Jersey Boys’ Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff talks to Playbill.com’s Harry Haun about his reputation as a hit man from coast to coast. With Jersey Boys on Broadway and Zhivago in La Jolla, director Des McAnuff confirms his reputation as a hit man from coast to coast. McAnuff, a two-time Tony-winning director going for three [...]
(more...)For the third consecutive week, Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording holds the Number 4 position on Billboard’s Top Cast Album Charts. Here are the Top 10 Broadway Albums for the week of June 3, 2006 from Billboard Magazine: Wicked Harry on Broadway Act 1/The Pajama Game Mama Mia! Jersey Boys The Color Purple Spamalot Hairspray [...]
(more...)Congratulations to John Lloyd Young for winning “Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)” in Broadway.com’s 7th Annual Audience Awards!
(more...)Playbill.com’s Andrew Gans has discovered what the Tony-nominated Best Musicals and Best Musical Revivals will be performing at Radio City Musical Hall on June 11. So, if you want to be surprised on what numbers the Jersey Boys’ cast will be performing, avoid reading this post. For those of you who can’t wait to find [...]
(more...)NorthJersey.com’s Robert Feldberg notes that few things in the theater are harder than creating a hit Broadway musical; a generous estimate is 15 percent of the shows that make it to opening night are successful. Director Des McAnuff, however, has an 80 percent success rate on the Great White Way. What’s his secret? McAnuff says [...]
(more...)The cast of Jersey Boys gave one of their most amazing television performances this morning on “Weekend Today.” As Lester Holt announced that the Boys would be up after a break, they sang “Rag Doll” in the background. Following the break, everyone was treated to “Cry For Me,” with an incredible lead by Daniel Reichard. [...]
(more...)Check out Broadway.com photos of Australian film and stage star Hugh Jackman’s backstage meeting with Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and John Lloyd Young following a matinee on Sunday, May 28.
(more...)The cast of Jersey Boys will be performing at the White House on Monday June 12 for Laura Bush and wives of the Senators. Just a few hours following the Tony Awards presentations, the cast will take a bus trip that will have them at the White House in time for a 9AM sound check.
(more...)The cast of Jersey Boys will appear this morning on NBC’s “Weekend Today” (7AM-9AM ET) with Campbell Brown and Lester Holt.
(more...)According to NY Post’s Michael Riedel, it appears the hottest topic on Broadway now is the Tony race between Jersey Boys and The Drowsy Chaperone. Industry pundits and Tony voters are all over the place with their predictions. (We all know it’s a lot more than just a “jukebox musical,” but that’s another story…) Supporters [...]
(more...)Threads on Talkinbroadway.com and BroadwayWorld.com noted that First Lady Laura Bush attended Jersey Boys with her two daughters on Thursday night.
(more...)Washington Post’s Peter Marks had a blast at Jersey Boys. He says if the Tony voters have any sense, they will overlook the fact that Jersey Boys has no original songs — it’s a jukebox show, based on the hits of the Four Seasons — and give it the award next Sunday for best new [...]
(more...)In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, Melissa Rose Bernardo’s Tony predictions have Jersey Boys taking home quite a few Tonys!! Best Musical NOMINEES The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone, Jersey Boys, The Wedding Singer WINNER Jersey Boys. It gives the jukebox musical a good name. Plus, out-of-town voters want it to play their cities. [...]
(more...)Playbill.com’s Robert Simonson’s interview with director Des McAnuff provides some insight into the journey of finding the actor to play front man Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys. Although it seems like a tall order, Tony Award-nominated director said the search for the right man wasn’t as difficult as it might have been. Although McAnuff had [...]
(more...)The press is going nuts with the news that Broadway is celebrating its biggest season ever! According to UPI, it may be due in part to one of the season’s biggest surprises, the critical and financial hit, Jersey Boys, that tells the rags-to-rock-riches tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons!
(more...)Jersey Boys Blog is thrilled to present a recent interview with Jersey Boys’ Tony Award-nominated set designer Klara Zieglerova, who discusses her craft, her design philosophy, and her extraordinary contributions to the production of Jersey Boys. JBB: Congratulations on your Tony nomination for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Jersey Boys! How did you [...]
(more...)As you know, Jersey Boys has been nominated for EIGHT Tony Awards! Cast your votes in the New York Times Tony Awards Poll!
(more...)Marilyn Stasio of Variety (5/22/06 edition) notes that last year’s four Tony-nominated musicals: Dirty Rotton Scoundrels, The Light in the Piazza, Spamalot, and Spelling Bee are still up and running 12 months later. Will it happen again with 2006′s quartet of tuner nominees? This year’s nominees–Jersey Boys, The Color Purple, and the Drowsy Chaperone are [...]
(more...)6/7/06: According to Broadwayworld.com, the cast of Jersey Boys will perform at “Stars in the Alley,” located at Shubert Alley at 11AM on June 7. “Stars in the Alley,” is an annual event, which brings together stars from current Broadway productions to celebrate the end of the season. 6/18/06:Broadwayworld.com reports that Jersey Boys’ Dominic Nolfi, [...]
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