Las Vegas Sun reporter Joe Brown notes that when he heard that Michael Jackson had died, one of his first thoughts was of actor/singer/songwriter Erich Bergen, who plays the role of Four Seasons songwriter Bob Gaudio in “Jersey Boys†at the Palazzo. He knew Bergen would be taking the news harder than most. Brown asked [...]
(more...)Byron Woods of IndyWeek.com admits that his expectations for the touring version of Jersey Boys weren’t high, even though the original is continuing three-and-a-half-year run on Broadway and a bevy of awards, including the 2006 Tony for best musical. Besides, his most vivid childhood memory of The Four Seasons involve Frankie Valli’s overamplified falsetto drilling [...]
(more...)Lindsay Christians of 77Square.com wonders why she LOVES Jersey Boys: I have heard it said that we fall in love because of how the other person makes us feel. That’s why I love “Jersey Boys.” “Jersey Boys,” the story of the Four Seasons, is a polished, video-enhanced major musical running indefinitely at the Cadillac Theatre [...]
(more...)JB National Tour: Steve Gouveia, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Josh Franklin, and Matt Bailey (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus) Robert W. McDowell of Classical Voice of North Carolina states, “Oh, what a show!” When Broadway Series South booked the much-ballyhooed national tour of Jersey Boys for a four-week run at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, expectations were stratospheric — [...]
(more...)Photo Credits: #2: Kerry Long; #3: Gary Goddard Agency; #4: Joan Marcus As reported last night, JERSEY BOYS Toronto took home two Dora’s, including Best Actor in a Musical for Jeff Madden and the Best Directing Award for Des McAnuff. Additionally, JERSEY BOYS won the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts’ Audience Choice Award!! Congratulations [...]
(more...)Robin Usher of The Age has the behind the scenes story of JERSEY BOYS–which opens on Saturday at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. According to Usher, the songs were a given, but telling the Jersey Boys’ back story took courage. Director Des McAnuff already had a reputation as a hitmaker when he agreed to take [...]
(more...)THIS JUST IN: The Star.com reports that Jersey Boys, the Tony-Award winning musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, earned two Doras, including directing honors for Des McAnuff and a performance award for Jeff Madden of the Toronto JB cast! Congratulations to Des McAnuff, Jeff Madden, and to all of the JERSEY BOYS Toronto [...]
(more...)Area critics are raving about the JERSEY BOYS national tour in Raleigh! Check these out! Roy C. Dicks of NewsObserver.com praises the highly polished national tour. Those of a certain age who count the singular sound of the Four Seasons as part of their dating/mating rituals (and they filled Memorial Auditorium on Friday night) will [...]
(more...)Michael Lomenda, Jeff Madden, Quinn VanAntwerp and Jeremy Kushnier have been nominated for Dora Awards this evening. (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus/Dancap Productions) The 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, celebrating excellence in Toronto’s performing arts community, will be handed out TONIGHT and JERSEY BOYS Toronto has been nominated for SEVEN awards! Below is the list of [...]
(more...)Ian Cuthbertson of The Australian has an in-depth interview with Bob Gaudio, who seems genuinely excited about the Melbourne debut of JERSEY BOYS, which will be the seventh major production of the show after those in several US cities, a Canadian company, and the London production. Though he had assistance with lyrics from producer Bob [...]
(more...)For the fourth straight week, JERSEY BOYS Original Cast Recording remains in the Number Two position on the Billboard Top Cast Album chart. This marks the 180th consecutive week that the Grammy-winning recording has been on the chart.
(more...)The late King of Pop, Michael Jackson was Erich Bergen’s inspiration. Erich spoke with Las Vegas One News about Jackson’s impact on his career and the superstar’s untimely death.
(more...)Did you know that JERSEY BOYS Vegas’ Bob Crewe, John Salvatore is also a Bikram yoga instructor? In this week’s Las Vegas Weekly, Jennifer Grafiada has a feature on Bikram yoga, which has been changing minds, bodies and lives. John Salvatore talks to Grafiada about his passion. Yoga can also help you sleep better, breathe [...]
(more...)Nathan Scherich Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan of The Herald-Sun has a terrific interview with Jersey Boys national tour cast member Durham native Nathan Scherich! Nathan talks about the JB auditions, what it’s like to be a swing cast member, and the awesome experiences he has been having with the hit show. Nathan Scherich auditioned for “Jersey [...]
(more...)In support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, StubHub, the official fan to fan marketplace of the smash Broadway hit JERSEY BOYS, is offering an exclusive JERSEY BOYS Broadway VIP Experience Package for Two that Includes the Following: • Two (2) VIP tickets to Jersey Boys on Broadway in New York City • Meet and greet [...]
(more...)West End Live slide show photos by Sarah Churchfield & Pip Maclean FABULOUS TIME : FABULOUS CAST : FABULOUS SHOW West End Live 2009 is an annual, unique theatre event that brings a selection of top productions out into the open, live in Leicester Square. And the best news is … it is absolutely FREE!!!! [...]
(more...)The Melbourne cast of Jersey Boys–Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli), Scott Johnson (Tommy De Vito), Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio) and Glaston Toft (Nick Massi) are interviewed on “9am with David and Kim.”
(more...)Fabulous photo coverage courtesy of WhatIsThisFeeling.com!
(more...)Today is the last day! If you haven’t done so already, please vote for JERSEY BOYS Toronto to win the Audience Choice Award for Outstanding Production! Visit http://www.nowtoronto.com/dora to choose JERSEY BOYS, and scroll down to complete and submit your vote! Voting closes at 11:00 p.m. today.
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