Jersey Boys Blog

In honor of Bob Gaudio’s birthday celebration, check out Part One of a terrific four-part interview from Jersey Boys Australia! To watch the whole series, click HERE.

What is it with these Scorpios?! The stars are definitely in alignment today–as not one–but two JERSEY BOYS geniuses are celebrating their birthdays!! We wish JERSEY BOYS co-writer Rick Elice Happy Birthday Greetings today! Rick, we hope your birthday celebration and your upcoming year is as sensational as the amazing joy you have brought all [...]

On November 17, 1942, Bob Gaudio, “the kid who plays like a madman–and he writes songs”–was born! Scorpio, right? We wish musical genius, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and Grammy Award-winner Bob Gaudio a very Happy 69th Birthday today!! Something I’ve always wanted to ask Bob Gaudio: On [...]

Forty-nine years ago today, on November 17, 1962, ”Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was the quartet’s second consecutive chart-topper that remained in the top position for FIVE consecutive weeks from November 17, 1962-December 21, 1962. Additionally, the song spent three consecutive weeks [...]

In Parade’s Holiday Music Edition, Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys Christmas album received a holly, jolly review! Check it out: SEASONS GREETINGS: Jersey Boys: Cast members from the Tony-winning musical bring infectious energy and a retro jukebox feel to classics both spiritual and secular, including a doo-wop–inspired “White Christmas.” Amazon.com Widgets

Big News from JERSEY BOYS: (PHILADELPHIA, PA) – November 16, 2011 – Casting has been announced for the Philadelphia return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. JERSEY BOYS will launch a new Second National Tour at the Forrest Theatre on [...]

Another fantastic review for JERSEY BOYS at the National Theatre in DC! Check out a preview from DC Theatre Scene’s Terry Ponick: This is not a swaggering, rock-star performance but a thoughtful one that follows Valli’s youthful ineptness into an evolving sense of loyalty, control, and ultimately, his power of vision. If it doesn’t always [...]

By Audrey Rockman, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent True to their name, at 5 pm today, The Midtown Men will be in Midtown – following the likes of Tony Bennett, Harry Connick, Jr. and John Legend – to help Bloomingdale’s celebrate the unveiling of their extraordinary holiday windows on Lexington Avenue (at 59th St.). Don’t [...]

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. (Photo Credit: Leanna) On Monday, November 14 the stars of Broadway’s JERSEY BOYS, Matt Bogart, Andy Karl, Jarrod Spector, and Quinn VanAntwerp performed at the lighting of the UNICEF Snowflake at a special ceremony in front of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, singing two fabulous selections from [...]

Michael Lomenda, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Preston Truman Boyd and John Gardiner (left to right) in Jersey Boys at the National Theatre. Photograph by Joan Marcus, courtesy Center Stage Marketing More fantastic reviews for the JERSEY BOYS first national tour production’s return to the National Theatre! Check out previews to the latest: Jolene Munch Cardoza, Washington [...]

For the second week in November, JERSEY BOYS Broadway grossed $1,019,387 and had a 91.8% attendance rate. The 32 shows on the boards grossed $23,802,020, a nearly 11% increase from the previous week’s totals. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending November 13, 2011. Wicked $1,646,583 The Lion King $1,567,670 [...]

The JERSEY BOYS first national tour’s return to DC is thrilling critics and audiences! Check out sneak peeks of rave reviews, along with links to photos from the opening night cast party celebration! Doug Poms, MD Theatre Guide: Jersey Boys is an electric show that not only thoroughly entertains us but also tells us an [...]

The cast of JERSEY BOYS 1st National tour is going to be performing ROCK LIKE A MAN 50′s-60′s Edition at the D.C Improv on November 28th at 7:30pm. Proceeds go to Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS and Food & Friends. This one-night-only-event will feature the men and women of the 1st National Tour of JERSEY [...]

Thank you to everyone who has voted in our latest JBB Poll: Who Would You Like to See Play Lorraine in the Movie Version of Jersey Boys? If you haven’t voted, we’d love to find out who you think would be the perfect actress to play the role of “Lorraine” in the film adaptation of [...]

The stars were definitely in alignment on November 12, 1931 when Songwriters Hall of Fame member and phenomenal record producer Bob Crewe was born! We wish Mr. Crewe a very Happy 80th Birthday today and thank him for his fantastic contributions to the world of pop music! For those of you on Twitter, let’s salute [...]

Heather Hoshiko It’s been quite some time since we’ve done a JBB Fantastic Fan Interview, so we’re excited to bring this feature back, with a big JB Las Vegas fan, Heather Hoshiko! Here’s a little backstory on how I found out Heather was into Jersey Boys: I’ve gotten to know Heather since she’s a grad [...]

For today’s Friday Flashback, a little Billboard chart trivia about “Let’s Hang On”: This song, written by Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer, and Denny Randell, peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 11, 1965. It stayed in the Top 10 for eight consecutive weeks (six of those weeks in the Top 5) and [...]

Royal Teens’ co-founder Tom Austin will be featured on the “Rockin’ Richard Show” on WNHU this coming Wednesday, November 16, 2001 at 11AM. Tom will be talking about The Royal Teens, Bob Gaudio, The Four Seasons, and more! The show will be taped for replay on the same day in the evening at 6PM and [...]

From BroadwayWorld.com: On Monday, November 14 the stars of Broadway’s JERSEY BOYS will perform at the lighting of the UNICEF Snowflake at a special ceremony in front of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, singing selections from the newly released holiday album, “Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys Christmas.” The lighting event will [...]