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Jersey Boys Blog is pleased to present special correspondent Fran Gatto’s review of the Gala celebration of the New York Pops “Birthday Gala 88 Keys for Skitch.” Wow! All I can say is “Oh what a night!” I was in the audience at Carnegie Hall for the Gala celebration of the New York Pops “Birthday [...]

This review was originally published in Dan’s Papers, 11/18/2005 THEATRE REVIEW: jersey boys…by gordin & christiano Jersey Boys as the song goes “you’re just too good to be true.” You’re fabulous! The new Broadway show based on the life and music of the Four Seasons scores big time revitalizing the genre known as the “jukebox [...]

With only two more days to go until the Tony nominations are announced, entertainment reporters from around the globe continue to make their predictions. As for Best Musical, NorthJersey.com’s Robert Feldberg states that two shows stood above the rest, Jersey Boys and The Drowsy Chaperone, and they’re “sure things.” He also predicts that the Oprah [...]

After a recent visit to Broadway, Columbus Dispatch critic Michael Grossberg gives Jersey Boys the thumbs-up. He tells readers who may be going to New York to catch some shows that Jersey Boys is one of three shows not to be missed! Here’s what Grossberg says about the megahit musical: Creators: Authors Marshall Brickman and [...]

Check out photos of Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, and John Lloyd Young enjoying Broadwayworld.com’s third birthday celebration on Thursday, May 11 at Tony’s DiNapoli’s in the heart of Times Square. Happy 3rd Birthday to Broadwayworld.com!

The 2006 Broadway.com Audience Awards have been announced and Jersey Boys garnered four nominations: Favorite New Broadway Musical Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Musical: John Lloyd Young Favorite Featured Actor in a Broadway Musical: Christian Hoff Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male): John Lloyd Young You can VOTE between now and June 1 at 11:59PM. Winners [...]

5/15: Broadwayworld.com announces that Tituss Burgess and Donnie Kehr will perform at “Broadway Acoustic Soul” at the Central Presbyterian Church at 7 PM. 5/22 & 5/23: Broadwayworld.com reports that Jersey Boys’ Sara Schmidt will be among the featured actresses of the Broadway-bound revival of Oh What a Lovely War, which will take place Monday, May [...]

Playbill.com announced that Jersey Boys’ star John Lloyd Young was one of twelve winners of the 2005-06 Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway Debut Performances. The Awards will be presented June 6, 2006 at 2 PM ceremony at Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St. Congratulations, John!

With Tony nomination announcements coming out in a few days (5/16/06), the press is doing a great job with their speculations and predictions. Here’s today’s latest scoop on Jersey Boys: New York Post’s Michael Riedel: On the musical front, once you get past Jersey Boys (which everybody loves) and The Drowsy Chaperone (for which there [...]

Broadway.com provides extensive photo coverage of Tarzan’s opening night celebration, including pictures of Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and John Lloyd Young “going ape” (photo #19) and a shot of the Boys with Tarzan star Josh Strickland (photo #55).

In The Envelope, the Los Angeles Times Ultimate Awards website, reporter Paul Sheehan talks about the Tony Award Best Musical contenders ahead of the May 16 nominations. Among the frontrunners, Sheehan lists The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Wedding Singer, and of course, Jersey Boys. Here’s what Sheehan said about Jersey Boys: This tale [...]

Broadwayworld.com’s Linda Lenzi’s coverage of the Actors’ Fund Awards Gala includes great photos of Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and John Lloyd Young, as well as original Four Seasons Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli!

Broadwayworld.com News Desk reports that Tony Award-winners Phylicia Rashad, Natasha Richardson and Liev Schreiber will announce nominations for the 60th Annual Tony Awards on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Bruno Walter Auditorium (111 Amsterdam Avenue). The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony [...]

Visitors to Jersey Boys Blog have asked for more details on Daniel Reichard’s upcoming performance event in Keansburg, New Jersey. Here’s the latest news: Asbury Park Press reports that Daniel Reichard, who plays Bob Gaudio in the megahit musical Jersey Boys, will perform at the Arts Council of Keansburg at 8PM on Monday, May 22, [...]

Check out photos from the star-studded The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial opening night festivities on Broadwayworld.com, where you’ll see photos of Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, as well as stars David Schwimmer and Tim Daly, and director Jerry Zaks.

Talkinbroadway.com announced that the cast of Wicked will host “Broadway Acoustic Soul” on Monday, May 15 at 7 PM at Central Presbyterian Church (593 Park Avenue at 64th Street) to raise money for Quilts for Kids. The evening will feature Jersey Boys’ cast members Tituss Burgess and Donnie Kehr, as well as several other Broadway [...]

Broadway grosses had a slight drop last week (over $400,000) from the previous week for the 37 shows on the boards. For the week ending 5/7/06, Broadway grosses totaled $18,780,240. Jersey Boys, however, remained in the Top 3 last week, grossing $1,004,804 and filling 9,710 seats (99.3% attendance rate). Below are the Top 10 Grosses [...]

It’s time for a new poll on Jersey Boys Blog!! Although it may be tough to choose just one, please vote for your favorite supporting character in Jersey Boys. You can vote for one of the characters listed, or feel free to add a write-in vote. You can vote for your favorite supporting character and [...]

Thank you to everyone who responded to the Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What is your favorite/most memorable scene in Jersey Boys? Out of the 120 people who responded, 29 (24%) said their favorite scene was: The backstage view during the concert performance of “Dawn,“ followed by 18 (15%) respondents’ favorite was: A song popped into [...]