June 19, 2008

Four Seasons Street Naming Ceremony, June 25!

June 19th, 2008
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    By Audrey Rockman In less than week, there will be the long awaited Street Naming in honor of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group, The Four Seasons on Wednesday, June 25 at 1:30 in Union, NJ. The event will be held at Costco’s on West Chestnut Street, the site of the Bowling Lanes [...]

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Jersey Babys CD Update!

June 19th, 2008
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    News about the Jersey Babys CD! Along with Amazon.com and Rhino, the “Jersey Babys” CD is now available in Barnes and Noble, Best Buy and Virgin Records and FYE and J & R records! Reviewers are also taking note of this marvelous CD! In the 6/7/08 edition of the New York Post, Charlie Heller reviewed [...]

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June 18, 2008

Jersey Boys Broadway Stays Hot at the Box Office!

June 18th, 2008
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    Jersey Boys Broadway remained strong at the box office! For the week ending June 15, 2008, JB grossed $1,139,296 and had the highest attendance rate of all shows at 100.6%! The 34 shows on the boards grossed $19,059,102 for the week ending 6/15/08, up over 4% from the previous week. Below are the Top 10 [...]

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June 17, 2008

Farewell and Best Wishes to Christopher Kale Jones!

June 17th, 2008
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    Photo #1: ChristopherKaleJones.com, Photos #2-3: by Joan Marcus, Photo #4: JBB. On Sunday, June 15, the incredible Christopher Kale Jones played his final performance as Frankie Valli in the Jersey Boys national tour. Watching Chris’s phenomenal performance that first time at the Curran Theatre back in December 2006 was one of the most amazing and [...]

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June 16, 2008

Jersey Boys’ Appearance on 2008 Tonys!

June 16th, 2008
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Andrew Rannells’ Reflections on Playing Bob Gaudio

June 16th, 2008
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    John Patrick Gatta of The Morning Journal has a preview story about Jersey Boys coming to the Playhouse Square Center’s State Theatre in Cleveland. Gatta spoke with Andrew Rannells, who plays Bob Gaudio in the JB national tour. Here’s a sneak peek of what Andrew has to say about playing the legendary songwriter: Now, that [...]

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June 15, 2008

More on The 4 Seasons Story in Cleveland…

June 15th, 2008
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    Plain Dealer Theater Critic Tony Brown fills everyone in on the real story behind The Four Seasons’ arrest in Cleveland. Here’s the real story: On Sept. 6, 1965, a Labor Day Monday, The Four Seasons played a variety show hosted at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus by TV personality Mike Douglas. Columbus cops arrested [...]

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The Four Seasons’ Distinctive Sound

June 15th, 2008
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    Cleveland is getting ready for Jersey Boys, which begins at Playhouse Square on Wednesday! Cleveland.com’s John Soebel has a terrific feature on the distinctive sound of The Four Seasons. Soebel’s introduction to The Four Seasons was a television commercial for a best-of compilation. Against a montage of performance clips, a list of song titles scrolled [...]

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Let’s Go Back To The Tony Awards–2006!

June 15th, 2008
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    It’s hard to believe that it’s been over two years since we were all celebrating Jersey Boys’ EIGHT Tony Award nominations! Jersey Boys’ Tony Award Nominations Best Musical Best Book of a Musical–Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical–John Lloyd Young Best Performance by a Featured Actor in [...]

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June 14, 2008

Rick Elice Is Excited for Jersey Boys’ Cleveland Debut!

June 14th, 2008
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    Jersey Boys national tour plays the Playhouse Square in Cleveland from Wednesday June 18 through July 20! John Benson of The Gazette recently spoke to JB co-writer Rick Elice about the blockbuster musical. Why is Rick Elice excited about Jersey Boys’ Cleveland debut? According to Elice: In a way, The Four Seasons is like a [...]

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June 13, 2008

Were the 4 Seasons Really Arrested in Cleveland?

June 13th, 2008
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    Tony Brown, Cleveland Plain Dealer Theater Critic states, “Oh, what a night — the night Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons got busted in Cleveland.” But did it really happen the way the hit Broadway show “Jersey Boys,” which tells the story of the Four Seasons, says it did? Fuhgettaboudit. The night in question is [...]

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Jersey Boys-Themed Fundraiser Recap!

June 13th, 2008
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    Photos courtesy of Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar. Jersey Boys fans Howard Tucker, Pam Singer and Crez Capece attended Dr. David Younger’s Jersey Boys-themed Neurology Research Foundation fundraiser celebrating the NYU Lyme Disease Center. The evening raised money to support Lyme disease research. Joe Piscopo was great entertainment for the evening and some of the live auction items [...]

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Christian Hoff to Perform at Parkinsons Benefit 6/16

June 13th, 2008
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    BroadwayWorld.com reports that the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation will hold its 16th Annual Golf Invitational on Monday, June 16. The event will raise funds for research that will bring greater insight into dystonia and Parkinson’s disease, two devastating movement disorders affecting more than 1.5 million Americans. More than 300 golfers and 70 pros will [...]

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Frankie Valli and Rick Elice Reflect on Jersey Boys

June 13th, 2008
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    Entertainment Reporter Bruce DeMara of the Toronto Star spent some time talking with Frankie Valli and Rick Elice, who were in town yesterday to promote the first major Canadian production of Jersey Boys, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts from Aug. 21 to Oct. 5, presented by Dancap Productions. The Tony Award-winning musical, which [...]

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June 12, 2008

Jersey Boys Rocks West End!

June 12th, 2008
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    Bexley Times reviewer Marina Soteriou raves about Jersey Boys; however, she needs a refresher course in The Four Seasons vs. The Four Tops! She begins by telling readers that Jersey Boys tells the story of one of pop’s most successful bands, Frankie Valli and the Four Tops. Then, she ends the review by stating “but [...]

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June 11, 2008

An Adventure in Vegas for the Jersey Boys Cast!

June 11th, 2008
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    Theatermania.com reports that Jeremy Kushnier has spent many months touring the country as Tommy DeVito in the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, which tells the true story behind the legendary musical group The Four Seasons. But even he admits that the audiences in Las Vegas, where a somewhat revised version of the show is playing [...]

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June 10, 2008

Jersey Boys to Perform in ‘Broadway in Chicago Concert in the Park’ 6/30!

June 10th, 2008
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    BroadwayWorld.com reports that the Chicago Jersey Boys will be performing in the BROADWAY IN CHICAGO CONCERT IN THE PARK, a fantastic, free event featuring Broadway’s hottest shows during the city’s legendary Taste of Chicago festival. The BROADWAY IN CHICAGO CONCERT IN THE PARK will be held at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park Monday, [...]

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Jersey Boys Broadway Box Office Remains Strong!

June 10th, 2008
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    Jersey Boys Broadway had another strong week at the box office! For the week ending June 8, 2008, JB grossed $1,158,688 and had the highest attendance rate of all shows at 100.6%! As with the previous week,Jersey Boys was one of only three shows that was in the millionaires’ club! The 34 shows on the [...]

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June 8, 2008

Farewell and Best Wishes to Lauren Marshall!

June 8th, 2008
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    By Lauren Avila, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent She captured our hearts as Frankie’s girlfriend, Lorraine, along with many other characters. Unfortunately, now the time’s come for Lauren Marshall “to get off the merry-go-round.” As a powerful singer, Lauren thrilled audiences with exciting numbers such as “Ces Soirees-La,” “My Boyfriend’s Back,” and “Who Loves You.” [...]

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