For the last week in April, JERSEY BOYS grossed $907,895 and had an 87.1% attendance rate. The 39 shows on the boards grossed $26,084,412, virtually unchanged from the previous week’s totals. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending April 29, 2012. The Lion King $1,761,855 Wicked $1,742,571 The Book Of [...]
(more...)JERSEY BOYS second national tour’s “Tommy DeVito,” Colby Foytik. Check out sneak peeks of two recent interviews with JERSEY BOYS second national tour’s Tommy DeVito, Colby Foytik: From Broadway.com: Colby Foytik loves portraying the bad boy musician Tommy DeVito in the tour of Jersey Boys. Foytik talked to Broadway.com about playing DeVito in the hit [...]
(more...)In this video, The Four Seasons: Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Joe Long, and Frankie Valli, are performing “Working My Way Back to You” on “Hullabaloo.” This song, written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, peaked at #9 in the spring of 1966 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
(more...)We wish the legendary Frankie Valli a very Happy 78th Birthday today! Thank you, Mr. Valli, for the wonderful joy you have given all of us with your music!
(more...)Last chance to vote for JERSEY BOYS for the 2012 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Nominations in the following categories: Favorite Long-Running Show Favorite Tour Favorite Replacement (Andy Karl & Quinn VanAntwerp) Voting closes TONIGHT 5/2/12 at 11:59 p.m. Click HERE to vote!
(more...)Exciting news for JERSEY BOYS co-author Rick Elice! His fantastic play, Peter and the Starcatcher has been nominated for NINE Tony Awards! Best Play: Peter and the Starcatcher, Author: Rick Elice Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Peter and the Starcatcher Music: Wayne Barker, Lyrics: Rick Elice Best Performance by an [...]
(more...)Russell Fischer during his JBB Exclusive Interview at the Novotel Hotel terrace overlooking Times Square. During our recent visit to NYC, we had a blast catching up with JERSEY BOYS Broadway’s “Joe Pesci,” Russell Fischer! Russell chatted about his upcoming one-man show, “Uncharted,” how he has “grown up” as a member of the JB company, [...]
(more...)Susy Schultz from The Daily Journal raves about the JERSEY BOYS first national tour in Chicago. Here’s a preview of the review: Preconceived notion alert: I thought “Jersey Boys,” the musical based on the story of the group the Four Seasons and its front man Franki Valli, would be a musical romp through the 29 [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys performances begin Wednesday and run through May 20 at the Music Hall in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri and reporter Robert Trussell has a great in-depth interview with director Des McAnuff, who states that when it came to directing the show, his first reaction was: No thanks. Here’s a preview: “I’ve gotten [...]
(more...)Click HERE to watch the JERSEY BOYS first national tour’s fantastic performance on WGN-TV!! WOW! in the Windy City!!
(more...)This goes without saying, but Rick Elice is a master storyteller! That’s one of the reasons so many of us love to be transported to Belleville, back in the days of Eisenhower and Rocky Marciano, for repeat visits to Jersey Boys, right? So, of course, we expected some fun, some joy, a great story, and [...]
(more...)The Girl Meets Broadway blog has a fun interview with JERSEY BOYS Broadway’s Bob Gaudio, Quinn VanAntwerp! Here’s a preview: You spent a year traveling the country with the First National Tour of Jersey Boys. Do you have a favorite city or fan experience from one of the tour stops? Favorite City would have to [...]
(more...)News from JERSEY BOYS: JERSEY BOYS has smashed the all-time box office record for a second week of sales by taking more than $NZ 1.9 million gross, beating previous records by over $NZ 500,000. This phenomenal demonstration of support by New Zealanders for this internationally acclaimed musical falls at the same time that JERSEY BOYS [...]
(more...)Matt Wycliffe is currently starring as Bob Gaudio in JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward Theatre. Below is a sneak peek of his latest interview: Regarding JERSEY BOYS, Matt stated, “It’s such a good script, such a fascinating (true) story and Bob is such a great part, there’s so much to it and playing a [...]
(more...)The 2012 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Nominations were posted today and it’s time to vote for JERSEY BOYS in the following categories: Favorite Long-Running Show Favorite Tour Favorite Replacement (Andy Karl & Quinn VanAntwerp) Click HERE to vote! Nominee voting will end at 11:59PM on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
(more...)To celebrate Earth Day, learn how your favorite Broadway shows have gone green. Go to 0:57 to check out JERSEY BOYS’ Mark Lotito talking about the energy-efficient washer & dryer at the August Wilson Theatre!
(more...)By Pamela Singer, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent It always begins and ends with Jersey, friends. Okay, so this writer, a born and bred Jersey girl, may be biased, but everyone knows rock legends and New Jersey go together as naturally as, well, peanut butter and jelly, or cookies and milk. We’ve got Bruce Springsteen [...]
(more...)To quote Frankie Valli in JERSEY BOYS, “…you thank God for the day you were born.” That is the best way to sum up our latest JBB Broadway adventure! Details, recaps, and interviews are coming soon, we promise! But in the meantime, hope you enjoy some photo coverage from Rick Elice’s wildly entertaining Peter and [...]
(more...)For the week ending 4/15/12, JERSEY BOYS returned to the millionaire’s club, grossing $1,064,002. In fact, all of the shows in the Top 10 grossed over a million dollars for the week. The 39 shows on the boards grossed $29,706,151, climbing almost 5.8% from the previous week’s totals. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from [...]
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