Des McAnuff explains why [...]

BroadwayWorld.com reports that the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced its first-ever Spring Concert series, featuring four different shows. Bobby Spencer will be one of the stars appearing in “More Unauthorized Musicology of Ben Folds” on Monday, March 26 at the Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street) at 7PM. Press notes state, “Broadway [...]

On March 2, 1963, The Four Seasons scored their THIRD consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard pop charts with “Walk Like a Man.” This hit, written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, remained in the top position for three weeks.

Tituss Live Again For The First time Like Never Before Except The Last Time–March 12 Benefit Concert! Actor-singer-songwriter Tituss Burgess, recently seen as the Cowardly Lion in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, will be featured in the March 12 Artcents Benefit Concert at The Triad in Manhattan. The concert series, sponsored by ASTEP (Artists [...]

Robert DiGiacomo of The Press of Atlantic City spoke with pop icon Frankie Valli prior to his sold out shows with the Four Seasons at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Valli spoke about the Broadway megahit Jersey Boys, his range as a pop singer, and how he keeps his chops in shape after some [...]

Playbill.com notes that for the third consecutive week, Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording remained at the Number Two position on the Billboard Cast Album chart. Take a look at the latest Billboard Top 5 Broadway Cast Album list: Wicked Jersey Boys Spring Awakening Mama Mia! Company

In addition to appearing in Third Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel this coming Sunday evening, Jennifer Naimo will also be performing at the Jewish Community Center’s (JCC) Fifth Annual Purim Cabaret! Jennifer will be appearing with several other Broadway and Off-Broadway stars, including “American Idol’s” Constantine Maroulis. The JCC’s Fifth Annual Purim Cabaret will begin at [...]

The Press Republican reports that Broadway star John Lloyd Young will join Mountain Lake PBS Producer Paul Larson on the next episode of “Art Express.” The program airs Wednesday, March 7 at 8 p.m. on Mountain Lake PBS. The program repeats Sunday, March 18 at 11:30 a.m. and on Saturday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. [...]

Thank you to Erich Bergen for letting us know about today’s episode of the Daily Source Code podcast. Today’s episode features Adam Curry speaking about the San Francisco run of Jersey Boys and the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons! For those of you who may be new to the Daily Source Code [...]

Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune reports that promoter Star Productions has booked Frankie Valli into the Chicago Theatre for a rare, one-night-only concert appearance on April 21. Valli and the Four Seasons’ concert appearance comes six months ahead of the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, scheduled for October 6, 2007-January 6, [...]

Theatermania.com announces that on Sunday, March 4 at the Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street), Jersey Boys cast members Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Naimo, and Daniel Reichard will appear with other Broadway stars in the third annual Broadway Purim Shpiel, a hilarious retelling of the Purim story. The event begins at 6:00pm with a Megillah reading, [...]

Theatermania.com reports that Jersey Boys co-author and Academy Award winner for “Annie Hall,” Marshall Brickman will emcee the upcoming Guild Hall Academy of the Arts 22nd Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. The gala benefit will take place on Monday, March 19 at the Rainbow Room at 6:30PM. Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl will receive the Guild [...]

Jersey Boys was among four shows in the millionaires’ club last week. For the week ending February 25, 2007, JB grossed $1,184,951 (100.8% attendance rate). For the week ending 2/25/07, Broadway box office grosses totaled $18,294,392 for the 30 shows on the boards Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending [...]

Jersey Boys drummer Kevin Dow will be featured in the April 2007 issue of Modern Drummer! This issue hits newsstands on March 6. For more details, visit the Modern Drummer website.

The New York Post reports that Jersey Boys cast members were among the stars in attendance at New York Magazine’s Oscar viewing bash at Spotted Pig in the West Village. Check out the great photo in New York Magazine of Jersey Boys Christian Hoff and Daniel Reichard, along with Brooklyn boy Senator Chuck Schumer enjoying [...]