August 25, 2009

Original Jersey Boy Bob Gaudio Celebrates Toronto Anniversary!

August 25th, 2009
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    In honor of the production’s one-year anniversary at the Toronto Centre of the Arts, Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio was in town Thursday, Aug. 20 to take in a performance of the show he helped bring to Broadway four years ago in New York City. Reporter Fannie Sunshine has a terrific interview with original Jersey [...]

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Jersey Boys Vegas’ Lorraine: Carly Thomas-Smith

August 25th, 2009
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    Las Vegas Sun’s Jerry Fink has a feature on the newest member of the Vegas JERSEY BOYS cast, Carly Thomas-Smith, Carly Thomas-Smith, who joined the cast of the bio-musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in April, about the time it reached its one-year milestone at the Palazzo. She plays Valli’s girlfriend, Lorraine. It’s [...]

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August 24, 2009

Bob Gaudio Celebrates First Anniversary with Jersey Boys Toronto Cast; Show Extends Through November 29!

August 24th, 2009
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    Michael Lomenda (Nick Massi), Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio), Bob Gaudio, Jeff Madden (Frankie Valli), Daniel Robert Sullivan (Tommy DeVito) [Photo Credit: Cheol Joon Baek] From BroadwayWorld.com: Dancap Productions Inc., producers of the award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, celebrated the production’s one year anniversary last week at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. In honour of [...]

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Jersey Boys Has Highest Attendance Rate for Fourth Straight Week at Broadway Box Office!

August 24th, 2009
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    For the fourth straight week, JERSEY BOYS Broadway had the highest attendance rate on Broadway–101.1% and grossed $1,126,088 for the week ending August 23, 2009! The 20 shows on the boards grossed $17,882,289, with a decrease of 5.75% from the previous week’s totals. . Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week [...]

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August 23, 2009

Video Interview with JB Australia’s Nick Massi, Glaston Toft!

August 23rd, 2009
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Rick Faugno’s ‘Songs My Idols Sang (And Danced)’ This Afternoon; Adds Second Show 9/20!

August 23rd, 2009
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    Rick Faugno will be performing “Songs My Idols Sang (And Danced)’, a one-man showcase at the South Point Casino TODAY at 3PM! And, by popular demand, Rick has added a second show–on Sunday, September 20, also at 3PM! Reporter John Przybys has a terrific interview with Rick and a preview of the show! The show [...]

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August 22, 2009

Frankie Valli 1984 Appearance on ‘Super Night of Rock ‘n Roll’

August 22nd, 2009
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    The legendary Frankie Valli with girl group icons Darlene Love, Martha Reeves, and Ronni Spector singing a medley of hits in the 1984 NBC “Super Night of Rock ‘n Roll” special. Does anyone remember seeing this show before?

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August 21, 2009

JERSEY BOYS Broadway’s Actors Fund Benefit Performance Sunday Night!

August 21st, 2009
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    From BroadwayWorld.com: The Broadway production of JERSEY BOYS will perform an additional performance on Sunday, August 23 at 8pm to benefit The Actors Fund. All of the actors’ salaries and all of ticket sales will be donated to The Actors Fund benefiting people in film, theater, television, music, opera, and dance. Visit Telecharge.com to purchase [...]

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Six Straight Weeks at Number One for Jersey Boys Cast Recording!

August 21st, 2009
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    From BroadwayWorld.com: For the week of 8/16/09, the Grammy-winning JERSEY BOYS Original Broadway Cast Recording tops the Billboard Top Cast Albums chart for the SIXTH straight week! This marks the 187th consecutive week that the RIAA Certified Gold recording has remained on the chart.

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August 20, 2009

Happy First Anniversary to Jersey Boys Toronto!

