Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording remains in the Number Two spot on the Billboard Top Cast Albums chart for the second consecutive week. This marks the 153rd straight week that the Grammy Winning Best Musical Show Album and RIAA Certified Gold recording has been on the chart.
(more...)Tommy was wrong! Not everyone can remember, especially when it’s a birthday celebration in Las Vegas. Susie is a little foggy on some of the details from last weekend, but this is how it was. First, we had cocktails, dinner, and dancing at the fabulous Foundation Room on top of Mandalay Bay with Susie’s cordial [...]
(more...)Travis Cloer, the amazing late-night Jersey Boys Vegas Frankie Valli, is singing “America the Beautiful” tomorrow at the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl on ESPN at 5:00 PM Pacific Time! The 17th edition of the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl will pit the University of Arizona Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars at Sam Boyd Stadium.
(more...)Photos by Amy Shaughnessy at BroadwayWorld.com. By Pamela Singer, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent It’s hard to imagine that anything coming out of the August Wilson theatre could possibly equal the exhilarating magic of Jersey Boys, but Monday night’s 15th anniversary concert of The Who’s Tommy did just that. Those of us fortunate enough to [...]
(more...)You can’t leave your laptop for 15 minutes without another Denver area newspaper theatre critic singing the high praises of Jersey Boys! The latest is from Steve Lipsher of the Summit Daily News–who states that the tunes of JB linger like the memories of a great era! Recounting the phenomenal pop-chart success of Frankie Valli [...]
(more...)Theater critic Mark Collins of Daily Camera begins his review of the Denver production of the Jersey Boys national tour by reflecting on his childhood. Collins states, “Thirty-five years or so ago, whenever the family was driving somewhere in the car, my sister would plead with my Dad, “Sing ‘Sherry baby,’ sing ‘Sherry baby.’” Sometimes [...]
(more...)Jerry Fink of the Las Vegas Sun has an interesting Q&A with the legendary Paul Anka in today’s edition. In a recent phone conversation, Anka talked about making a musical about his life. Turns out, the crooner of hits such as “Diana” and “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” has been inspired by JERSEY BOYS! [...]
(more...)On December 11th, the cast of Jersey Boys performed in The Royal Variety Performance at the Palladium Theatre to a star-studded audience including HRH Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. Their performance was aired on BBC1 last night!
(more...)We are thrilled to post Stubbleyou’s re-cap of Joseph Leo Bwarie’s “Not Your Average Joe” amazing December 8 concert that was held at the Falcon Theater in Burbank! By Stubbleyou Last Monday morning on the drive to school I gave my twelve-year-old a challenge: How many Jersey Boys songs do you think Joe Leo Bwarie [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Broadway is staying strong at the Broadway box office in the last month of 2008. For the week ending December 14, 2008, the show grossed $1,143,059. JB was also the ONLY sold out show last week, with a 100.8% attendance rate! The 32 shows on the boards grossed $19,744,753 for the week ending [...]
(more...)Critics continue to sing high praises for the Jersey Boys national tour in Denver! From Lisa Bornstein, Rocky Mountain News: This beautifully produced band bio is more than a jukebox musical, less than a book musical and thoroughly entertaining throughout. With a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the show takes a modified Rashomon [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys National Tour Cast Members: Steve Gouveia, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Josh Franklin and Erik Bates. (Photo: Joan Marcus) From John Moore, Denver Post Theater Critic: As a vocal performance, “Jersey Boys” strikes not one false falsetto note. That’s thanks mostly to Joseph Leo Bwarie’s endearing re-creation of Valli and his angelic voice. Along with [...]
(more...)Photos by Kerry Long at BroadwayWorld.com. By Lulu Thompson, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent If the “Rockers on Broadway” salute to “The Who’s Tommy” held later TONIGHT at The August Wilson Theatre is anything like last year’s salute to Motown, concert goers are in for a real treat…an evening of high-energy, nonstop music and entertainment! [...]
(more...)Photos by Peter James Zielinski at BroadwayWorld.com. From BroadwayWorld.com: The 20th Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION announced a total of $3,061,000 had been raised by the 63 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Since 1989, the 20 editions of GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION have raised a [...]
(more...)Canada’s Jersey Boys, from left to right, Michael Lomenda (Nick Massi), Derek Krantz (Bob Gaudio), Jeff Madden (Frankie Valli) and Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito), re-enact the cover art from a Four Seasons album. (Photo: Colin McConnell/Toronto Star) Toronto Star’s Theatre Critic Richard Ouzounian has a terrific interview with the new “Frankie” in Toronto’s Jersey Boys–Jeff [...]
(more...)Members of the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning rock musical The Who’s Tommy are currently in rehearsals for tomorrow’s reunion concert. The 8 PM concert will be held at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). Tickets, priced $52-$502, are available by visiting Telecharge, or by phoning (212) 239-6200. Here is a [...]
(more...)Peter Marks of the Washington Post notes that they should be handing out tissue boxes with the programs at “Next to Normal,” the melodic and blisteringly honest new musical at Arena Stage. The potent feelings are released by something inordinately powerful in the music and the story, which have been meticulously woven together by the [...]
(more...)Have you checked out Ryan Molloy’s new website? You can find out more about Ryan (including a link to his blog), as well as viewing photos in the gallery or buying his new album in the shop. For an added treat, his new site provides links to his Facebook page and his MySpace page–including phenomenal [...]
(more...)Josh Franklin (Photo by Ronnie Nelson Photography) Along with her interview with Bob Gaudio, Lisa Bornstein in Rocky Mountain News has an insightful interview with the young man who is playing the songwriting member of the Four Seasons, Josh Franklin. This Jersey Boy hails from Colorado Springs. After performing on Broadway in Grease and Legally [...]
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