Jersey Boys Blog

Rick Faugno and Joyce Chittick at The Palazzo Last weekend, we had the wonderful opportunity to interview Joyce Chittick and Rick Faugno for Jersey Boys Blog! It was marvelous to chat with the couple and the interview will be posted very soon! We’re sorry to report, however, that Joyce will be playing her final performance [...]

A message from our friends and JBB Fantastic Fans Buz and Irene Eizen: “Buz and I will be walking in the Miami half-marathon for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America on January 25, 2009. The research monies granted by CCFA to worthy doctors and scientists throughout the United States have grown by 250% over [...]

The Stage’s blogger Mark Shenton gives the thumbs-up to the Vegas production on Jersey Boys! Here’s a preview! And in a town where tribute shows are two-a-penny (as the listing of them all on lasvegas.com has it, “In Las Vegas, no performer ever leaves, they’re just replaced by impersonators”), this is an unfailingly classy diversion. [...]

We’ll never forget Sunday, September 28, 2008 in NYC! First, the fabulous JB Family Brunch at B. Smiths, followed by the spectacular final performances of Christian Hoff and Michael Longoria!

Jersey Boys Broadway was RED HOT at the box office during the first week in October. For the week ending October 5, 2008, the show grossed $1,104,309 and had the highest attendance rate of any show last week: 101%! For the week ending 10/5/08, the 30 shows on the boards grossed $16,587,237, up over 7.5% [...]

Musician Deborah Hurwitz, who helped shape the sound of the Broadway hit Jersey Boys and other major stage shows, is striking out on her own as a singer. As VOA’s Mike O’Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the former musical prodigy hopes to make a name as a solo performer. By age 12, Deborah Hurwitz was [...]

The New York Daily News gossip columnists Rush & Molloy report that Laura Bush must have a crush on those “Jersey Boys.” The First Lady has invited the hit Broadway musical to the White House for a second visit at an October 13 performance for Silvio Berlusconi, the cruise ship singer turned Italian prime minister. [...]

We’re a week behind on reporting on last weekend’s wonderful events, but let’s go back to the fantastic Jersey Boys Family brunch on Sunday, September 28 at B. Smith’s, organized by the truly phenomenal party planners, Irene Eizen and Pamela Singer! The beautifully-decorated Jersey Boys-themed tables, the fabulous food, and of course JB friends from [...]

Joey Reynolds and Jim Petrecca By Audrey Rockman Tonight, the popular Joey Reynolds Radio Show (WOR-710) will be featuring a segment about the old Jersey neighborhood that gave birth to the Four Seasons. Joey shares a few things in common with the legendary group- he has been entertaining audiences since the ‘60s and was inducted [...]

Belmont Avenue will be the center of attention Monday evening as the street is renamed Tommy DeVito Drive by the town of Belleville, New Jersey. About 200 friends, family and colleagues will be gathering to remember the humble and talented beginnings of Tommy DeVito ‘when it was all still ahead’ of him and brother, Nick [...]

In the October issue of Costco Connections, there’s a feature story about the Four Seasons Lane streetnaming at the Union Township Costco on June 25!

Following the sensational Jersey Boys matinee performance and stage door time with the cast, the Tech Half and I were invited to our friend and Four Seasons’ historian’s family’s house in New Jersey for a wonderful evening of family, friends, some marvelous food, and some amazing rare Seasons’ recordings! David and his kids, Crist and [...]

Hard to believe, this time last week, we were in the middle of one of the best Jersey Boys weekends of all time! Once the Tech-Half recovered from the red eye flight with some heavy turbulence, we began Friday night by seeing the 2008 Tony Award Winner for Best Play–August: Osage County! Fantastic play with [...]

Photos: 2-3: Courtesy of September: BroadwayWorld.com; Photo 4: Courtesy of Lulu Thompson; Photos 5-6: Courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com; Photos: 9-11: Courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com; Photo 12: Courtesy of Audrey Rockman; Photo 13: Courtesy of Lori Leone; Photo 14: Courtesy of Kathy Bartsche. Sorry if I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but saying goodbye to Jersey [...]

Jack Bess of the Evanston Review has a terrific interview with Cory Grant, who took over the role of Frankie Valli in the Chicago production of Jersey Boys last Saturday. Grant, 29, stated, “A year ago, I didn’t even have my (Actors) Equity Card, but they threw me right into the lions’ den and it’s [...]

We would like to send big Happy Birthday wishes to Travis Cloer, Jennifer Naimo and Mike Backes who are celebrating birthdays this week! Photos 1-2: Courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com. Photo 4: Courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com.

Jersey Boys Broadway had another strong box office week! In addition to being the only show last week that was SOLD OUT, JB was one of only three shows that remained in the millionaires’ club. The show grossed $1,099,560 and had a 100.9% attendance rate for the week ending September 28, 2008. For the week, [...]

News from Jersey Boys Chicago: The record-breaking Chicago Company of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, is thrilled to celebrate its first anniversary in Chicago this October. In celebration of this major event, Jersey Boys will hold a citywide pizza party to commemorate their official anniversary performance Tuesday, October 14, [...]

Jersey Boys Broadway welcomes a new Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi! Jarrod Spector assumes the role of Four Seasons lead singer Valli, Dominic Nolfi steps into the role of Tommy DeVito, and Matt Bogart begins his run as Nick Massi. The actors join Sebastian Arcelus, who has been portraying Bob Gaudio since January [...]