September 14, 2010
The Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning musical Jersey Boys plays its 2,000th Broadway performance Sept. 11 at 2 PM at the August Wilson Theatre.
The Broadway company of the hit musical currently features Sebastian Arcelus (Bob Gaudio), Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Dominic Nolfi (Tommy DeVito) and Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito. The ensemble comprises Miles Aubrey, Erik Bates, Bridget Berger, Scott J. Campbell, Kris Coleman, Ken Dow, Russell Fischer, Cory Grant, John Hickman, Katie O’Toole, Joe Payne, Jessica Rush, Sara Schmidt and Taylor Sternberg.
Jersey Boys, according to press notes, is “the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. It’s a journey of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide — all before they were 30.”
Jersey Boys is also currently playing in Las Vegas, London, Australia and in cities across the U.S. on a national tour.
Buy Tickets for Jersey Boys at Virginia/August Wilson Theatre.
September 4, 2010
Jersey Boys cast members made a special delivery to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas on Thursday, September 2 bringing nearly 3,000 pairs of shoes which were collected during the very successful “Walk Like a Man” shoe drive in honor of their 1,000th show on August 28. The cast presented the shoes and spent time meeting the children of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas. In addition to the shoe donation, the Jersey Boys producers donated 1,000 pairs of socks to accompany to the shoes.
Jersey Boys Las Vegas
Fans were asked to bring a pair of children’s shoes to The
Jersey Boys Theatre at the Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino in exchange for a complimentary ticket to the 1000th show at 6:30 p.m. on August 28. The original goal was to collect 1,000 pairs of children’s shoes but close to 3,000 fans came down to show their support for this great cause-some as early as 4:30 a.m. When the drive began at noon, fans were lined up throughout the property to donate shoes and in exchange, see one of the best shows in town. The original 1,000 tickets were gone by the first hour but thanks to the Jersey Boys producers everyone who brought a pair of shoes received a ticket to an upcoming performance.
September 1, 2010
On Broadway, Jersey Boys grossed $1,014,108 and had a 98.7% attendance rate for the week ending August 29, 2010. Jersey Boys was one of only four shows last week that remained in the millionaire’s club. The 21 shows on the boards grossed $16,139,305, slipping just under 7% from the previous week.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending August 29, 2010.
1. Wicked $1,664,108
2. The Lion King $1,546,227
3. Jersey Boys $1,014,108
4. Billy Elliot: The Musical $1,006,495
5. Promises, Promises $985,433
6. Mary Poppins $920,251
7. Memphis $841,523
8. Mama Mia! $830,277
9. The Phantom of the Opera $774,626
10. The Addams Family $764,231
