On Broadway, Jersey Boys grossed $1,088,466 and had a 99.8% attendance rate (sharing the highest attendance rate for the week with Wicked) for the week ending September 26, 2010. The 28 shows on the boards grossed $16,471,177, climbing over 9.5% from the previous week.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 26, 2010.
1. Wicked $1,495,013
2. The Lion King $1,269,344
3. Jersey Boys $1,088,466
4. Billy Elliot: The Musical $1,000,428
5. Promises, Promises $981,598
6. Addams Family $929,655
7. Memphis $916,070
8. Mama Mia! $821,598
9. The Phantom of the Opera $691,135
10. A Little Night Music $612,209
Jersey Boys, which opened last weekend, broke box-office records this week at the Theatre Royal
The Jersey Boys - Stephen Mahy, Bobby Fox, Glaston Toft and Scott Johnson
Business is booming in the performing arts with record numbers of tickets sold for all the big summer shows. While music festival punters are being cautious, with no NSW summer festival selling out yet, musicals are luring record numbers.
“Over the past five to six years our audiences have doubled for musicals in Australia,” said super-producer John Frost of the Gordon Frost Organisation.
Jersey Boys, which opened last weekend, broke box-office records this week at the Theatre Royal, Sydney Australia selling more tickets than any other show in the theatre’s 34-year history, beating mega-musicals The Phantom Of The Opera, Cats and Les Miserables.
Tickets to the show, which traces the history of The Four Seasons and features many of the band’s hit songs, cost up to $165. The three-week season of the Australian Ballet’s The Nutcracker, which opens at the Sydney Opera House on December 3, is almost a sell-out.
Jersey Boys is currently performing at Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, TX and playing till this weekend September 26, 2010. From here, Jersey Boys will be moving to the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. There are still tickets available for the Jersey Boys shows at Forrest Theatre.
The Forrest Theatre is a great venue to see the Jersey Boys live. Built in 1927 the Forrest Theatre has hosted hundreds of great Broadway musicals, comedy shows and more. The Jersey Boys will be at the Forrest Theatre through December 12, 2010 and good seats are still available.
There may be a limited number of tickets for the Jersey Boys at the Forrest Theatre still available from the box office. Theatre tickets can also be purchased through a theatre ticket broker such as Preferred Seating Tickets. They may cost more than the box office, but they resell tickets who often have access to the best seats at the Forrest Theatre.
The Jersey Boys tour will move on from the Forrest Theatre to the Colonial Theatre in Boston during Christmas and New Year where it will run from December 16, 2010 through January 30, 2011.
Look at the pictures of Australian actors who play The Four Seasons–Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli), Scott Johnson (Tommy DeVito), Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio), and Glaston Toft (Nick Massi).
Jersey Boys Sydney Australia
Jersey Boys Australia
Stephen Mahy (left), Bobby Fox, Scott Johnson and Glaston Toft in Jersey Boys
Beyond being a feast of the Four Seasons’ hits and a compressed journey through their lives, Jersey Boys celebrates the Italianism of Valli (Bobby Fox), Tommy DeVito (Scott Johnson), Bob Gaudio (Stephen Mahy) and Nick Massi (Glaston Toft): the tribal loyalty, the mob connections and the genetic, God-given ability to sing.
The cast’s sterling efforts are amplified by the expert creative team that realised the original Broadway production, including the director Des McAnuff, choreographer Sergio Trujillo and set designer Klara Zieglerova. A band under Luke Hunter provides sure accompaniment.
“This is easily the best jukebox musical ever. Yes, best in a dismal field, but immediately setting it apart is a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice that fizzes with snappy dialogue and bullying one-liners. It creates credible characters for not only the four leads but also a supporting cast led by Daniel Scott’s Bob Crewe (the band’s shrewd, amusing lyricist/producer) and Lisa Adam as Valli’s wife, Mary, whose sharp tongue cannot prevent a slide into disillusionment.
The show is defined by its singing. Fox’s remarkably Valli-like falsetto creates truly thrilling moments in the harmonies (Rag Doll being a notable example), and the many Gaudio/Crewe-penned hits such as Big Girls Don’t Cry and Walk Like a Man explode from the stage with verve, polish and conviction.”
On Broadway, Jersey Boys grossed $1,046,786 and had a 97.9% attendance rate for the week ending September 19, 2010.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 19, 2010.
1. Wicked $1,479,055
2. The Lion King $1,210,030
3. Jersey Boys $1,046,786
4. Billy Elliot: The Musical $913,386
5. Promises, Promises $902,890
6. Addams Family $884,418
7. Memphis $828,154
8. Mama Mia! $798,971
9. The Phantom of the Opera $688,861
10. A Little Night Music $606,204
Ryan Jesse will join the Broadway company of Jersey Boys in the role of Bob Gaudio beginning October 12. He replaces Sebastian Arcelus, who as previously reported will be starring in the new Broadway musical Elf, and will play his final performance in Jersey Boys, performing at the August Wilson Theatre, on October 10.
Ryan Jesse will step into the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys
As of October 12, the cast will also include Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Dominic Nolfi (Tommy DeVito), and Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), along with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito, Miles Aubrey, Erik Bates, Bridget Berger, Scott J. Campbell, Kris Coleman, Ken Dow, Russell Fischer, John Hickman, Katie O’Toole, Joe Payne, Jessica Rush, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Sara Schmidt, and Taylor Sternberg.
Jesse, who will be making his Broadway debut, comes to the production directly from the Jersey Boys national tour. His previous credits include the international tour of Cinderella, Grey Gardens at Portland Center Stage, and the NYMF production of The Last Starfighter.
Watch the ‘Who Loves You?’–Jersey Boys Broadway’s Fifth Anniversary Commercial on Youtube.
Jersey Boys, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, celebrates five years on Broadway this November! To celebrate, the production has released a new commercial featuring celebrities, the Jersey Boys Broadway Four Seasons, and people all over town!
On Broadway, Jersey Boys grossed $961,606 and had a 94.4% attendance rate for the week ending September 12, 2010.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending September 12, 2010.
1. Wicked $1,400,569
2. The Lion King $1,228,315
3. Jersey Boys $961,606
4. Billy Elliot: The Musical $854,498
5. Promises, Promises $825,154
6. Addams Family $806,698
7. Memphis $777,222
8. Mama Mia! $775,403
9. The Phantom of the Opera $664,515
10. Mary Poppins $558,088
Jersey Boys Australia wins two Helpmann Awards–in the categories of Best Musical and Best Musical Direction. At a star studded event held tonight in the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House Jersey Boys – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons won the most coveted Helpmann Award to be presented – Best Musical. The Helpmann Awards celebrate excellence and achievement in live performance. In addition the show won Best Music Direction – Ron Melrose & Luke Hunter.
To top off the evening the cast of the show performed live at the Awards Ceremony and received a prolonged standing screaming ovation. Rodney Rigby, Producer, said “It was a wonderful honour for the entire Jersey Boys company to be recognised by our Industry peers.”
Jersey Boys is already the recipient of four Tony Awards® including Best Musical, winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and winner of seven Victorian Green Room Awards.
