Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will be appearing in concert in Enlighten, at the Canberra Festival, on March 19. Greg Callaghan of The Australian has a fascinating Q&A with the legendary entertainer. Here’s a preview: Q: How does it feel to be immortalized in the musical Jersey Boys – to have your life being [...]
(more...)Rick Elice’s Peter and the Starcatcher opened Wednesday night at off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop to fabulous reviews. Check out the critics’ raves! Ben Brantley, New York Times: Adapted by Rick Elice from Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s popular children’s novel of 2004, “Peter and the Starcatcher†sustains a breathless air of adventure and a [...]
(more...)Another rave review for the JB national tour in Miami! Check out an excerpt from Laura Souto Laramee’s fantastic write-up: If you have not seen this show, I’m “Beggin’†you to go and immerse yourself in the feel-good music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. I’m “Swearin to God†you will not leave this [...]
(more...)As you all know, JERSEY BOYS London is on the shortlist for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award! Voting closes tomorrow (3/9/11) at Midnight. To vote, click HERE.
(more...)Critics are giving the thumbs-up to the JERSEY BOYS national tour production in Miami at the Arsht Center. Check out excerpts from the first three reviews: Chris Joseph, MiamiNewTimes.com: The story’s ups-and-downs, along with the elaborate set pieces, humor, and the band’s recognizable hits interwoven throughout, make for an all-around entertaining show. Even if you’re [...]
(more...)Big Men In Town News on Twitter! JERSEY BOYS Broadway celebrates their 2,200th performance at today’s 2:00 PM matinee! Congratulations to the cast, crew, and creative team on the latest JB achievement!
(more...)JERSEY BOYS national tour cast members met reporters on Friday at the Bombay Sapphire Lounge inside the Adrienne Arsht Center and Steve Rothaus has fabulous coverage on the Miami Herald’s Gay South Florida Blog!
(more...)On March 2, 1963–forty-eight years ago today, The Four Seasons had their third chart-topper: “Walk Like A Man”! The song, co-written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, remained in the Number One position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three straight weeks. When asked about the inspiration for “Walk Like A Man,” here’s what [...]
(more...)The JERSEY BOYS national tour production is heading to Milwaukee at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts from July 20-August 14. As a preview to the big show this summer, Joseph Leo Bwarie chats with Van McNeil on 99.1 WMYX! Click HERE to listen to the interview.
(more...)On Broadway, JERSEY BOYS grossed $1,062,895 and had an 98% attendance rate (up over 8% from the previous week) for the week ending February 27, 2011. The 25 shows on the boards grossed $17,734,578, climbing almost 11% from the previous week’s totals. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending February [...]
(more...)Miami Herald’s Christine Dolen has a terrific feature on the JERSEY BOYS national tour that is previewing Wednesday and Thursday, then opening Friday for a three-week run at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Jersey Boys transcends the “jukebox musical†label to become a compelling, joyous melding of the storytelling power of theater [...]
(more...)News from JERSEY BOYS London: Elaine Paige has just announced that the West End JB Company has made it to the shortlist for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award! To vote for JERSEY BOYS London, click HERE.
(more...)Last week, we posted Julia Tucker’s fun video tribute to Joseph Leo Bwarie! This past Wednesday evening, Julia had the opportunity to meet Joe following his performance at the Hippodrome Theatre!
(more...)On Broadway, JERSEY BOYS grossed $986,328 and had an 89.8% attendance rate for the week ending February 20, 2011. The 22 shows on the boards grossed $16,930,141, climbing nearly 11% from the previous week. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending February 20, 2011. The Lion King $1,534,779 Wicked $1,526,036 [...]
(more...)Jody Vodden has a marvelous interview with the new JERSEY BOYS West End “Frankie” alternate Jon Lee, who begins his starring role next month! Below is a preview. Q: As your Jersey Boys debut draws closer how are you feeling? A: My first night is the 18th March, which isn’t too far away now! It [...]
(more...)This fantastic rendition of “Cry For Me” is performed by Michael Shultz, a recent graduate of the Penn State University Musical Theatre program. Graduating in 2010, Michael has been performing in classic musicals such as “Oklahoma,” “Anything Goes,” and “The Sound of Music” up and down the East Coast. He currently resides in New York. [...]
(more...)Just a Reminder: JERSEY BOYS London is nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award. Click HERE to vote! Voting Closes Wednesday 2/23/11!
(more...)Julia Tucker’s college arranged a trip to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre to see the JERSEY BOYS national tour production, so she signed up to go, looking forward to a “fun night.” Turns out, that Julia, being a performer herself, was completely inspired by Joseph Leo Bwarie’s amazing stage presence, as well as his fantastic singing and [...]
(more...)With the JERSEY BOYS national tour production’s upcoming run in Miami from March 2-20 at Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Ziff House, staff writer Rod Stafford Hagwood has a fun preview with an interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, who wrote many of the group’s top hits. Here’s a sneak peek: “Who [...]
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