Jersey Boys Blog

Steven Bryan of AJC.com states that JERSEY BOYS makes its local debut Wednesday at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta! During the run, the touring production will see its 1,000th performance. Here’s a preview of the story that features interviews with Rick Elice, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Josh Franklin, and Des McAnuff. “That’s three years of touring,” [...]

Shonn Wiley as Bob Gaudio (in Chicago production since Jan. ’09); Michael Cunio as Tommy DeVito (in Chicago production since April ’09); Dominic Scaglione Jr. as Frankie Valli (in Chicago production since April ’09); and Michael Ingersoll as Nick Massi (in Chicago production since it first opened in Oct. ’07). (Photo: The Theatre Loop Blog) [...]

Have you checked out Jeff Madden’s Taking the Wheel Blog lately? There are a ton of updates and highlights of what’s been going on with him and the Toronto JERSEY BOYS! Here’s some of the news: Vacation Time: Jeff will be vacationing in Cuba with his family starting Monday and will return to the show [...]

Earlier in the month, Jeff Madden wrote five diaries for the National Post newspaper. He posted them in his Taking The Wheel Blog. Here’s a preview: FRIDAY’S POST – WHY I LOVE MY JOB Last night was a great show. Everybody was connected, the pacing was crisp, and the crowd was awesome. JERSEY BOYS plays [...]

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JERSEY BOYS Broadway had the highest attendance rate–101.1%–and grossed $1,033,177 for the week ending May 17, 2009. The 34 shows on the boards grossed $19,514,195, climbing over six percent from the previous week. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending May 17, 2009. Wicked $1,403,974 West Side Story $1,240,854 Billy [...]

BWW was invited to cover a very special event with the Canadian Cast of “Jersey Boys”. This unique musical has proven to be a hit with men, and to further capitalize on that appeal, Dancap Productions ran a special “Sports Night” where various figures in the Toronto sports community were invited to come and see [...]

For the second straight week, JERSEY BOYS Original Cast Recording is Number One on the Billboard Top Cast Albums chart. This marks the 175th consecutive week that the Grammy winner has been on the chart.

On Sunday, May 17, Musical Theatre West had a benefit “First Look” screening of “Forever Plaid: The Movie” that stars the one and only Daniel Reichard! Thanks to Stubbleyou, we have fabulous photo coverage of the event!

Jim Farmer of Sovo.com has a feature on Jonathan Hadley, who plays Bob Crewe in the national tour of JERSEY BOYS. One of the surprises many audience members members receive when watching the musical “Jersey Boys” is learning that there was an unofficial fifth member of the legendary Four Seasons band, Bob Crewe, and that [...]

Kristi Casey Sanders of EncoreAtlanta.com has an interesting interview with Rick Elice, who talks about the beginnings of JERSEY BOYS and its eternal heart. According to Elice, the show exists because of three miracles that took place between October 2003 and October 2004. The first miracle was that Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio gave Elice [...]

(Photo by: Joan Marcus) This Just In: Las Vegas Weekly has posted their “Vegas’ Best 2009” issue and JERSEY BOYS is the staff pick for Best Show on the Strip! This show should not have survived, coming after the Broadway West vanguard (Avenue Q, Hairspray, The Producers and Spamalot) went down in quick succession. Unlike [...]

News from Ross Brundrett, HeraldSun.com: The young Australian stars of the mob-infused hit story of 1960s pop group The Four Seasons, took a break from rehearsals yesterday to perform a medley of the group’s early hits (Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry and Walk Like a Man) for the media. Despite it being launched in a [...]

Photos courtesy of Larry Baker & Jared Bradshaw JERSEY BOYS Chicago cast members Michelle Aravena (swing cast member), Jared Bradshaw (swing cast member), and John Michael Dias (Frankie Valli alternate) made a special appearance at the Roostertail in Detroit on Monday at the JB launch party! The JERSEY BOYS national tour will be playing at [...]

JERSEY BOYS Melbourne’s Four Seasons: Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio), Scott Johnson (Tommy DeVito), Glaston Toft (Nick Massi), and Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli) The Sunday Herald Sun has a great write-up from Catherine Lambert about the upcoming Melbourne production of JERSEY BOYS that opens at the Princess Theatre on July 4! Lambert speaks with Bobby Fox, [...]

Between now and next year, JERSEY BOYS national tour will be playing all over the United States! Here’s the latest schedule update: Orlando, FL at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, May 6-24, 2009 Atlanta, GA at the Fox Theatre, May 27-June 21, 2009 Raleigh, NC at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts—Raleigh [...]

Interesting rock star story in Doug Elfman’s column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal today about the Spin Doctors’ lead singer Chris Barron. Some weeks ago, Barron and his girlfriend flew in from New York on the sly, stayed at the Stratosphere, paid to see JERSEY BOYS and a number of other shows, and enjoyed some [...]

Rhonda Fleming In Act One of JERSEY BOYS, Bob Gaudio says to us: So now I’m a one hit wonder all over again. Only, what I wonder is, Where’s the next idea gonna come from? Crewe and I are banging our heads against the wall and nothing’s coming. And then one night, I’m watching the [...]

The Boston Globe’s Louise Kennedy notes that Boston’s downtown theaters will have a busier summer than usual–with JERSEY BOYS (July 23-Sept. 26), The Color Purple, and Rent coming to town. What all three shows have in common, aside from successful Broadway runs and crowd-pleasing tunes, is a strong sense of story – and a story [...]