May 15, 2010

Jersey Boys in Providence: Great Acting, Great Music & Great Atmosphere!

May 15th, 2010

Jersey Boys LogoFantastic JERSEY BOYS national tour review from News.WBRU: Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and what a story it is.

It is narrated in parts by each original member of The Four Seasons: Tommy DeVito (played by Matt Bailey,) Bob Gaudio (Ryan Jesse,) Nick Massi (Steve Gouveia,) and Frankie Valli (Joseph Leo Bwarie.) They all do an excellent job not only at telling the story, but also in embracing their characters without any Broadway cheesiness. The show is sober but exciting and finds a good balance between performing as a musical and performing a concert-like revue of the plethora of Four Seasons hits.

The show begins in France in 2000, performing a French version of “Oh, What A Night” that made it to the top of the charts twenty-five years after its original followed a similar path. We then go back to the early 1960s where it all began. We see a young Frankie Valli brilliantly performed by Joseph Leo Bwarie. It’s unbelievable how seamlessly Bwarie portrays Valli’s growth. He is simply made for the part: his voice, his look, his attitude. But in truth, according to the reviewer, “it is one of the most successful ensemble shows I have seen yet. Yes, in reality, Frankie Valli becomes the star of the band, but in this show, Valli, DeVito, Gaudio and Massi share the glory and the talent. Or should I say Bwarie, Bailey, Jesse and Gouveia… It’s almost hard to tell characters from actors apart at this point.”

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