Jersey Boys Blog

Randy Grooms with his daughter Krystal Grooms Thomsen We are supporting our friend and Jersey Boys fan Krystal Grooms Thomsen in her upcoming run to raise funds for Merkel Cell Carcinoma research. You can support the cause by clicking HERE or on the link below in Krystal’s note. A message from our friend Jersey Boys [...]

Theater critic Lawrence Toppman states the return of JERSEY BOYS to Charlotte’s Belk Theater is a machine so well-oiled that it runs at top speed with near-relentless precision. Here’s an excerpt from his review: Joseph Leo Bwarie, whose low body and high falsetto make him ideal for the lead role of Frankie Valli, still has [...]

A Message from JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas’ Nick Massi–Jeff Leibow: Hello Everybody, It’s that time again. The 2012 AIDS Walk is April 15, and once again, I am asking for your help. The JB Blog community has been so amazing at supporting my charity efforts year after year. I hope you will be able to [...]

JERSEY BOYS Broadway’s “Frankies”–Dominic Scaglione, Jr. & Jarrod Spector (Photo Credit: Robert Caplin for The New York Times) New York Times’ Steven McElroy asked a wide variety of Broadway performers which coming productions they’d most want to catch if they had the chance. Check out what new shows Broadway JERSEY BOYS’ two “Frankies”–Jarrod Spector & [...]

The New Zealand Four Seasons: Declan Egan (Bob Gaudio), Dion Bilios (Frankie Valli), Anthony Harkin (Tommy DeVito), and Glaston Toft (Nick Massi) News from JERSEY BOYS: JERSEY BOYS – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, is soon to open at the Civic Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, with performances from 10 April, for [...]

Picture this: Frankie Valli hosting “The Midnight Special” in the summer of 1975 and seeing The Four Seasons debuting “Who Loves You”! Later that summer–that great song entered the Top 40 charts and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall, remaining on the chart for 20 weeks! What was the high [...]

(Photo Credit: Erik Kabik) From BroadwayWorld.com: JERSEY BOYS had an amazing welcoming today at their new home at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino! Pulling up in a vintage 1959 red Cadillac Convertible, the Jersey Boys were greeted by employees of Paris Las Vegas performing a special “flash mob” to “Oh What a Night.” Upon [...]

Michael Lomenda, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Preston Truman Boyd and John Gardiner (left to right) in Jersey Boys at the National Theatre. Photograph by Joan Marcus JERSEY BOYS first national tour is now playing through Sunday, March 11, in Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center! Danny Knaub has posted some fun facts about the JERSEY [...]

With time to kill on a Sunday afternoon, the JBB Tech Half set out on a photo shoot at the direction of the feisty Blog Half. The result? Some spectacular photos of JERSEY BOYS’ new home at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino! The show opens on March 6! Enjoy!

Three of the Four Seasons from the JERSEY BOYS first national tour–Preston Truman Boyd, John Gardiner, and Michael Lomenda visited Terra Blake on FOX News Rising this morning. Click HERE to watch!

From VegasNews.com: The smash-hit show Jersey Boys will be welcomed to Paris Las Vegas in an exciting ceremony that combines a little taste of Jersey with the elegance of Paris. Upon the cast’s arrival, they will be greeted by president of Paris Las Vegas David Hoenemeyer and Paris employees, who will perform a special “surprise” [...]

We can’t get enough of the JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas Company’s final show at The Palazzo Resort & Casino on January 1, 2012. A recap, photo coverage, and finally–we’ve saved the best for last: reflections not only from the final performance, but from the very beginning of JERSEY BOYS on The Strip, when it was [...]

For the third week in February, JERSEY BOYS Broadway returned to the millionaire’s club, grossing $1,037,786 and had a 94.9% attendance rate. The 26 shows on the boards grossed $20,071,198, climbing 22% from the previous week’s totals. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending February 19, 2012. Wicked $1,903,024 The [...]

It was a marvelous treat to catch up recently with JERSEY BOYS Broadway’s Bob Crewe, Peter Gregus, who shared some exciting creative news with us! For the past couple of months, Peter has taken a break from Broadway to direct, choreograph, and adapt June Havoc’s play, MARATHON 33 with colleague Tome’ Cousin! We’re thrilled to [...]

Joseph Leo Bwarie (Photo by: Joan Marcus) The JERSEY BOYS first national tour returns to Charlotte, North Carolina from Feb. 22-March 11! Check out a preview of Joseph Leo Bwarie’s interview with Charlotte Magazine’s Page Leggett! Bwarie says the Frankie Valli story still endures today because it’s “necessary.” He said, “It resonates with every age [...]

Here’s a fun clip with the JERSEY BOYS second national tour cast members and stage manager at a recent dance & vocal workshop at Bowling Green State University.

This week, in 1958, “Short Shorts” by The Royal Teens was climbing up the Billboard Hot 100. The song, co-written by group members Bob Gaudio and Tom Austin, peaked at #3 and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. Does anyone know what TV show is featured on this video?

The JERSEY BOYS first national tour returns to Charlotte, North Carolina’s Belk Theater, opening Wednesday, February 22 with 24 performances through March 11. Correspondent Julie Reed Bell has a preview, which includes an interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio! Here’s a sneak peek: “It’s the Rocky story,” he says. He also credits the [...]

JERSEY BOYS second national tour members Stephen Cerf, Kaleigh Cronin, Thomas Fiscella, and Devon Goffman provided students at Bowling Green State University with insight into the musical theater auditioning process on Wednesday. Approximately 50 students came to the workshop in Eppler Complex, which was hosted by Broadway Cares. The workshop included a brief question and [...]