September 18, 2016

Preview of Michael David’s Reflections about the Success of Jersey Boys Las Vegas in @reviewjournal!

September 18th, 2016
Michael David with other members of the Jersey Boys production at 2006 Tony Awards (Credit: Jeff Christensen/AP)

Michael David with other members of the Jersey Boys production at 2006 Tony Awards (Credit: Jeff Christensen/AP)

LVRJ columnist Mike Weatherford has a terrific interview with Dodgers Theatricals President Michael David, who reflects on the success of JERSEY BOYS on The Strip! Check out a preview below:

Of those titles, “Jersey Boys” was the least committed to the Strip at the time. “The conversation (about bringing it to Las Vegas) began in earnest with you in this office (during our interview),” David recalls.

But something just clicked with this musical bio of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Perhaps because it was a “guy’s musical” with real Las Vegas connections: Tommy DeVito, the troublemaker in the story who is banished to Vegas, is 88 and still living in Henderson.

Or perhaps it was because a feared negative — a plot — turned out to be a positive. “Jersey Boys” dared to be serious, and at times intense, and didn’t underestimate the audience’s intelligence or worry about how many non-English-speaking customers it was missing.

David is sure of only one thing. “There’s nothing perfunctory or hyperbolic about what I’m going to say. I don’t think there’s ever been a better match for the show than in Las Vegas.”

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