Critic Says You’ll Fall for JB in Toronto!
September 1st, 2008Susan G. Cole of NowToronto.com states that the Jersey Boys’ four central performers take this Tony-winning musical to major heights. The thin story concerns working-class New Jersey guys who rise to the top of the charts in the early 60s as the Four Seasons, pressured by Mob interests and family tensions along the way.
Jeremy Kushnier, as founder and bad boy Tommy DeVito, is sensational, all bluster and ego. Steve Gouveia plays bass man Nick, the guy with the low voice who arranged all those harmonies but still became the forgotten man, with the right sense of resignation. As genius songwriter Bob Gaudio, Andrew Rannells goes from young up-and-comer to confident superstar with ease. And Joseph Leo Bwarie sings like a dream as Valli.
Read the full review on NowToronto.com.
