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Robert DiGiacomo of The Press of Atlantic City spoke with pop icon Frankie Valli prior to his sold out shows with the Four Seasons at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Valli spoke about the Broadway megahit Jersey Boys, his range as a pop singer, and how he keeps his chops in shape after some [...]

Playbill.com notes that for the third consecutive week, Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording remained at the Number Two position on the Billboard Cast Album chart. Take a look at the latest Billboard Top 5 Broadway Cast Album list: Wicked Jersey Boys Spring Awakening Mama Mia! Company

In addition to appearing in Third Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel this coming Sunday evening, Jennifer Naimo will also be performing at the Jewish Community Center’s (JCC) Fifth Annual Purim Cabaret! Jennifer will be appearing with several other Broadway and Off-Broadway stars, including “American Idol’s” Constantine Maroulis. The JCC’s Fifth Annual Purim Cabaret will begin at [...]

The Press Republican reports that Broadway star John Lloyd Young will join Mountain Lake PBS Producer Paul Larson on the next episode of “Art Express.” The program airs Wednesday, March 7 at 8 p.m. on Mountain Lake PBS. The program repeats Sunday, March 18 at 11:30 a.m. and on Saturday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. [...]

Thank you to Erich Bergen for letting us know about today’s episode of the Daily Source Code podcast. Today’s episode features Adam Curry speaking about the San Francisco run of Jersey Boys and the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons! For those of you who may be new to the Daily Source Code [...]

Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune reports that promoter Star Productions has booked Frankie Valli into the Chicago Theatre for a rare, one-night-only concert appearance on April 21. Valli and the Four Seasons’ concert appearance comes six months ahead of the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, scheduled for October 6, 2007-January 6, [...]

Theatermania.com announces that on Sunday, March 4 at the Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street), Jersey Boys cast members Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Naimo, and Daniel Reichard will appear with other Broadway stars in the third annual Broadway Purim Shpiel, a hilarious retelling of the Purim story. The event begins at 6:00pm with a Megillah reading, [...]

Theatermania.com reports that Jersey Boys co-author and Academy Award winner for “Annie Hall,” Marshall Brickman will emcee the upcoming Guild Hall Academy of the Arts 22nd Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. The gala benefit will take place on Monday, March 19 at the Rainbow Room at 6:30PM. Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl will receive the Guild [...]

Jersey Boys was among four shows in the millionaires’ club last week. For the week ending February 25, 2007, JB grossed $1,184,951 (100.8% attendance rate). For the week ending 2/25/07, Broadway box office grosses totaled $18,294,392 for the 30 shows on the boards Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending [...]

Jersey Boys drummer Kevin Dow will be featured in the April 2007 issue of Modern Drummer! This issue hits newsstands on March 6. For more details, visit the Modern Drummer website.

The New York Post reports that Jersey Boys cast members were among the stars in attendance at New York Magazine’s Oscar viewing bash at Spotted Pig in the West Village. Check out the great photo in New York Magazine of Jersey Boys Christian Hoff and Daniel Reichard, along with Brooklyn boy Senator Chuck Schumer enjoying [...]

Jersey Boys Blog would like to thank all of the incredible fans for their participation in our JBB Fantastic Fan Interview series! It is our pleasure to present JBB Fantastic Fan Interview #10, with Irene Eizen, who began seeing the show a week after it opened, and has returned again and again! For Irene, it’s [...]

In a recent issue of the Los Angeles Times, Irene Lacher spoke to La Jolla Playhouse’s Artistic Director Des McAnuff, who will be taking his final bow on April 15 to become one of three Artistic Directors at Canada’s prestigious Stratford Festival. After two stints at the helm of La Jolla Playhouse — from 1983 [...]

Jersey Boys Blog is pleased to present Special Correspondent Howard Tucker’s coverage of Christian Hoff’s “Tell Me How You Love the Picture” audiobook launching party, along with his commentary on Ed Feldman’s outstanding book and Christian’s spectacular voices heard on the audiobook. The Launching Party–Background It was indeed a glorious evening at Victor’s Cafe celebrating [...]

According to Playbill.com, Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording remained at the No. 2 position on the Broadway Cast Album chart for the second consecutive week. Below is the latest Billboard Top 5 Broadway Cast Album list: Wicked Jersey Boys Mama Mia! Spring Awakening Dreamgirls Original Cast Recording

Broadway.com and host Deven May provide a backstage video glimpse of the national tour of Jersey Boys. Deven chats with fellow leading men Erich Bergen (who plays Bob Gaudio), Michael Ingersoll (Nick Massi), and Christopher Kale Jones (Frankie Valli), as well as cast members Douglas Crawford, Eric Gutman, Jackie Seiden, Taylor Sternberg and Melissa Strom. [...]

In today’s Las Vegas Review-Journal entertainment columnist Mike Weatherford notes that Jersey Boys is likely to open later this year in the Palazzo Tower addition to The Venetian! Weatherford lets Vegas readers in on what we already know: The Broadway megahit opened in November 2005 and grosses more than $1.1 million per week. In 2006, [...]

Visit Playbill.com for a story and photo coverage of Christian Hoff’s audiobook launch that took place at Victor’s Cafe on February 18. This piece includes photos of Christian with author Ed Feldman and a shot of Christian with Daniel Reichard, Bobby Spencer, and JLY! For an added treat, check out 1990s photos of Christian from [...]

MSNBC.com provides a roundup of the hottest shows in Las Vegas. Within the list, the reporter highlights many of the Broadway productions that have come to the Strip. The longest-running Broadway production on the Strip, Mamma Mia! continues to be its most popular and successful musical. In June, the Venetian unveiled a $40 million theater [...]