Sacramento Audiences Love Jersey Boys!
September 13th, 2007My58.com notes that it was Jersey City at the Community Center Theater opening of Jersey Boys, the hit musical celebrating the life and music of the Four Seasons. Judging from the reaction to the show’s numerous New Jersey references, everyone in the audience was from New Jersey, knew someone from New Jersey, had seen New Jersey on The Sopranos or had a New Jersey state of mind.
And though the show swims in New Jersey stereotypes, the crowd cheered for every mention of turnpikes, nightclubs, pizza, booze, women, sex, gambling, the Mob, “youse guys†and “fuck yous.†But the real tribute was for the story and songs of the Four Seasons—four local punks who took one (or maybe two) of the three ways out of New Jersey—“join the Army, get mobbed up, or become a star.â€
Read the entire review on My58.com.
