March 31, 2006

Jersey Boys Cast Album–Number Two with a Bullet!

March 31st, 2006
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    Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording has jumped up to Number 2 with a bullet for the week of Apil 1, 2006 on Billboard’s Top Broadway Album Charts. Billboard Magazine’s Top 10 Broadway Albums list for this week are listed below: Wicked Jersey Boys Mama Mia! The Color Purple Spamalot Hairspray Rent: The Best of Highlights [...]

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Jersey Boys Supporting Actors: Part III

March 31st, 2006
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    Jersey Boys Blog is highlighting the careers of supporting cast members John Leone, Dominic Nolfi, Joe Payne, and Matthew Scott. John Leone (Swing) has played starring roles both on and off-Broadway, in productions including Marius, Les Misérables, Chuck, and Avenue X. He has also performed in several regional theatre productions, as well as in film [...]

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March 30, 2006

Tony Predictions for Jersey Boys & Young

March 30th, 2006
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    Los Angeles Times blogger Tom O’Neil says this year the Tony Awards will be a real drama. There isn’t one mega-hit musical or play likely to sweep the kudos like The Producers or Doubt. Indeed, at this point, there doesn’t even seem to be a single show clearly ahead in either of those races, but [...]

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THIS JUST IN: Jersey Boys to Begin National Tour in San Francisco This December

March 30th, 2006
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    NEWSFLASH!! This just in from Broadwayworld.com’s News Desk: Jersey Boys, the smash hit musical about the rise and fall of chart-topping legends Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, which has taken Broadway by storm, will launch a National Tour in San Francisco beginning in December, 2006. The musical, which opened to rave reviews on November [...]

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March 29, 2006

Most Recent Jersey Boys Photos–Daniel Reichard at Benefit Concert

March 29th, 2006
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    Broadwayworld.com’s Ben Strothmann provides highlights and photos from the American Musicals Project’s annual benefit concert, “Applause for the Golden Boy: The Music of Charles Strouse” held on March 27 at the New York Historical Society. Jersey Boys’ Daniel Reichard, The Light in the Piazza’s Victoria Clark, Alexander Gemignani from Sweeney Todd, and other stars showcased [...]

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Daniel Reichard to Appear in Upcoming “Simply Barbra” Event

March 29th, 2006
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    On April 17, 2006, Jersey Boys’ Daniel Reichard, in addition to Grey Gardens’ Matt Cavenaugh, and The Light in the Piazza’s David Burnham will appear alongside Barbara Streisand–or at least an approximation of the legendary diva in the form of Steven Brinberg. Reichard, Cavenaugh, and Burnham will serve as the trio of leading men backing [...]

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Jersey Boys’ Director Des McAnuff Will Receive Award

March 29th, 2006
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    Broadwayworld.com’s News Desk reports that the Drama League is has announced the recipients of its three annual specialty awards which will be presented at The 72nd Annual Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 5, 2006 (12 p.m.). This year’s honorees include Jersey Boys’ director Des McAnuff, who will be honored with the Julia Hansen [...]

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March 28, 2006

Latest Jersey Boys Photo Update

March 28th, 2006
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    Jersey Boys’ John Lloyd Young accompanied Alison Franck at the Off-Broadway opening of the cult musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris last night at the Zipper Theater. Check out photos and story on Playbill.com.

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Jersey Boys Among Hottest Jukebox Musicals

March 28th, 2006
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    USA Today reporter Elysa Gardner reports that ever since the Mama Mia! took Broadway by storm back in 2001, New York and other cities have welcomed a stream of shows based on the catalogs of popular artists and bands. In addition to the Mama Mia!, Gardner highlights Movin’ Out, The Times They Are a-Changin’, Hot [...]

