Catch the GREAT CANADIAN BIO on one of Canada’s greatest exports, Des McAnuff. Follow Des’ musical upbringing in Canada all the way to New York, California and Australia. He’s the man behind the theatrical stagings of “Tommy”, “Jersey Boys” and “Old Man River”. And now, he’s returned home to be the Artistic Director at Stratford, […]
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Robin Usher of The Age has the behind the scenes story of JERSEY BOYS–which opens on Saturday at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. According to Usher, the songs were a given, but telling the Jersey Boys’ back story took courage.
Director Des McAnuff already had a reputation as a hitmaker when he agreed to take on […]
THIS JUST IN: The Star.com reports that Jersey Boys, the Tony-Award winning musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, earned two Doras, including directing honors for Des McAnuff and a performance award for Jeff Madden of the Toronto JB cast!
Congratulations to Des McAnuff, Jeff Madden, and to all of the JERSEY BOYS Toronto nominees!
Steven Bryan of AJC.com states that JERSEY BOYS makes its local debut Wednesday at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta! During the run, the touring production will see its 1,000th performance.
Here’s a preview of the story that features interviews with Rick Elice, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Josh Franklin, and Des McAnuff.
“That’s three years of touring,” […]
TheStar.com’s Theatre Critic Richard Ouzounian states that the story of four guys from New Jersey opened last night at the Toronto Centre for the Arts and it has the capacity to change the lives of four guys from Toronto in very important ways. Ever since it debuted on Broadway in the fall of 2005, Jersey […]
(more...)With Jersey Boys beginning previews at the Toronto Centre for the Arts on Thursday and opening on August 24, Toronto newspapers are treating readers to some interesting stories about the Tony Award winning musical!
John Coulbourn of TorontoSun.com has an in-depth interview with Des McAnuff, who noted that the first album he purchased back in 1962 […]
BroadwayWorld.com reports that two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff will direct the first production of Guys and Dolls to open on Broadway in 17 years! It will open in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, […]
(more...)Happy 56th Birthday Greetings to Jersey Boys Director Des McAnuff!
Photo courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com.
(more...)Jersey Boys starts performances in Toronto on August 21 in a Dancap production at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Theatre Critic Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star notes that both JB choreographer Sergio Trujillo and director Des McAnuff started their careers in Toronto but have become worldclass theatre artists.
According to the critic, Toronto […]
Matthew Amer, reporter for the Official London Theatre Guide, states Des McAnuff is no stranger to success. He has twice won the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical, for The Who’s Tommy and Big River, and seen the success translate to London, winning the Best Director Laurence Olivier Award for Tommy in 1997. […]
(more...)John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times Performing Arts Critic, recently had a few words with Jersey Boys’ Director Des McAnuff from London, where he is preparing the West End production of JB, which opens March 18. Here’s a preview of what McAnuff had to say:
Fleming: It’s unusual in how popular Jersey Boys is […]
Photos 1-10 courtesy of Walter McBride at BroadwayWorld.com; photos 11-18 courtesy of Walter McBride at BroadwayWorld.com.
The Farnsworth Invention, a play directed by Jersey Boys’ Des McAnuff, opened at the Music Box Theatre on Monday, December 3rd! We saw it in previews back on October 20 and give it two thumbs up! The story, stars […]
Paul Hogins of the Orange County Register has an in-depth story about the success of Jersey Boys that includes interviews with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Des McAnuff, and Erich Bergen.
Valli had only one request about the show, which aimed to tell the story of the rise and fall of his legendary pop group, The […]
The Chicago Sun-Times Entertainment section has an amazing array of features today on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and Jersey Boys–the Tony Award-winning musical that will have its official opening at the LaSalle Bank Theatre next Sunday.
Chicago Sun-Times Sunday Show Editor Miriam Di Nunzio’s interviews with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Rick Elice, and […]
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 […]
(more...)Theatermania.com reports that Des McAnuff will direct the Broadway production The Farnsworth Invention. Hank Azaria and Jimmi Simpson will star in Aaron Sorkin’s play that will begin previews at the Music Box Theatre on October 15, with an official opening on November 14. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
The play centers around […]
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 Tony award-winning […]
Paul Hodgins of The Orange County Register spoke to director Des McAnuff and pop icon Frankie Valli about why Jersey Boys is a hit. This blockbuster is a straightforward bio-play about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice with the blessing of Valli and the group’s songwriting genius, […]
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