Jersey Boys Makes Magnificent Return to Music City!
November 2nd, 2013JERSEY BOYS’ return to Nashville has critics and audiences raving! The production ends its run at TPAC’s Jackson Hall tomorrow. Here’s a sneak peek of the critics’ praises:
Amy Stumpfl, Tennessean.com: Together, the four are outstanding, executing both the group’s trademark harmonies and Sergio Trujillo’s marvelous choreography with confidence and style. The crowd practically erupted at the first notes of “Sherry,” with huge ovations for hits such as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll” and “Walk Like a Man.” Other highlights include “Oh, What a Night,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and Act II’s rousing “Who Loves You?”
Jim Ridley, NashvilleScene.com: The book, by Woody Allen’s ’70s collaborator Marshall Brickman and Peter and the Starcatcher author Rick Elice, finds a clever way to sort out the group’s contentious history, giving every Season a “season” to tell his side of the story. Songwriter Gaudio (played by Jason Kappus) and frontman Valli (Nick Cosgrove) come across as nice enough guys, but it’s the more problematic members who set off most of the fireworks: brash, big-headed founder Tommy DeVito, played by Nicolas Dromard with winning wiseguy bravado, and saturnine secret weapon Nick Massi, who as played by Brandon Andrus steals scenes with his hard-boiled asides and film-noir kisser.