Jersey Boys National Tour Rates an ‘A’ in Palm Beach!
March 16th, 2010Critic Hap Erstein’s review of the JERSEY BOYS national tour is nothing short of WOW! Here’s a preview to this fantastic write-up:
Sure, there have been plenty of backstage biographical musicals before, but few have the emotional impact of Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-certified Best Musical. Currently in residence at the Kravis Center through March 28, the national tour is well cast and as tightly staged and fluidly cinematic as the original Broadway production.
Reprising the role he played when Jersey Boys played the Broward Center last year, Joseph Leo Bwarie has the acting chops and freakish vocal range to be a very convincing Valli. Matt Bailey, Steve Gouveia and Ryan Jesse each get a turn relating the story as his back-up singers, with Bailey a standout as abrasive, irresponsible group originator Tommy DeVito.
If only every Broadway tour took the production care that this show does, audiences would not be scratching their heads so often wondering what the hype was all about. Jersey Boys delivers in full on entertainment value. If you were not a Four Seasons fan going in, you will be by the end of the evening.
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Looking forward to seeing the National Tour and love reading the reviews.
Comment by Rose — March 19, 2010 @ 9:57 pm