August 20th, 2009
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    The Toronto Four Seasons and their castmates are celebrating their first anniversary this evening at the Toronto Centre for the Arts: Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio), Daniel Robert Sullivan (Tommy DeVito), Michael Lomenda (Nick Massi), and Jeff Madden (Frankie Valli). (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus)

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Five Unsung Heroes of Jersey Boys Toronto

August 20th, 2009
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    Five “unsung heroes” gather before a show last week. From left, Cindy Toushan, Elizabeth Baird, Michael Lomenda, Élodie Gillett and Grant Tilly. (Photo Credit: Vince Talotta/Toronto Star) In honor of Toronto JERSEY BOYS’ first anniversary, Toronto Star’s Richard Ouzounian revisited the show last with and saw it with a sold-out, cheering crowd, only proving that [...]

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Bob Gaudio Reflects on the Enduring Appeal of The Four Seasons’ Music

August 20th, 2009
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    Toronto Star’s Bruce DeMara notes that even Four Seasons songwriter/keyboardist Bob Gaudio can’t quite believe it. In Toronto, the original Broadway cast recording of Jersey Boys placed third in CD sales for the week of Aug. 3 to 9 and The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons placed fifth. The two albums [...]

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JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Chicago Cast Member Timothy Quinlan!

August 20th, 2009
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    Timmy Quinlan Before his performance on Sunday afternoon July 12, we had a marvelous time chatting with swing cast member Timothy (Timmy) Quinlan, who was playing Billy Dixon during the week. Along with finding out about how he followed his acting dreams and what led him to audition to JERSEY BOYS, Timmy talks about the [...]

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August 19, 2009

Third Straight Week of Highest Attendance Rate for Jersey Boys Broadway!

August 19th, 2009
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    For the third straight week, JERSEY BOYS Broadway had the highest attendance rate on Broadway–101.3% and grossed $1,154,537 for the week ending August 16, 2009! The 21 shows on the boards grossed $19,325,547, with 10 of the shows in the millionaires’ club last week. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week [...]

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Rick Faugno to Bring Back Entertainment from the Past in Upcoming Solo Show!

August 19th, 2009
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    Rick Faugno rehearses a dance number for the debut of his first solo show, “Songs My Idols Sang (And Danced).” (Photo Credit: Leila Navidi) This Sunday, August 23, JERSEY BOYS Vegas’ Frankie Valli, Rick Faugno will be debuting his one-man show, the “Songs My Idols Sang (and Danced),” at the South Point Casino! This is [...]

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August 18, 2009

Behind the Scenes at ‘Las Vegas Celebrates the Music of Michael Jackson’

August 18th, 2009
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    KTNV Reporter Jessica Lovell goes behind the scenes of “Las Vegas Celebrates the Music of Michael Jackson,” which is co-produced by Erich Bergen. You’ll get a preview as the Las Vegas cast of JERSEY BOYS rehearses the Jackson 5 classic, “I’ll Be There,” which features a new arrangement by Steve Orich. The song is one [...]

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Pizza Party to Celebrate Jersey Boys’ First Anniversary in Toronto!

August 18th, 2009
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    Dancap Productions is teaming up with Boston Pizza to celebrate JERSEY BOYS’ first anniversary in Toronto! The pizza party will held at Yonge-Dundas Square on Thursday, August 20, 2009 from 11am-1pm!

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August 15, 2009

JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Chicago Cast Member Dominic Scaglione, Jr. !

August 15th, 2009
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    (Photos 3 & 5: Joan Marcus; Photo 4: Eric Draper) Picture this: Sunday, July 12. A perfect summer early evening in Chicago, at an outdoor café following front row Rush tickets to one of the most spectacular JERSEY BOYS shows we’ve ever seen! A little tea, a little wine, the sounds of the city in [...]

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Jersey Boys in Vegas: A Remarkable and Brilliant Story!

August 15th, 2009
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    In his Desert Valley Times review, Ed Kociela states that the Las Vegas production of JERSEY BOYS pulls no punches as it tells the story of The Four Seasons all in a damp, husky tone. Sure, there’s the music. “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night),” “My Eyes Adored You,” “Dawn [...]

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