Broadwayworld.com reports that the Tempe engagement of Jersey Boys broke the weekly gross house record at the Gammage Auditorium for the week ending October 7. The box office took in a total of $1,300,683.51 for the 9 performance week. Jersey Boys began performances in Tempe on September 27 and will continue to play through October [...]
(more...)Colin Donnell photo courtesy of Indiana University. Jersey Boys Blog sends Happy Birthday wishes to Colin Donnell, who plays Hank Majewski (and many other characters) on Broadway! Jersey Boys is Colin’s Broadway debut! Prior to JB, he played Young Ben in Follies at City Center Encores! and John Truitt in Meet Me in St. Louis [...]
(more...)By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Christopher Kale Jones (“Frankie†in the JB National Tour) and Jennifer Marie Coker-Jones, now married six short days, have generously elected to share their wedding site with the Jersey Boys Blog. Chris and Jenna welcome any comments from fans, friends, and fellow cast members to their guest [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys’ vacation swing Rebecca Kupka will appear in “The Lovely Ladies of Cabaret” benefit on TONIGHT at 7PM at the Laurie Beechman Theatre! This exciting Cabaret Cares event, presented by Joseph John Productions, will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Help Is On The Way Today, which supports children with HIV/AIDS! There is a [...]
(more...)Tribune arts critic Sid Smith notes that actor-singer Jarrod Spector not only plays Frankie Valli in “Jersey Boys” — he likes him. That may be inevitable, given the opportunity offered by such a role and such a successful show, now in previews and set to open Oct. 14 at the LaSalle Bank Theatre. “I’m under [...]
(more...)On Friday night, Daniel Reichard hosted his Kegger 2007 concert at Ars Nova! Guests at this incredible party included Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, Dominic Nolfi, and Donnie Kehr, along with Amy Wren, Wendy Ho, and Jen Colella. Band members for this amazing show were Eric Svejcar, Robert DePietro, Ken Dow and Steve Gibb and additional [...]
(more...)Hedy Wiess, Chicago Sun-Times Theater Critic talked to Bruce (“Cousin Brucie”) Morrow and Craig Inciardi, associate curator for Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame about what set Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons apart and gave them such long-lasting appeal. According to veteran New York disc jockey Bruce Morrow, Of course they came out [...]
(more...)Dave Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that next year will be the 50th anniversary of Bob Gaudio meeting Frankie Valli and his group the Four Lovers when they were appearing on a New Jersey television show. Gaudio went on to play with the Four Seasons before becoming their songwriter, often collaborating on lyrics with [...]
(more...)Michael Ingersoll admits that back in 2006 he’d never heard of Jersey Boys. But that all changed for the young actor after a star turn in Pegasus Players’ production of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick … BOOM! In her review of the Pegasus show, Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss wrote that she was ready to slip [...]
(more...)Misha Davenport of the Chicago Sun-Times states that behind every good Jersey Boy stand a lot of good Jersey girls. In fact, there are three talented, busy actresses that take on the show’s 60 female roles. Jenny Lee Ramos plays Frankie Valli’s first wife, Mary Delgado. And others. Lauren Marshall plays Valli’s second-act girlfriend Lorraine [...]
(more...)The Chicago Sun-Times Entertainment section has an amazing array of features today on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and Jersey Boys–the Tony Award-winning musical that will have its official opening at the LaSalle Bank Theatre next Sunday. Chicago Sun-Times Sunday Show Editor Miriam Di Nunzio’s interviews with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Rick Elice, and [...]
(more...)The postman delivers! Yes, after waiting somewhat impatiently over the last few days for Frankie Valli’s new album “Romancing the ’60s”–it finally arrived in my mailbox TODAY! “Romancing the ’60s” is Frankie Valli’s first studio recording since 1992′s “Hope and Glory.” In his new CD, Valli interprets many of the romantic ballads of his peers [...]
(more...)By Audrey Rockman, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent When Robin Becker, Belleville resident since moving from Oklahoma in 1974, signed up for a tour last spring to see Jersey Boys, she had no idea that the wheels were being set in motion for her debut on a Broadway stage. Fast forward to dinner Tuesday night [...]
(more...)Heather Ferguson reports on her blog that she is SO excited to be working on a new musical to be presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) festival this Monday, called Tinyard Hill. Heather will be joined by fellow JB cast member Colin Donnell, in addition to Sally Mayes and Michael Lanning. She [...]
(more...)On Sunday evening October 21, 2007 fans of the award winning musical smash JERSEY BOYS will have the rare opportunity to meet Broadway’s “Four Seasons†at an exclusive cocktail party benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli), Tony Award winner Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito) , Daniel Reichard (Bob [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys national tour cast member Jackie Seiden reports on her blog that October 14 will be her last day with the show. She states that after much consideration, and with the blessing of the entire creative staff, she has decided to give her notice. Jackie says that the past year has been a crazy [...]
(more...)Playbill.com reports that Drew Gehling, Jeremy Kushnier and Jarrod Spector — who played The Four Seasons in the San Francisco engagement of Jersey Boys — repeat their roles alongside Michael Ingersoll as the Chicago run of the hit musical begins TONIGHT! Presented in Chicago by Broadway In Chicago and TheatreDreams, Jersey Boys plays the LaSalle [...]
(more...)TONIGHT at Midnight at Ars Nova, Daniel will be hosting a keg party concert (yes, a real keg party) called KEGGER. He’ll have a hot band and lots of fun music! Guests for KEGGER include Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, Dominic Nolfi, and Donnie Kehr, along with actress Amy Wren, the wild and outrageous Wendy Ho, [...]
(more...)For the second consecutive week, Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording remained at the Number One position on the Billboard Cast Album chart, according to Playbill.com! This week also marks the 90th straight week that the Rhino CD has been on the chart. Below are the Top 5 Cast Albums from Billboard: Jersey Boys Wicked Mama [...]
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