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TONY, OLIVIER and GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING JERSEY BOYS CELEBRATES 5 YEARS AT THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA–MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8
FRANKIE VALLI, BOB GAUDIO, MARSHALL BRICKMAN, RICK ELICE TO APPEAR

Original Four Seasons members Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio and book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice will make a New York appearance together to celebrate the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS’ 5th Anniversary on Broadway. Titled The Crowd Goes Wild: Five Years of JERSEY BOYS, the event will take place Monday, November 8, 2010 at 6:30 pm at the Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52nd Street.

At the Paley Center, Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice will discuss the legacy of the band and the production of the Broadway show, and share archival performance clips with the audience.

EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR JERSEY BOYS BLOG READERS: VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY! The Main Auditorium Seating for this event is sold out to Paley Center members, but 10 lucky fans of Jersey Boys can still get in to experience this Special Anniversary Celebration Event! Email [email protected] with PALEY CENTER as the subject by 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, September 16 and 10 randomly selected fans will be given the opportunity to purchase Main Auditorium Seating for the event at the Member price, $20 per ticket. The 10 randomly selected fans will be contacted by JERSEY BOYS on Friday, September 17 and may purchase up to two (2) tickets.

JERSEY BOYS opened on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The show is currently playing in New York; Las Vegas; London; Sydney, Australia; and in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour.

The Broadway cast of JERSEY BOYS is led by Sebastian Arcelus (Bob Gaudio), Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Dominic Nolfi (Tommy DeVito) and Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons; with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito. The cast also includes Miles Aubrey, Erik Bates, Bridget Berger, Scott J. Campbell, Kris Coleman, Ken Dow, Russell Fischer, Cory Grant, John Hickman, Katie O’Toole, Joe Payne, Jessica Rush, Sara Schmidt, Taylor Sternberg.

JERSEY BOYS is written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and is directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo.

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, about a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were thirty. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What A Night,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and “Working My Way Back To You.”

JERSEY BOYS is the recipient of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical. The Original Broadway Cast Recording, produced by Bob Gaudio, received the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Broadway production also won the 2006 Outer Critics Circle & Drama League Awards for Best Musical. The London production also won the 2009 UK People’s Choice and What’s on Stage Awards for Best New Musical. The Toronto production is the winner of three Dora Awards, including the Audience Choice Award for Outstanding Production. The Australian production is the 2010 recipient of the Helpmann Award for Australia’s Best Musical and seven Victorian Green Room Awards.

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