Playbill.com reports that the Canadian premiere of Jersey Boys will begin on the Toronto Centre for the Arts stage Aug. 21, 2008. The upcoming engagement, presented as part of Dancap Productions Inc.’s inaugural launch, is scheduled to play through Oct. 5. Tickets will be available by calling the CAP Centre at (416) 644-3665 or toll-free [...]
(more...)To celebrate the glory and wonder of Broadway, and to mark the end of a 19-day work-stoppage, the Great White Way’s biggest and brightest packed the stage of the Marriott Marquis in a very special free public concert “Broadway’s Back!” on Friday, November 30 at 12PM. Check out BWW TV coverage of the event, along [...]
(more...)For our sixth “JB Funniest Lines” poll, we would like to know: What’s the funniest male supporting character line in Act Two of 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 One of Jersey Boys? It was not such a close race! Out of the 162 respondents, 76 (47%) said the funnest male supporting character line in Act One is: Publisher: No, no—the Four [...]
(more...)Travis Cloer will be playing Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on Broadway in the matinee performances for at least the next two weeks! Now that it’s December, if you want to get in the holiday spirit, check out Travis’s new Christmas CD!
(more...)The new cast of Jersey Boys at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre includes, from left, Jeff Leibow as Nick Massi, Rick Faugno as Frankie Valli, Andrew Rannells as Bob Gaudio and Bryan McElroy as Tommy DeVito. Photo by Joan Marcus InsideBayArea.com’s theater critic Chad Jones notes that the third time is definitely a charm for San [...]
(more...)It’s been a busy week of great postings at Jersey Boys Podcast! They’ve posted a great interview with JB National Tour’s Christopher Kale Jones that was done during the San Diego performances! In addition, Part Two of a four-part interview with original Four Seasons member Tommy DeVito is now available!
(more...)SeattleWeekly.com recently chatted with Christopher Kale Jones, who plays Frankie Valli in the upcoming touring version of the 2006 Tony-sweeping musical Jersey Boys at the 5th Avenue. Chris confesses that it’s odd to be a musical heartthrob mostly for people who are older than him, and in some cases a lot older. Jones says Valli [...]
(more...)Indiana Business Journal reporter Lou Harry admits that after seeing several other jukebox musical whose scores consisted of pre-existing songbooks, he admits that Jersey Boys wan’t high on his must-see list. However, relentless praise pulled Harry in, and he now admits he’s glad he saw the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award-winner in Chicago! Harry states [...]
(more...)Variety.com reports that both the Chicago and the Costa Mesa productions of Jersey Boys broke their respective house records, with $1,244,001 in Chicago and $1,436,060 in Costa Mesa! Additionally, its first week in San Francisco, JB played seven healthy performances for a total of $763,910 at the Curran Theatre.
(more...)Visit Broadway.com for fabulous photo coverage of John Lloyd Young signing autographs and saying goodbye to fans at the stage door on November 21.
(more...)Broadway.com has photo coverage of Broadway stars returning to their jobs on Thursday, November 29. Check out photos 20-22 for Jersey Boys coverage, including pictures of Christian Hoff and Daniel Reichard posing with the new Frankie–Michael Longoria!
(more...)Jersey Boys is headed to Seattle next week (playing December 5 – January 12, 2008)! Seattle Times Theater Critic Misha Berson has a terrific interview with Bob Gaudio, who talks about his beginnings and the surprising range of musical influences that went into The Four Seasons’ unique sound. Here’s a preview of the interview: The [...]
(more...)BroadwayWorld.com reports that Daniel Reichard will appear in his own concert entitled “Daniel Reichard: Christmas in Black and White” at The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd St., between 5th & 6th Ave) on Monday, December 17 at 9:30 PM. “Christmas in Black and White” brings us back to the unforgettable music of the Great American [...]
(more...)BroadwayWorld.com reports that the Broadway production of Jersey Boys, the Tony Award winning Best Musical, resumes performances TONIGHT, November 29 at the August Wilson Theatre, with original cast member Michael Longoria taking over the role of Frankie Valli beginning this evening! In other JB news, Cory Grant has joined the Broadway production to perform the [...]
(more...)BroadwayWorld.com reports: Following a meeting between The League of American Theatres and Producers Inc. and Local One, the two sides officially came upon a tentative agreement at the bargaining table in the late evening of Thursday, November 28. Local One has 10-business days to choose to ratify the tentative agreement.
(more...)Photos #6-11 courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com. In Part Three of his interview, Joe Long shares his thoughts on Jersey Boys, the music business, the amazing BC/EFA event last month, and why he thinks so many people have such a strong connection to the music of The Four Seasons. JBB: We read on the [...]
(more...)Fabulous news from Jennifer Naimo! She reports on her blog that she will be doing an encore performance of her cabaret at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Sunday, February 10 at 7PM! Stay tuned for more details soon!
(more...)Jersey Boys Podcast has just posted Part One of a four-part interview with the one and only Tommy DeVito! In the first segment, Tommy talks about his childhood, how he got interested in playing guitar, his interest in playing country music, his days with the Variety Trio, the Variatones, and the Four Lovers! This interview [...]
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