March 2, 2006

Sopranos’ Star James Gandolfini at Jersey Boys

March 2nd, 2006
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    Broadway.com covered Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini’s visit last month with the Jersey Boys gang after seeing the hit musical with old acting pal Arthur J. Nascavella and Sgt. John Lankford, who escorted him to Iraq.

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Broadway.com’s NYMF Benefit Concert Photos

March 2nd, 2006
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    Broadway.com provides some great photos from The New York Musical Theatre Festival’s (NYMF) one-night only benefit concert, The Best of Fest Bash, on Monday, February 27 at Dodger Stages. Photos include shots of Avenue Q’s composer Jeff Marx with NYMF directors, the current cast of Altar Boyz, and co-host Jersey Boys star John Lloyd Young [...]

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More Photos from John Lloyd Young’s Caricature Unveiling at Sardi’s

March 2nd, 2006
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    You’re in for a treat if you check out Broadway.com’s photo coverage of John Lloyd Young’s caricature unveiling at Sardi’s last week. You’ll see photos of JLY with his dad, Karl Young, his girlfriend, Alison Franck, several of his friends (including castmate Christian Hoff), co-book writer Rick Elice, and his boss, Jersey Boys lead producer–Dodger [...]

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February 28, 2006

New Poll: How Many Times Have You Seen Jersey Boys?

February 28th, 2006
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    It’s time for a new poll on the Jersey Boys Blog! We’d like to know how many times you’ve seen this incredible hit show thus far? You can respond to this question and view results from this page. Wonder how many of you out there have seen Jersey Boys ten or more times???

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Your Favorite Jersey Boys Musical Number–Poll Results

February 28th, 2006
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    Thank you to everyone who voted on the Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What is your favorite Jersey Boys musical number? It was a very close race among some really great songs! Out of the 141 people who responded, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” took top honors with 32 (23%) votes. “Oh, What a Night” [...]

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Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young Co-Hosts NYMF Gala

February 28th, 2006
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    BroadwayWorld.com’s Linda Lenzi provides some spectacular photo coverage of The New York Musical Theatre Festival’s (NYMF) one-night only benefit concert, The Best of Fest Bash, on Monday, February 27 at Dodger Stages. Included in the photos are Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young, who was on hand to co-host the benefit. In addition to the photo [...]

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Jersey Boys Cast Appearance Announcements

February 28th, 2006
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    Below are some Jersey Boys cast appearance updates: Tituss Burgess: The BroadwayWorld.com News Desk reports that Broadway actor Tituss Burgess will perform a night of all original R & B music on Monday, March 13 at The Bitter End (147 Bleecker St, between Thompson & LaGuardia). The performance will begin at 9:00PM that evening. Burgess [...]

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More Celebrity Sightings at Jersey Boys

February 28th, 2006
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    A recent thread on Talkinbroadway.com’s message board stated that actress Joan Collins and her husband were spotted in the Jersey Boys audience last Tuesday, February 21. Also spotted that night was actress Marian Seldes. The stars keep coming…wonder who will be in the audience this week?

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Jersey Boys Box Office Grosses Remain Robust

February 28th, 2006
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    Variety’s Gordon Cox reports that without a President’s Day weekend to give it a boost, Broadway box office totals fell off about $800,000 for the week ending February 26, 2006. However, the $15,701,009 taken in by the 24 productions of the boards still represents a strong showing during the normally slow winter months. Jersey Boys [...]

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February 26, 2006

Fan Photo Gallery Features Revealed

February 26th, 2006
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    The Jersey Boys Blog Fan Photo Gallery continues to be a big hit with additional photos added again last week, but did you know that you can send photos within the gallery as e-cards via email? That’s right, when viewing individual photos you can click on the e-card icon , complete the form and click [...]

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Jersey Boys OBCR–Number 4 for Fourth Straight Week

February 26th, 2006
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    For the fourth consecutive week, Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording held the Number 4 position on Billboard’s Top Broadway Album charts for the week of February 25, 2006. Here is Billboard Magazine’s Top 10 Broadway Albums list for this week: Wicked The Color Purple Mama Mia! Jersey Boys Sweeney Todd Rent—Best of Highlights Spamalot The [...]

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The Four Seasons–A Working-Man’s Group

February 26th, 2006
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    Atlantic City Weekly’s Steve Angelucci highlights the career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, who appeared this weekend at Caesars this weekend on the heels of the successful Broadway show, Jersey Boys. Long before the term “doo-wop” came into being, Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi sang street-corner harmony that they [...]

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Critic Finds Jersey Boys ‘Enjoyable’

February 26th, 2006
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    Critic Chris Curcio of Azcentral.com states that there’s nothing like seeing a musical on Broadway. Last month, he saw eight Broadway musicals and he provides a rundown of the hits and misses, currently playing the Great White Way. Among the shows Curcio listed as “fabulous” include The Light in the Piazza and Sweeney Todd. Under [...]

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February 25, 2006

Another Photo of John Lloyd Young at Sardi’s

February 25th, 2006
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    Check out the Playbll.com photo of John Lloyd Young posing with his caricature at the Sardi’s unveiling on February 23. Sardi’s has a long-held tradition of honoring Broadway’s biggest headline grabbers each season. Young, who portrays Frankie Valli in the stage show, was on hand to see his likeness join the many others on Sardi’s [...]

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February 24, 2006

Frankie Valli’s Perseverance Helped to Get Jersey Boys on Stage

February 24th, 2006
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    Although Frankie Valli lives 3,000 miles from the August Wilson Theater, he is the star of this season’s hit musical, Jersey Boys. How’d that happen? Valli tells NorthJersey.com’s David J. Spatz that his persistence to bring the story of the Four Seasons to the stage finally paid off. At first, Valli and his partner, original [...]

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Frankie Valli Hangs On to What He’s Got…

February 24th, 2006
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    Wonder if the blue-collar kid from the Newark who had big dreams to be a singer ever thought his life story would be on Broadway? According to Chuck Darrow of the Asbury Park Press, Frankie Valli, the pop-rock legendary lead singer of the phenomenal chat-topping The Four Seasons, had that kind of dream, but never [...]

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Actor Willis Finds Jersey Boys “Awesome”

February 24th, 2006
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    In today’s StarPhoenix, reporter Jamie Portman gives highlights from actor Bruce Willis’ recent press conference about his upcoming movie, 16 Blocks. In this movie, he plays a corrupt, burned-out cop who’s given the opportunity to redeem himself. Along with talking about the new flick, Willis gave a plug for the monster Broadway hit Jersey Boys, [...]

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February 23, 2006

John Lloyd Young’s Caricature Unveiled at Sardi’s

February 23rd, 2006
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    John Lloyd Young, currently starring as Frankie Valli in Broadway’s megahit Jersey Boys, had his caricature unveiled at Sardi’s Restaurant on Thursday, February 23, 2006. Young’s likeness will join the ranks of Broadway royalty who have been honored with a caricature on the famous walls of Sardi’s. For photos of Young, Alison Franck, Christian Hoff, [...]

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Jersey Boys Has a BIG Celebrity Following

February 23rd, 2006
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    NYC City Guide Magazine reports that the unstoppable musical Jersey Boys has a big, big celebrity following. Among the A-listers spotted taking in the splendid Four Seasons biography in recent weeks were Nicole Kidman, Kevin Spacey, Pierce Brosnan, Katie Couric, Michelle Pfeiffer, Calvin Klein, Joan Rivers, Larry David, Shirley MacLaine, Harvey Keitel, Helen Hunt, Sherry [...]

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