September 14, 2007

Jersey Boys Cast Recording Holds Steady at Number Two!

September 14th, 2007
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    Playbill.com reports that Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording remains at the Number Two position on Top Cast Album chart. This marks the sixth consecutive week that the Grammy Award-winning recording has been in this position. Additionally, on the Billboard 200 chart, the JB cast recording has jumped into the #141 position, after holding the #169 [...]

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September 13, 2007

Sacramento Adores Jersey Boys!

September 13th, 2007
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    We’re excited to present JBB Special Correspondent Lauren Avila’s review of Jersey Boys in Sacramento! “…And the whole world exploded!” Well at least all of Sacramento, who seemed to have all showed up at the Opening Night of Jersey Boys. September 9th marked the beginning of Sacramento’s Broadway Season. What better way to begin than [...]

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Sacramento Audiences Love Jersey Boys!

September 13th, 2007
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    My58.com notes that it was Jersey City at the Community Center Theater opening of Jersey Boys, the hit musical celebrating the life and music of the Four Seasons. Judging from the reaction to the show’s numerous New Jersey references, everyone in the audience was from New Jersey, knew someone from New Jersey, had seen New [...]

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Jersey Boys Rocks in Sacramento!

September 13th, 2007
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    Richard Bammer of The Reporter states that in recent years “jukebox musicals,” theatrical offerings of a band’s or composer’s catalog, have largely failed. But Jersey Boys, while falling into this generally questionable genre, is a jukebox musical with a compelling backstory that not only props up the music but also takes the audience on a [...]

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September 12, 2007

Photo Coverage of Another ‘East Meets West’ Jersey Boys’ Meeting!

September 12th, 2007
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    Through the JBB Bulletin Board, Wanda Libardi from Massachusetts met Linda Lipsuis from California, and they discovered that they were both going to Daniel’s Summer Mix Tape on Friday night at Joe’s Pub! Thank you to Wanda for sharing photos of her fun weekend at Daniel’s show with Linda, along with her great pics of [...]

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Oh, What a Role for Jarrod Spector!

September 12th, 2007
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    Michael Elkin of the Jewish Exponent profiles the amazing talents and career of Jarrod Spector, the San Francisco/Chicago Company’s Frankie Valli! According to Elkin, at his Bar Mitzvah, Spector learned to walk like a man. Now, at 26, he’s taken the next step: He’s singing it. Indeed, the specter of Spector commanding the stage is [...]

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SF/Chicago Jersey Boys Will Salute ‘The Sopranos’ at the Emmys!

September 12th, 2007
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    Steve Gorman of Reuters.com reports that the San Francisco/Chicago Company of the Tony-winning Jersey Boys will pay tribute to Tony Soprano and his crew of New Jersey TV gangsters in a musical performance planned for the upcoming Emmy Awards telecast, producers said on Wednesday “The Sopranos,” which concluded its celebrated six-season HBO run in June, [...]

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Jersey Boys Cast Performs at Cabaret Cares Benefit!

September 12th, 2007
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    Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Audrey Rockman provides a marvelous recap of Jersey Boys’ cast members Cabaret Cares performance at the Laurie Beechman Theater on Sunday, September 9. The purpose of evenings like this one is not about getting more time with the talent surrounding Jersey Boys. Producer and Founder of Help is on the [...]

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Original Jersey Boy Tommy DeVito Visits JB!

September 12th, 2007
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    Tommy DeVito was at the August Wilson Theater on Sunday September 9 to see the show. Thank you to Kathy Bartsche for sharing these great photos!

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A Day in the Life of Peter Gregus

September 12th, 2007
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    Peter Gregus is a man of many talents! In addition to his scene-stealing work as Bob Crewe, Gregus juggles several other small roles and serves as Jersey Boys’ dance and fight captain. Broadway.com asked the Bronx-born actor to describe his typical day before and after he arrives at the August Wilson Theatre! Here’s a sneak [...]

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September 11, 2007

Jersey Boys Adds Seats in Chicago!

September 11th, 2007
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    Chicago Sun Times notes that as of yesterday, an additional performance (Oct. 5) and 12,000 new seats have been added to the Broadway in Chicago engagement of Jersey Boys. After a final look at the performance space, the show’s producers decided that the added seats did not have obstructed views and could be made available. [...]

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JLY Featured as Story of the Week on ‘We Are Ellis Island’

September 11th, 2007
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    John Lloyd Young is featured as the “Story of the Week” on the We Are Ellis Island website! Click on JLY’s link to read his story, see the expanded photo, and to check out readers’ comments.

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September 10, 2007

Jersey Boys Stays HOT While Other Shows Cool Off at Box Office!

September 10th, 2007
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    Variety.com broke the bad news that the traditional post-Labor Day dropoff hit Broadway hard last week, with total receipts falling $3.8 million to slightly under $12.5 million for 21 shows on the boards. Attendance dwindled by more than 40,000 to 158,183. For the week ending September 9, 2007, Jersey Boys grossed $1,219,366 and had the [...]

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Jersey Boys Receives Four Stars in Sacramento!

September 10th, 2007
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    Sacramento Bee’s Theater Critic Marcus Crowder states that the electrifying new Broadway Sacramento presentation of Jersey Boys succeeds on many levels – much like the popular band whose story it tells. Just as the best musical groups are more than the sum of their individual parts, the production fuses numerous elements into a resoundingly cohesive [...]

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September 9, 2007

JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Jersey Boys’ Drummer Kevin Dow!

September 9th, 2007
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    It goes without saying that the on-stage Jersey Boys band ROCKS! From the first time we saw Jersey Boys back at La Jolla Playhouse in 2004, Kevin Dow’s drumming talents brought the music and the story of The Four Seasons to life on the La Jolla stage! During our New York trip last month, we [...]

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JBB Fantastic Fan Interview With Crissy Terawaki Kawamoto

September 9th, 2007
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    We’re excited to present our 26th JBB Fantastic Fan interview with Crissy Terawaki Kawamoto from Hawaii, who’s also an old friend of Christopher Kale Jones! Crissy talks about how she became interested in JB, her reaction to seeing Jersey Boys for the first time, her favorite musical number, line, and scene, some stories about Chris [...]

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Jennifer Naimo Stars In Her Own Cabaret November 11!

September 9th, 2007
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    Jennifer Naimo reports on her blog that she will be starring in her own cabaret! The cabaret will begin at 9:30 pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in the West Bank Cafe (42nd Street and 9th Avenue) on Sunday, November 11. More details coming soon!

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September 8, 2007

Jersey Boys to Participate in BC/EFA Flea Market 9/23!

September 8th, 2007
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    It’s Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market and Grand Auction time again! The date of this year’s flea market is Sunday, September 23 from 10am-7pm in Shubert Alley, with Jersey Boys’ appearances at the Celebrity Table and loads of memorabilia for sale at the JB booth, in addition to auction items at the Live and [...]

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September 7, 2007

Daniel Reichard’s Summer Mix Tape Plays Again TONIGHT!

September 7th, 2007
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    THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 8th at 11:45 PM! FOLLOWING AN EVENING PERFORMANCE OF JERSEY BOYS, Daniel Reichard will reprise his concert, SUMMER MIX TAPE at Joe’s Pub on Lafayette Street in downtown Manhattan. Tickets are just $15 this time, and the night is going to be filled with funky rock and roll and folk music. [...]

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