November 6, 2007

Happy Second Anniversary to Jersey Boys!

November 6th, 2007
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    Photo courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com. Two years ago today, November 6, 2005, Jersey Boys opened on Broadway to rave reviews! Check out the incredible Opening Night photo coverage from BroadwayWorld.com and Broadway.com. Also, take a look at the Opening Night video celebration from Broadway.com! Happy Second Anniversary and Congratulations to the cast, crew, [...]

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November 5, 2007

JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Dominic Nolfi!

November 5th, 2007
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    Photos 1-3: Courtesy of Audrey Rockman; Photo 4: Courtesy of Kathy Bartsche By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent The enormously talented Dominic Nolfi joined the La Jolla cast of Jersey Boys three weeks after it opened, when the public demanded the La Jolla run be extended. Dom presently covers the roles of Bob [...]

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Jersey Boys Remains Strong at Box Office!

November 5th, 2007
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    The first week of November was outstanding for Jersey Boys at the box office! The show grossed $1,217,333 for the week ending November 4, 2007 (and a 100.8% attendance rate). Total grosses for the week were $16,754,159 for the 33 shows on the boards for the week ending 11/04/07. Below are the Top 10 Grosses [...]

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November 4, 2007

Photo Coverage of San Francisco Jersey Boys Send-Off

November 4th, 2007
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    More than 150 people joined realtor Joel Goodrich in his Nob Hill penthouse for the Jersey Boys send off. They had just performed at the Emmys in the live broadcast that wowed the crowd before they headed to Chicago! Representing Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office, Beth Schnitzer proclaimed it to be “Jersey Boys Day” as the [...]

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Q&A With The Legendary Frankie Valli

November 4th, 2007
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    Rebecca Little of Chicagomag.com recently spoke with the original Jersey Boy–Frankie Valli. A consummate professional who parlayed his trademark falsetto into 25 top-40 hits and counting, Valli just released a new compilation of love ballads, “Romancing the ’60s,” and has an upcoming concert date at the Chicago Theatre. Marquee spoke with Valli recently about his [...]

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November 3, 2007

Kris Coleman Salutes The Temptations at Rockers on Broadway!

November 3rd, 2007
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    Check out the amazing Kris Colman and other Broadway performers saluting The Temptations at this year’s “Rockers on Broadway”! Thank you again to Kathy Bartsche for video coverage of “Rockers on Broadway”!

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November 2, 2007

Latest Celebrity to Visit Jersey Boys: Dr. Phil!

November 2nd, 2007
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    Is there a doctor in August Wilson Theatre? On Thursday, November 1st there was. TV personality and psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife Robin took in a night of Jersey Boys! Visit Broadway.com for photos of the JB cast with Dr. Phil and Robin!

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November 1, 2007

A Jersey Handshake

November 1st, 2007
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    Betty Mohr, DailySouthtown.com’s theater critic says there’s a scene in Jersey Boys in which the actors playing Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio decide to form a partnership. Gaudio, who in real life would go on to write the classic hits performed by Valli and the Four Seasons, asks the singer whether they should sign a [...]

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Jersey Boys: A Story About Friendship and Loyalty

November 1st, 2007
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    Anne Jones of ChicagoActor.com states that Jersey Boys is a story about four blue collar New Jersey boys who through trial and tribulations deal with prison, mobsters and betrayal on their way to the top of the music spectrum. It could serve as a sequel to HBO’s “Sopranos” (oddly enough Valli was on “The Sopranos” [...]

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Jersey Boys Cast Recording Tops Chart for Sixth Straight Week!

November 1st, 2007
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    Playbill.com reports that for the sixth consecutive week, the cast recording of Jersey Boys holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top Cast Album chart! Rhino’s Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording release returned to the top spot six weeks ago! The musical based on the Four Seasons had previously enjoyed a four-week run [...]

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Donnie Kehr Performs “For Once In My Life”

November 1st, 2007
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    Check out “Rockers on Broadway” founder Donnie Kehr’s amazing rendition of “For Once In My Life”! Thank you again to Kathy Bartsche for her marvelous coverage!

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Cousin Brucie and The Four Seasons

November 1st, 2007
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    The Daily Record has an interesting update on longtime American radio personality “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, who is the author of a new book, “Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era” (Sterling Publishing Co., $24.95). The 1960s was Morrow’s era on radio. His fans grew up with his nightly 7-to-11-p.m. show on powerhouse Top 40 [...]

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October 31, 2007

Mike Magbaleta’s Big Apple Adventure Wrap-Up

October 31st, 2007
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    Photo courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com. By Mike Magbaleta, JBB Special Correspondent My day started at the SF Airport where I met Linda (Tiggerbelle on the JBB Bulletin Board), who recognized me from my picture on the blog. We spoke briefly, then boarded our redeye flight to JFK. We arrived in NYC at 6:10AM, [...]

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Kris Coleman Salutes Smokey Robinson!

October 31st, 2007
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    Kathy Bartsche has outdone herself with this year’s coverage of “Rockers on Broadway”! Check out the multi-talented Kris Coleman singing Smokey Robinson’s “Tears of a Clown.”

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Jersey Boys Blog–Over 1,000,000 Served

October 31st, 2007
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    Jersey Boys Blog Tech-Half Update: In all the excitement of the Plan that became the Party, I failed to report that the blog has reached a significant milestone. We have surpassed 1,000,000 pages served. That’s right, since its debut, 1,066,358 pages have been loaded into browsers and read by the greatest show fans on planet [...]

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October 30, 2007

Christian Hoff Gives the Rockers Audience Some ‘Satisfaction’!

October 30th, 2007
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    Thanks to Kathy Bartsche, we have continuing coverage of last week’s “Rockers on Broadway”! Here’s Christian Hoff’s amazing rendition of “Satisfaction”!

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Christian Hoff Receives YMCA Award!

October 30th, 2007
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    Primenewswire.com reports that the YMCA of Greater New York honored actors, artists, authors and musicians at its annual Arts & Letters Auction and Reception last night. Among the award winners was Christian Hoff! The annual benefit, held at the Rainbow Room, presented the Virtual Y Excellence Award to Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, in adition [...]

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October 29, 2007

J. Robert Spencer Salutes Marvin Gaye at Rockers!

October 29th, 2007
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    Thank you to Kathy Bartsche for her terrific Youtube coverage of “Rockers on Broadway”! Listen to the amazing Bobby Spencer singing some of Marvin Gaye’s greatest hits!

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More on Christopher Kale Jones’ “Blue Moo” Recording

October 29th, 2007
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    Everyone has enjoyed reading Howard Tucker’s story about Christopher Kale Jones’ recording of “Singin’ in the Shower,” which is part of the “Blue Moo” CD creation by Sandra Boynton! So many JBB readers wanted to know more about how Chris became involved in such a fun, creative children’s project, so we asked him! Here’s the [...]

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