The Producers closed and Mama Mia celebrated its fifth anniversary in Las Vegas this month, but that pales in comparison to having an entire hotel/casino built for a Broadway megahit musical like Jersey Boys. I (the Tech Half) was able to get these photos a couple of weeks ago of the new “Sea Breeze Lounge” [...]
(more...)Big news from J. Robert Spencer! His Film FARM GIRL IN NEW YORK has been selected to be shown at this year’s Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, which will be held March 24-28, 2008! Visit the FARM GIRL IN NEW YORK official website for updates on the film, cast & crew information, bloopers, photos, trailer, and [...]
(more...)John Fleming, Times Performing Arts Critic says that more than a few tears of joy will be shed during Jersey Boys. There is something deeply affecting about men harmonizing, from the Four Freshmen to the Beach Boys to the Four Tops. It was the essence of 1960s American pop music, exhilarating in its freedom and [...]
(more...)Curtis Ross of TBO.com notes that somewhere between “American Bandstand” and “The Sopranos” sits Jersey Boys, a musical about the messy lives of ’60s pop stars The Four Seasons. The production won a Tony for Best Musical in 2006 and Friday’s opening night performance at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center’s Morsani Hall left little [...]
(more...)The latest from Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye regarding Jersey Boys in London: Ryan Molloy, Stephen Ashfield, Glen Carter and Philip Bulcock star in the London production of smash hit musical Jersey Boys. Director Des McAnuff has been rehearsing his cast in a church hall in London, but on Monday the company moves into the [...]
(more...)By Charles Alexander, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Jersey Boys Blog has learned that Rhino Records is now putting the finishing touches on a new release called Jersey Babys: The Music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons for Kids. It contains new instrumental versions of the Seasons’ biggest hits, from “Sherry” to “December 1963 [...]
(more...)It’s been quite the month for the Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording! Earlier this month, the cast recording became a certified gold recording (selling 500,000 copies)! Today, Billboard.com notes that the certified GOLD Grammy-winning recording is back to the Number One position on the Top Cast Album chart after five consecutive weeks in the #2 [...]
(more...)In his Vegas Confidential column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Norm Clarke notes that Nevada Public Radio’s fifth annual online auction continues through 1 p.m. Saturday, with more than 450 items and packages up for bid. Visit the KNPR Auction page for all the details!
(more...)For our seventh “JB Funniest Lines” poll, we would like to know: What’s Nick Massi’s funniest line in Jersey Boys? You can vote for the funniest line in the current poll on the sidebar to the right, or from the JB Blog Polls page.
(more...)Thank you to everyone who responded to the latest Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What’s the funniest male supporting character line in Act Two of Jersey Boys? It was a close race, but one response pulled ahead over the last week! Out of the 194 respondents, 61 (31%) said the funnest male supporting character line in [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Blog has learned that devoted fans of Jersey Boys and the original Four Seasons are getting together to tour the old neighborhood on Sunday morning, February 24. Plans include seeing the Stephen Crane Projects and the home of Tommy DeVito. They’ll drive by the place where Frankie first went up on stage, as [...]
(more...)Check out the FOX13 interview with Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio! The Jersey Boys national tour performs at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center starting tomorrow through March 15!
(more...)Michael Longoria attended the Drama League’s annual benefit that honored legendary producer Roger Berlind. Check out photo coverage of Michael and many other Broadway stars at the event on Theatermania.com.
(more...)We wish the extraordinarily talented and hilarious (and of course, a really nice guy!) Bobby Spencer a very Happy Birthday today!!
(more...)As with the previous week, Jersey Boys was one of only two shows that remained in the millionaires’ club, grossing $1,127,362. The show also had the highest attendance rate (97.8%) for the week ending February 10, 2008. Box office sales improved on Broadway with grosses totaling $14,567,001 for the 31 shows on the boards for [...]
(more...)Picture this: Arriving home on a highly delayed flight after Midnight, two weary travelers head to find their luggage. Next to our baggage claim area–It’s a sign! Jersey Boys has arrived at McCarran Airport! Enjoy!
(more...)Jersey Boys’ stories are ubiquitous in the Florida press today. SPTimes.com Performing Arts Critic John Fleming has an in-depth feature that includes interviews with Bob Gaudio, writer Marshall Brickman, musical director Ron Melrose, and JB national tour member Andrew Rannells! It all started with “The Deer Hunter.” There’s a scene in the 1978 movie in [...]
(more...)Lindsey Halfhill of AZTeenMagazine.com has posted an interesting interview with Jersey Boys national tour cast member Taylor Sternberg. Making his debut in a professional theatre production, Taylor Sternberg has taken on the role as an understudy for ‘Frankie Valli’, as well as multiple other characters in the national tour of JB. As a talented actor, [...]
(more...)With Jersey Boys opening at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, and playing through March 15, Jay Handleman of the Heraldtribune.com has a terrific story about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, their rise to fame, and the story behind JB! The feature includes interviews with Bob Gaudio, Rick Elice, and Christopher Kale [...]
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