On Tuesday, cast members from JERSEY BOYS first national tour performed the National Anthem at the Chicago White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field.
(more...)What do you guys think of Phillip Phillips’ rendition of “Beggin’” on tonight’s American Idol? Some trivia about “Beggn’”: The song, co-written by Bob Gaudio and The Angels’ Peggy Farina, peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 for The Four Seasons. Of course, that wasn’t the end of the road for this [...]
(more...)Click HERE to watch the video interview with legendary Frankie Valli! The pop icon chats with Dan Taylor in the CBS-FM studio in New York about the upcoming film adapation of JERSEY BOYS. Valli admits the movie will be a bit different from the stage production because of the type of experience the audience is [...]
(more...)Dominic Scaglione, Jr. and Quinn VanAntwerp during their JBB Exclusive Interview Nicky was right, “Sometimes it just clicks with people.” During our JBB Exclusive Interview last month with castmates Dominic Scaglione, Jr. and Quinn VanAntwerp, we had the awesome experience to chat with the guys not just about their amazing journeys that they’ve had playing [...]
(more...)Hey Everybody, It’s Jeff Leibow, Nick Massi in JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas. I thought you guys who read JB Blog would like an opportunity to bid on an original doodle that is currently up for auction on eBay for NF Awareness Month. Here is the link to the auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Jersey-Boys-Las-Vegas-Original-Doodle-/251056936537?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7428d659#ht_1284wt_1141 For other celebrity doodles, click [...]
(more...)Happy Mother’s Day to all of the marvelous moms out there! To salute you, here’s Frankie Valley’s (yes, that’s what the record says) fabulous rendition of “My Mother’s Eyes”!
(more...)“Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962, and released on the 1963 album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The Four Seasons released a cover of the song as a single in 1965 (with the title “Don’t Think Twice”) under the pseudonym The Wonder Who? Their rendition peaked at [...]
(more...)Saturday Matinee, April 14, 2012: Jersey Boys Blog Returns to Jersey Boys Broadway! A Saturday “kind of love” is an understatement…that’s probably the best description of our return to seeing the magnificent JERSEY BOYS Broadway performance last month! Posters on the JBB Forum weren’t exaggerating when they said that Andy Karl “put new details” into [...]
(more...)Okay, we’ve done it–a JBB poll asking who you’d like to see play “Frankie Valli” in the JERSEY BOYS movie! In this poll, we’re suggesting actors who have not played the Frankie role on stage. Yes, we used our imaginations and came up with a large list of talented young actors and we are so [...]
(more...)For the first week in May, JERSEY BOYS grossed $910,791 and had an 87.7% attendance rate. The 39 shows on the boards grossed $25,216,795, slipping slightly over 3% from the previous week’s totals. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending May 6, 2012. The Lion King $1,795,178 Wicked $1,643,258 The [...]
(more...)John Michael Coppola Exciting news to report about former JB Chicago cast member John Michael Coppola! He will be performing concerts in Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York this summer with an amazing night of music and stories in store for the audience! Below are the upcoming dates: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 (7PM Show [...]
(more...)This coming Monday, May 14th at 7pm, direct from Jersey Boys, Russell Fischer will make his New York Cabaret debut in UNCHARTED at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street. Mr. Fischer revisits performing experiences from his backyard to Broadway, drawing inspiration from Musical Theater to Pop/Rock. UNCHARTED is co-written by Fischer and Peter Gregus [...]
(more...)Legendary Frankie Valli stated, “Believe it or not, I’ve never been on what everybody calls a vacation in my life I am on vacation. I do what I love and when you’re doing what you love, there’s nothing better than that.”
(more...)With JERSEY BOYS making a return visit to the Fox Theatre in Atlanta from May 22-June 10, Kristi Casey Sanders has a fabulous interview with JB co-writer Rick Elice, who explains how and why the show happened: According to Jersey Boys’ co-creator Rick Elice, the show exists because of three miracles that took place between [...]
(more...)BREAKING NEWS from BroadwayWorld.com: JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, has announced the return of John Lloyd Young who won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli. Young will again perform the role of Frankie Valli on Broadway from Tuesday, July 3 through [...]
(more...)JERSEY BOYS Broadway’s Jarrod Spector made an announcement on Twitter this morning: My big news: After 1400 performances as Frankie Valli, I am leaving Jersey Boys as of June 4th to do a new show. More to come… Jarrod has played the role of pop icon Frankie Valli on Broadway since September 30, 2008, after [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys second national tour swing cast member Carlos Valdes The Marietta Daily Journal’s Davia L. Mosley has a terrific interview with JERSEY BOYS second national tour swing cast member, Frankie Valli understudy, and Pebblebrook graduate Carlos Valdes. Carlos is a member of the JB Company who will be playing at the Fox Theatre in [...]
(more...)Time to VOTE!! It’s time for the 2012 BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Vote for JERSEY BOYS in the following categories: Best Long-Running Broadway Show Best Touring Production Click HERE to vote.
(more...)Russ Simmons gives a fabulous review to the JERSEY BOYS second national tour’s production athe Music Hall in Kansas City. Here’s a preview: The rousing, well-staged and engaging touring production of “Jersey Boys,†now on stage at Kansas City’s Music Hall, goes a long way to dispel the negative connotations usually associated with jukebox musicals. [...]
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