Jersey Boys Blog

Playbill.com reports that Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording remained at the Number Two position on the Billboard Cast Album chart for another week. Since mid-February, the 2007 Grammy winner for Best Musical Show Album has not moved from the Number Two spot on the charts. Below is the latest Billboard Top 5 Broadway Cast Album [...]

For our second “JB Funniest Lines” poll, we would like to know: What’s Mary Delgado’s funniest line in Jersey Boys? You can vote for Mary’s funniest line in the current poll on the sidebar to the right, or from the JB Blog Polls page.

In Broadway.com’s My New York feature, stage stars share what they love about New York City! Christian Hoff won a Tony Award for playing Jersey Boys tough guy Tommy DeVito, but the actor is actually a soft-hearted dad of three offstage. He made his Broadway debut in The Who’s Tommy and has appeared in such [...]

Thank you to everyone who responded to the latest Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What’s Bob Crewe’s funniest line in Jersey Boys? Another great response to our latest poll! Out of the 122 votes, 52 people (43%) voted for “Look, Miss Congeniality, it’s a metaphor! This is an anthem for every guy who’s ever been twisted [...]

Photos by Carlos Gustavo Monroy at BroadwayWorld.com. On Thursday, May 10th at Heckscher Softball Fields in Central Park at 11:15 AM, Jersey Boys Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, Bobby Spencer, and John Lloyd Young, in addition to many other Broadway stars, opened the 53rd season of the Broadway Softball League.

The following is an update from the JBB Tech Half. That’s right, the half that did not pass Go, and did not see Jersey Boys this week. I’m the quiet, non-dramatic Bob Gaudio half that is safe in the knowledge that none of all this would have happened without me, and, the blog would look [...]

Not a major Jersey Boys newsflash, but still kind of interesting. The Associated Press is asking the candidates a series of questions about their personal tastes, habits and backgrounds. The latest question, “What was your last music purchase?” had some surprising responses from the candidates. Check out which candidate is into the Jersey Boys Original [...]

Sad news to report: The real-life “Mary Delgado”–Mary Valli, Frankie Valli’s first wife, passed away on April 28 at the Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. Mrs. Valli was born in Newark and resided in Nutley before moving to Caldwell 15 years ago. She is survived by her daughter Toni Valli, three grandchildren, and [...]

Jersey Boys Blog has just returned home from the most amazing five days in NYC! In addition to seeing a phenomenal performance of Jersey Boys on Tuesday evening, we had the incredible opportunity to meet and interview many of the cast members! We would like to extend special thanks and appreciation to Jersey Boys’ Publicist [...]

Jersey Boys had another outstanding week at the box office, grossing $1,162,081 (with a 100.6% attendance rate) for the week ending May 6, 2007. For the week of 5/6/2007, Broadway grosses totaled $19,548,479 for the 36 shows on the boards. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending May 6, 2007: [...]

Tonight’s the Night–Yes, Tuesday was the night that the legendary Rod Stewart was spotted in the JB audience! There was a buzz in the audience–something was up! Right before tonight’s show began, Rod Stewart, fashionably dressed in a pin-striped suit, arrived to a round of applause from the audience!

As reported earlier, there is a new Jersey Boys cast on stage at the Curran Theatre. Check out the bios on the new actors who are playing Tommy, Frankie, Nick, and Bob: DREW GEHLING (Bob Gaudio): Drew graduated from Carnegie Mellon University . His past credits include shows and workshops Off-Broadway, at the Paper Mill [...]

More News from Jersey Boys!! Due to overwhelming reception and ticket demand, San Francisco’s smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS has extended at the Curran Theatre ( 445 Geary Street) through September 30. The original San Francisco cast has moved on to a scheduled national tour, and a new cast is now onstage at the Curran [...]

This Just In from Jersey Boys!! Due to a high demand for tickets, the Ahmanson Theatre engagement of JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, has been extended three weeks through Sunday, August 26. (The musical was originally scheduled to close August 5.) The added weeks to JERSEY BOYS will go on sale [...]

Washington Post reporter Anne McDonough has an interesting article about ways you can become acquainted on your next trip to Central Park. Turns out you don’t have to head to Broadway to catch the crews from Broadway shows, the reporter suggests that you just hang out at the Heckscher ball fields in the park’s southern [...]

In today’s San Diego Union-Tribune, the headline states, “Las Vegas to roll the dice on Jersey Boys.” Las Vegas has a spotty record hosting full-scale Broadway musicals. But if any show can beat the odds on the Strip, it’s Jersey Boys. The La Jolla Playhouse megahit, now a top seller on the Great White Way, [...]

Every time I’m in NYC to see Jersey Boys, I say the same thing–It doesn’t get any better than this! Stay tuned for JB Blog updates from NYC and JBB Exclusive Interviews coming soon!

Photos by Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com. BroadwayWorld.com reports that Tony Award winners Christian Hoff and John Lloyd Young were among an array of stars that attended the film premiere of Dori Berinstein’s documentary “ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway” on Tuesday, May 1st at the Film Center Cafe. The evening was held in support of Broadway [...]

Seán Martinfield of the San Francisco Sentinel describes Jersey Boys and its San Francisco cast as “the singular most amazing piece of entertainment you are likely to find in The City right now and for more seasons to come.” For all the details and some great photos of the cast and creative team, check out [...]