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Record-Breaking Jersey Boys Continues Box Office Hot Streak

March 28th, 2006
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    Another great week for Broadway in general, as grosses for the week ending 3/26/06 climbed over $804,000 to $17,146,095 from the previous week for the 30 shows on the boards. As posted yesterday, Jersey Boys broke another house record, grossing $997,640 and selling 9,709 seats. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from Broadwayworld.com Wicked $1,341,200 [...]

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March 27, 2006

BREAKING NEWS: Jersey Boys Sets a New House Record–AGAIN

March 27th, 2006
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    NEWSFLASH!! Broadwayworld.com’s News Desk reports that the smash hit musical Jersey Boys has set another new house record at the August Wilson Theatre, grossing $997,640 for the week ending March 26, 2006. Jersey Boys Blog will report on last week’s Broadway grosses as soon as they become available.

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March 26, 2006

The Times of Our Lives–Jersey Boys Photo Gallery Update

March 26th, 2006
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    It’s time for another update from the Tech-half of Jersey Boys Blog: Remember those old Polaroid commercials with that “Times of Your Lives” jingle starring James Garner and Marriott Hartley? Everybody loved them and they sold a lot of cameras and a lot of film. In my household, it usually went something like this: You [...]

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March 25, 2006

Marshall Brickman’s A&E Appearance Recap

March 25th, 2006
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    On the 3/19/06 edition of “A&E’s Breakfast With the Arts,” co-writer Marshall Brickman talks to host Karina Huber about the how the idea for Jersey Boys came about, in addition to success of the hit musical. Brickman also tells Huber about his show business career, which included writing stints with Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett, [...]

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Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording–Number 7 on Billboard Charts

March 25th, 2006
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    For the week of March 25, 2006, Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording is listed at the Number 7 position on Billboard’s Top Broadway Album Charts. Billboard Magazine’s Top 10 Broadway Albums list for this week are listed below: Wicked The Color Purple Mama Mia! Rent—Best of Highlights Spamalot Sweeney Todd Jersey Boys Hairspray Phantom of [...]

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March 24, 2006

Confessions of a Wanna-be Record Producer

March 24th, 2006
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    I confess…I’ve always dreamed of being a record producer… Listening to the “Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording,” followed by the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ “Anthology” made my unusually long 90-minute bumper-to-bumper commute yesterday much more bearable. Being at a complete stop for 20 minutes, I got to thinking about these recordings and [...]

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Latest Celebrity at Jersey Boys: “Raymond’s” Mom, Doris Roberts

March 24th, 2006
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    In a TV Guide interview, Doris Roberts, who played Mom in “Everybody Loves Raymond,” said she had great seats at Jersey Boys last week. When she came down the aisle, she said a group of people who saw her stood up and started to applaud. Then, she received applause from the entire audience seated in [...]

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March 23, 2006

Listen to John Lloyd Young’s Interview on Wisconsin Public Radio

March 23rd, 2006
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    Check out the new John Lloyd Young interview on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “To the Best of Our Knowledge” program. Young tells Anne Strainchamps why he decided to become an actor, how the movie “Tootsie” inspired him, and what it’s like to live the dream of making it big. You’ll also hear about his five auditions [...]

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March 22, 2006

Jersey Boys Among Hot Broadway Shows Featured on WABC7 TV Special March 25

March 22nd, 2006
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    Broadwaywold.com’s News Desk reports that WABC 7 will present “Broadway Backstage: Spring Preview” on Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:30 – 8:00 PM (Channel 7). The 30-minute special, with co-hosts Kelli O’Hara and Steve Bartelstein, will feature Broadway’s hottest shows including Jersey Boys, The Threepenny Opera, Tarzan, The Pajama Game, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ring Of Fire, [...]

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March 21, 2006

Latest Celebrity Sighting at Jersey Boys–’The Fonz’

March 21st, 2006
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    A new thread on Talkinbroadway.com’s message board said that Henry Winkler was seen at Jersey Boys this past Sunday and spent the whole intermission signing autographs for fans. Have you seen or heard about any other celebrities seeing Jersey Boys?

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