Comments on: Oh, What a Journey to Jersey Boys It Was!

By: LuluThompson

LuluThompson — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:31:31 +0000

Okay, Audrey, I didn’t forget to add my two cents to the blog comments…I was on vacation. That said, let me add my gratitude for such a good review…it allows me to remember what a fun and enjoyable evening this was! First, I finally got to meet you, (thanks for meeting me at Penn Station and going with me to the Ars Nova) & Beverly and Charlie, & Doreen and John, & Howard Tucker. With prime seats on the second row, we got to see a first rate cabaret show featuring our favorite Broadway show stars. Travis was a smooth combination of Sinatra and Micheal Buble.
And the ladies really showed off! As I mentioned before, the first song Heather sang was hauntingly beautiful…and she looked stunning in an Audrey Hepburn-esque dress. Sara’s lilting voice fit the princess persona she yearns to be. Erica was so much fun to watch and talk about your split personality (and I mean this in the kindest sense)…a sultry songtress…a Food Network wannabe…and an accomplished violinist…what can’t the girl do??? And then there is Jennifer…a talented fireball of energy who commands a stage. Yet, she too, along with the others, faced difficult life decisions as she followed her dream of perfoming in a hit Broadway show. We really don’t know all the tribulations of such a lifestyle, but we have a better idea after this intimate show that featured songs, stories, a photo montage and personal revelations from Travis, Heather, Sara, Erica and Jennifer. Your fans appreciate the time, the talent, the perservance, and sacrifices that these stars and the rest of the JB cast make for our entertainment. No matter what the venue, when there is a JB event, the audience is full of their own supporters, such as JLY, Bob Gaudio and his wife Judy, and Rick Elise…this genuine concern for each other spills over after each show when cast members/performers mingle with the audience talking with us, signing autographs, answering questions, posing for photos and introducung us to their families! They end up making us feel special! Let me say thanks again to Audrey for this review . . . and for all those who attend other JB events, report it on the blog and let us all share the memories!

By: A

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:12:44 +0000

Great review! I like when the blog posts reviews like this, especially for people who could not attend the show. Thanks for taking the time to write the review and including pictures too!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:20:58 +0000

Jennifer has added photos of some people at this ‘Journey to Jersey Boys’ event that I didn’t have… as well as noting other JB related folks in attendance like stage managers, Michelle Bosch and Rachelle and JB dresser, Michelle.

By: Damaris Dugan

Damaris Dugan — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:12:02 +0000

Audrey,
Thanks so much for the great review! Work keeps me very busy so I could not attend but thanks to you I felt like I was there. Great writing Audrey! You and Howard always do such a good job in reporting every detail for us fans who cannot attend. We appreciate you taking the time out to write this review for us.
It is great to see the Jersey Girls and Travis show thier talent outside of Jersey Boys. I got the pleasure of seeing Jennifer and Sara in past Rockers on Broadway shows and realized just how talented these ladies are. I hope all of the Jersey Girls perform at this years Rockers on Broadway.

By: irene eizen

irene eizen — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:25:49 +0000

Just returned home from San Francisco where I left my heart, for a while, with the Jersey Boys San Francisco cast! But I brought my heart back with me and am ready to head back to Broadway to see JB three times in September.

Audrey, great article. I was sorry to have missed this performance but after reading your review, feel as though I was there.

I will post my comments about the SF performance on the bulletin board. In two words, “I loved it.” Trying to mimic what Tommy says in November about April being 9 months away! IE