Jersey Boys Blog

In the words of Tommy DeVito, “That’s our song, ‘Oh, What a Night.” ‘Ces Soirées-là.’ French. Number One in Paris, 2000. Ten weeks.” Here’s the 2000 French video by Yannick!

Thanks to Lori Leone, we have an amazing photo and update of Bobby Spencer’s last Jersey Boys performance on September 14, 2008. Lori reports that there was a special energy on stage that day, with Bobby receiving a spectacular round of applause during his last performance as Nick Massi! Bobby’s family was there to share [...]

But I’m getting ahead of myself. You wanna begin at the beginning. There’s lots of people you wanna talk to— Red eye flight turbulence; August: Osage County; one of the most amazing Jersey Boys matinee performances (including the incredibly talented Dominic Scaglione, Jr. as “Frankie”); chatting with the legendary Bob Gaudio; a whirlwind adventure to [...]

Details coming soon on yesterday’s amazing show and audience (Big details! This was one of the best shows–EVER)! But just to give you a preview: Does a visit to Jersey Boys Broadway get much better than this? Picture this: Matinee performance: Saturday, September 27–an usher is escorting the Tech Half and I to our respective [...]

We’d like to wish Michael Ingersoll a Happy 30th Birthday today!!

By Charles Alexander, Jersey Boys Blog Correspondent Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice had a problem. It was a pleasant problem, but a problem nonetheless. Would they be one-hit wonders? After writing a wildly successful, internationally acclaimed, multiple Tony-winning musical based on the timeless music of Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe, what could B&E possibly do [...]

Big news from Vegas Jersey Boys! Travis Cloer is joining the Vegas cast as the late show Frankie Valli! Travis will begin performing in mid-October at the Tuesday (9:30PM) and Saturday (10:00PM) shows at The Palazzo! Congratulations to Travis and welcome to Vegas!!

Jersey Boys Broadway had a great week at the box office, being the only show last week that was SOLD OUT! The show grossed $1,136,055 and had a 101.2% attendance rate for the week ending September 21, 2008. The 29 shows on the boards grossed $15,646,164, a nearly 11% increase from the previous week. Below [...]

Photos courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com ( Part One and Part Two).

Ava Gacser of APP.com has a terrific in-depth interview with Russell Fischer–Jersey Boys’ new Joe Pesci on Broadway! Gascer talks to Russell and his parents about his love of theatre from an early age. By age 10, he was in a “Sound of Music” production starring Debby Boone. And today, just weeks after turning 22, [...]

They ask me, what was the high point? There have been so many since Jersey Boys Blog began, but last Saturday night was one of the big ones–An invitation to a front row seat center at the 10PM Jersey Boys show in Vegas with Krystal Thomsen! It doesn’t get much better than last Saturday! The [...]

Thanks to Larry Baker, we have photo coverage of Jersey Boys and Wicked cast members (as well as Rick Elice!) participating in today’s Chicago AIDS Walk! The JB/Wicked team raised $10,000 for the cause and you can still make a donation! Visit the JERSEY BOYS/WICKED Team Page to make your contribution!

Jersey Babys is getting high praise from reviewers! From Celebrity Society: From AllMusic.com: Rhino Records, in a move that some might feel harkens back to the company’s roots as a purveyor of peculiar music and novelty acts, presents Jersey Babys, an extension of the award-winning musical Jersey Boys — The Story of Frankie Valli and [...]

Playbill.com reports that the Toronto engagement of Jersey Boys, part of the North American tour of the Tony-winning musical about Frank Valli and the Four Seasons, has been extended a second time. The limited run, which began Aug. 21 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, had been scheduled to play through Oct. 5. “Due [...]

It’s amazing how Jersey Boys can make even a student in the library with a tough research project smile! Yesterday, at the library, a frustrated student came into my office asking for help on a research project. The frustration soon disappeared when she saw my Jersey Boys poster hanging on the wall behind my desk. [...]

The BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction will take place Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 10:00am-7:00pm at Shubert Alley and West 44th Street! Check out the latest!! JERSEY BOYS sheet music prop of “Cry for Me”, used onstage and signed by original company members John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, and J. Robert [...]

Jersey Boys Broadway was one of three shows that remained in the millionaires’ club last week, grossing $1,101,156 (and a 99.8% attendance rate) for the week ending September 14, 2008. The 25 shows on the boards grossed $13,763,549, a nearly 10% increase from the previous week. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for [...]

BroadwayWorld.com reports that Dominic Nolfi and Jarrod Spector will step into the roles of Tommy DeVito and Frankie Valli, respectively, in the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning smash hit musical, on Tuesday, September 30. Tony Award® winner Christian Hoff, who originated the role of Tommy DeVito at La Jolla Playhouse [...]