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Jersey Boys
The August Wilson Theatre showing Jersey Boys
MusicBob Gaudio
LyricsBob Crewe
BookMarshall Brickman
Rick Elise
Productions2005 Broadway
2006 U.S. Tour
2007 Chicago
2007 Las Vegas
2008 West End
AwardsTony Award for Best Musical

Jersey Boys is a documentary-style musical based on the lives of one of the most successful '60s rock 'n roll groups, the Four Seasons. Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical.


Productions

LaSalle Bank Theatre sign

The musical opened on Broadway on November 6 2005 at the August Wilson Theatre. Directed by Des McAnuff, artistic director at La Jolla Playhouse, the musical uses many of the group's hit songs to tell the turbulent story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' rise to fame. Part concert, part Jukebox musical, Jersey Boys took in over $400,000 at the box office the day after it opened. Jersey Boys premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse on October 5, 2004 and ran through Jan. 16, 2005 [1]

The first national Jersey Boys tour began on December 10, 2006 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. On May 3, 2007, that tour's run ended in San Francisco to prepare for its Los Angeles premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre. The next day, the second national tour debuted at the Curran and is expected to end its run on Sept. 30, 2007, before transferring for a long run at Chicago's LaSalle Bank Theatre through 2008. Meanwhile the original US Tour continues to make its way across the country.

The musical will make its West End debut at London's Prince Edward Theatre in 2008. Following previews from 28 February, the show will open to the press on 18 March 2008. The creative team will be the same that brought the production to Broadway. Principal cast will be Ryan Molloy as Frankie Valli, Stephen Ashfield as Bob Gaudio, Glenn Carter as Tommy DeVito and Philip Bulcock as Nick Massi.[2]

They appeared on stage in the 2007 Emmys.

An original cast recording was made by Rhino Entertainment Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording.

Cast

Broadway
First National Tour Cast
  • Frankie Valli -- Christopher Kale Jones
  • Frankie Valli alternate -- Rick Faugno (Zachary Prince beginning October 28, 2007)
  • Bob Gaudio -- Erich Bergen
  • Tommy DeVito -- Deven May
  • Nick Massi -- Steve Gouveia
Second National Tour Cast
  • Frankie Valli -- Jarrod Spector
  • Frankie Valli alternate -- John Michael Dias
  • Bob Gaudio -- Drew Gehling
  • Tommy DeVito -- Jeremy Kushnier
  • Nick Massi -- Michael Ingersoll

Musical numbers

Awards and nominations

Tony Award
Theatre World Award
Drama Desk Award
  • Outstanding Musical (nominee)
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical (nominee)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical--John Lloyd Young (WINNER)
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
    • Christian Hoff (nominee)
    • Daniel Reichard (nominee)
  • Outstanding Choreography (nominee)
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical (nominee)
  • Outstanding Sound Design (WINNER)

References

  1. ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/96082.html
  2. ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111965.html playbill article, Oct. 17, 2007
Awards
Preceded by Tony Award for Best Musical
2006 		Succeeded by
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