February 14, 2006

Marshall Brickman Discovers the Four Seasons

February 14th, 2006
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    In the current edition of Broadway.com’s First Person, Jersey Boys’ co-author Marshall Brickman confesses how a newfound passion for the Four Seasons coupled with the collaborative nature of theater helped him put the story of that crooning quartet from the Garden State on the Great White Way. Prior to launching his mega-successful screenwriting career, Brickman, [...]

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February 7, 2006

John Lloyd Young’s Journey from Omaha to Broadway

February 7th, 2006
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    Omaha World-Herald staff writer Bob Fischbach provides readers with a glimpse of John Lloyd Young’s childhood in Bellevue, Nebraska, where his acting ambitions and dreams began, his seven years as a struggling actor, and his Broadway debut playing Frankie Valli in this season’s megahit, Jersey Boys. Young says his acting ambitions began in the late [...]

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February 5, 2006

Bob Crewe: Genius Producer Behind the Four Seasons

February 5th, 2006
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    In Jersey Boys, we’re introduced to Bob Crewe (played by Peter Gregus), the flamboyant, horoscope-obsessed song writer/record producer who helped to put the Four Seasons on the road to chart topping success in the 1960s. Crewe has had a very illustrious career as a musician, songwriter, record producer, and artist. Bob Crewe was inducted into [...]

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Jersey Boys–The One Bona Fide Hit of the Season

February 5th, 2006
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    San Diego Union-Tribune theater critic Anne Marie Welsh made a recent trip to the Big Apple to experience a sampling of Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Welsh notes that the Broadway season so far has proved that unpredictable, with just one bona fide (and artistically deserving) hit opening since August, the La Jolla Playhouse-spawned Jersey Boys. [...]

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February 3, 2006

Broadway Bears IX Auction Features a Jersey Boys Bear Signed by Frankie Valli & John Lloyd Young

February 3rd, 2006
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    Broadwayworld.com announced today that all sorts of bear stars will come out for Broadway Bears IX on February 12, 2006 at the B. B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42nd Street). Hosted by Bryan Batt (La Cage aux Folles, Beauty and the Beast), the evening will continue in the Broadway Bears tradition of [...]

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An Actor’s Life: John Lloyd Young’s In-Depth Interview

February 3rd, 2006
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    Joanna Parson from ActorsLife.com has done an outstanding in-depth interview with Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young. Parson talks to Young about his incredible success in his Broadway debut playing Four Seasons’ legendary lead singer Frankie Valli; the immense responsibility for carrying such a hit on Broadway; his career path that led him to the big [...]

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February 2, 2006

Jersey Boys’ J. Robert Spencer Reflects on Playing the Late Nick Massi

February 2nd, 2006
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    J. Robert Spencer, who plays Nick Massi in the smash hit musical Jersey Boys, tells UPI that the script for the Broadway smash musical was based on actual interviews with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Spencer, however, was the only lead in the production who was unable to talk to the real-life guy he [...]

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February 1, 2006

More Tony Buzz for Jersey Boys and John Lloyd Young

February 1st, 2006
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    Considering it’s been pretty quiet on the Rialto since all the holiday tourists have gone home, New York Post’s Michael Reidel took advantage of the lull to chat with half a dozen theater insiders to get a sense of how the second half of the 2005-2006 theater season might shape up. Reidel gives a rundown [...]

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January 31, 2006

Jersey Boys Marks 100th Broadway Performance February 1

January 31st, 2006
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    Broadwayworld.com reports that Broadway’s smash hit musical, Jersey Boys will celebrate their 100th performance tomorrow evening, February 1. The book, written by Marshall Bricman and Rick Elice, chronicles the lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who, as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, became one of the [...]

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January 29, 2006

Could Jersey Boys Be Headed to Vegas?

January 29th, 2006
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    In today’s edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mike Weatherford provides an in-depth feature on the number of Broadway musicals making their way to the Strip. Within the feature, Weatherford highlights the current and possible shows coming to Vegas: Hairspray previews begin February 6 at the Luxor; The Phantom of the Opera previews are scheduled [...]

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January 26, 2006

John Lloyd Young Eligible for Best Actor Category in Tony Awards

January 26th, 2006
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    Broadway.com’s Cara Joy David reports that the Tony Awards Administrative Committee made the second eligibility decisions of the 2005-2006 season on January 26. Among other decisions, the Tony Awards Administrative Committee decided which actor would be eligible in which category. The typical rule of thumb for acting nominations is above-the-title billing means a person is [...]

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Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young Takes His New Stardom in Stride

January 26th, 2006
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    In today’s issue of the Jersey Journal, Jeff Theodore talks with Broadway’s “biggest new star,” John Lloyd Young, who is making his debut playing Frankie Valli in the smash hit musical Jersey Boys. Although Young is a newly minted superstar on the Great White Way who has received rave reviews and since Jersey Boys’ opening [...]

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January 24, 2006

Jersey Boys Takes Columnist Back in Time

January 24th, 2006
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    In today’s Berkeley Daily Planet, columnist Susan Parker reflects on her trip to the Big Apple to see Jersey Boys. Parker’s New York friends thought that because she grew up in New Jersey, she would identify with, at the very least, the title. Before entering the theater, she had no idea how many of the [...]

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January 23, 2006

Reviewer Finds Jersey Boys Exhilarating!

January 23rd, 2006
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    Dottie Ashley from the Post and Courier goes into detail as to why Jersey Boys is such a major hit with audiences. Aslhey states that Jersey Boys is take-no-prisoners stuff, reflecting the zeal and passion of youth and the ambitions of musicians desperate for a better life. She describes the book, co-written by Marshall Brickman [...]

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January 17, 2006

A&E’s “Breakfast with the Arts” to Rebroadcast Jersey Boys Piece Featuring Frankie Valli & John Lloyd Young

January 17th, 2006
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    “Breakfast with the Arts” will re-air an interview with legendary Four Seasons star Frankie Valli, and John Lloyd Young, who stars as Valli in the smash hit Broadway musical, Jersey Boys, this Sunday, January 22 between 8:00am and 10:00am (Eastern).

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January 14, 2006

Frankie Valli to Appear in Season Six of “The Sopranos”

January 14th, 2006
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    TV Gal Melanie McFarland reports that the cast of “The Sopranos” met with TV critics Friday afternoon for the basic details regarding the program’s sixth season that kicks off on Sunday, March 12 at 9 p.m. on HBO. The new season will consist of 20 episodes, and will include a long list of guest stars, [...]

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January 12, 2006

More Rave Reviews for Jersey Boys Cast CD!

January 12th, 2006
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    In today’s issue of the Christian Science Monitor, Iris Fanger reviews Jersey Boys’ Original Cast CD, produced by original Four Seasons member, Bob Gaudio. She says this recording, which includes the enduring hits such as “Sherry” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, ” is a must-have for boomers who grew up on this music. [...]

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January 9, 2006

Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young Among Vocal Heroes of 2005

January 9th, 2006
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    In this month’s Leading Men column, Playbill’s Wayman Wong highlights “Our Vocal Heroes of 2005.” Included in Wong’s “4 Terrific Tour De Forces” is Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young in his Broadway debut playing Frankie Valli.

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Frankie Valli Reflects on His Life & Jersey Boys

January 9th, 2006
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    In Liz Smith’s column today, she talks about her recent meeting with Frankie Valli at Fives on Fifth Avenue. Valli reflects on his dreams as a poor kid living in the Newark projects, his successes and tragedies in his life, and the hit Broadway musical Jersey Boys, showing the ups and downs of the Four [...]

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