March 22, 2007

Jersey Boys National Tour Cast Rocks on Tonight Show!

March 22nd, 2007
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Today in Frankie Valli/4 Seasons History

March 22nd, 2007
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    On March 22, 1975, Frankie Valli hit Number One on the Billboard Pop Chart with “My Eyes Adored You.” The song stayed in the top spot for one week and remained on the chart for 23 weeks. This song, written by the Four Seasons long-time producer and co-writer, Bob Crewe, and Kenny Nolan, was a [...]

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March 21, 2007

Oscar Winner Martin Scorsese Sees Jersey Boys!

March 21st, 2007
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    On John Lloyd Young’s blog, he notes that this past Sunday, Jersey Boys had some major 2007 award winners in the audience: 2007 Academy Award-winning director, Martin Scorsese, and Jersey Boys very own 2007 Grammy Award winner, Bob Gaudio. Wonder if Martin Scorsese is considering directing the film version of JB?

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Eric Gutman’s Tonight Show Recap–Wow!

March 21st, 2007
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    Yesterday, we received details from Erich Bergen’s Burbank adventure before the national tour Jersey Boys cast ROCKED the “Tonight Show” with Jay Leno! Today, we get the Eric Gutman recap on his blog! Eric includes details on everything from the long wait in the SF airport on Sunday evening to the whirlwind of activity on [...]

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March 20, 2007

Tituss Burgess Cast in The Little Mermaid!

March 20th, 2007
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    Theatermania.com reports that Disney Theatrical Productions has announced casting for The Little Mermaid. The big news is this: Former Jersey Boys cast member Tituss Burgess will play busybody crab, Sebastian! Along with Tituss, heading the company are Sierra Boggess as Ariel, Sean Palmer as Prince Eric, Norm Lewis as King Triton, Eddie Korbich as Scuttle, [...]

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Jana Robbins in “ONE HELL OF A RIDE!” 4/18/07

March 20th, 2007
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    By Howard Tucker, Special Correspondent The Actress, Singer, and Casting Director For one night only, Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 8:15 PM at the Laurie Beechman Theater, Jersey Boys friend and fan, and my friend of seventeen years, Jana Robbins (www.janarobbins.com), will reprise her one woman cabaret act, “ONE HELL OF A RIDE!: The Songs [...]

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March 19, 2007

Erich Bergen in Burbank

March 19th, 2007
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    On Erich Bergen’s blog, he has posted some great photos and details of what has been going on in Burbank today as he and the rest of the JB national tour cast prepare for their appearance on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno!

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Jersey Boys Remains Robust at Box Office

March 19th, 2007
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    The NYC temperatures may have fallen last week, but Jersey Boys remained the hot ticket at the box office! For the week ending March 18, 2007, JB grossed $1,160,591 at the box office. Additionally, the show had the highest seating capacity of any show on Broadway–100.7%! For the week ending 3/18/07, grosses totaled $18,294,929 for [...]

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Sergio Trujillo Working on European Production of Tarzan

March 19th, 2007
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    Theater.com reports that Jersey Boys choreographer Sergio Trujillo is currently in Amsterdam, collaborating on a new concept for the European production of the Disney musical Tarzan, which opened on Broadway last year to largely negative reviews. About his new project, Trujillo stated, I am truly honored to be working with Disney. Tarzan is a wonderfully [...]

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Jersey Boys National Tour on Leno TONIGHT!

March 19th, 2007
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    The whole cast of the national tour of Jersey Boys will be appearing on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno TONIGHT! The program airs from 11:35PM-12:35 EST on NBC. Check your local listings for details. According to Playbill.com, the cast will perform a medley of songs on the late-night talk show, including “My Eyes Adored [...]

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More Cities Announced for JB & 2nd Tour To Be Launched

March 19th, 2007
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    Playbill.com reports that the national tour of Jersey Boys has announced more cities where the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical will play. Additionally, a second national tour of the hit musical will also be launched. The current tour kicked off at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre (where it runs through April 29) and will next play [...]

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March 18, 2007

Newsflash: Jersey Boys Is Headed to Minneapolis!

March 18th, 2007
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    The StarTribune.com reports that Minneapolis is one of ten cities slated for the first national tour of Jersey Boys, the Tony-winning musical that tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The Hennepin Theatre Trust announced that the show will play a five-week engagement at the Orpheum Theatre next March. Tom Hoch, president [...]

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JB Trivia Contest Alert: Five Hours Left to Enter!

March 18th, 2007
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    Wow! You guys know your Jersey Boys trivia! Since our last JB Trivia Contest Alert, we’ve had tons of people enter! Well, for those of you that have postponed entering (hmm, are you seeing the show one last time this afternoon?), you have FIVE more hours to enter! Yes, we’ve extended the contest until 11:00 [...]

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Jersey Boys–A Broadway Crowd-Pleaser!

March 18th, 2007
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    In Forbes’ “The Tastemakers” series, reporter Joshua Lipton focuses on the performing arts. Lipton notes that there is a special magic and immediacy of live performance that continues to draws theatergoers to the hushed houses on Broadway. In fact, the Great White Way raked in $906 million in 2006, the most ever in the history [...]

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March 17, 2007

Jersey Boys Trivia Contest Alert–Time Is Running Out!

March 17th, 2007
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    Wow! We’ve received an incredible response to the first Jersey Boys Trivia Contest! Thank you to everyone who has tested their Jersey Boys knowledge–you guys know your stuff! For those of you who haven’t entered yet, there’s still time! You have until tomorrow, March 18 at 9:00 PM EST to enter the contest! There will [...]

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Howell Binkley Is Treasure Island’s Lighting Designer

March 17th, 2007
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    Huliq.com reports that Jersey Boys Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley will be the lighting designer for the upcoming production of Treasure Island at the Alley Theatre in Houston. Alley Theatre’s production Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island will run from May 19 through June 17 on the Hubbard Stage. Directed by Gregory Boyd, Treasure Island [...]

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March 16, 2007

Tituss Burgess at The Triad

March 16th, 2007
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    Tituss Burgess in Concert (With Cassondra Kellum & Marty Thomas) Monday March 12, 2007 at The Triad By Special Correspondent Howard Tucker ([email protected]) Background Both my friend Jessica Calderon and I have seen Jersey Boys multiple times with Tituss Burgess, and saw his heart, soul, and humor in each of the scenes he’s in. (“Who [...]

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March 15, 2007

JB Cast Recording Stays at Number Two

March 15th, 2007
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    Playbill.com reports that the Grammy Award-winning Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording remained at the Number Two position on the Billboard Cast Albums chart. Take a look at the latest Billboard Top 5 Broadway Cast Album list (which remained unchanged from last week): Wicked Jersey Boys Mama Mia! Spring Awakening Hairspray

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Michael Longoria to Participate in Upcoming Arts Panel

March 15th, 2007
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    BroadwayWorld.com reports that Jersey Boys’ Michael Longoria will join Broadway casting directors and Wingspan Arts teachers in a panel discussion for teens that are serious about the arts. This free event, hosted by Wingspan Arts, is meant to prepare high school students for what it takes to make it in the competitive world of creative [...]

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