Jersey Boys, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, now playing at the August Wilson Theatre, Break two records in two days. The hit musical surpassed Annie with 2,378 performances, becoming the 24th longest-running Broadway show following the performance on, Tuesday, August 9, and Jersey Boys also surpassed Cabaret (Revival) with 2,379 performances, becoming the 23rd longest-running Broadway show with the matinee performance on Wednesday, August 10.
Congratulations to Jersey Boys Broadway on their latest milestone!
Jersey Boys opened on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 at the August Wilson Theatre. The show is currently playing in New York; Las Vegas; London; Sydney, Australia; and in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour and a production will open in Auckland, New Zealand in April, 2012.
The musical, which opened in November 2005, is based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and chronicles the lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. It won numerous awards, including the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical.
The company currently features Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Ryan Jesse (Bob Gaudio), Dominic Nolfi (Tommy DeVito) and Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), along with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito. The cast also includes Miles Aubrey, Brad Bass, Erik Bates, Cara Cooper, Ken Dow, John Edwards, Russell Fischer, Katie O’Toole, Joe Payne, Jessica Rush, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Nathan Scherich, Sara Schmidt, Taylor Sternberg, and Lauren Tartaglia.
Jersey Boys, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, will begin playing all weeknight (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening) performances at 7pm as of September 6 in Broadway. The hit musical will also continue to play Wednesday matinees at 2pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.
The company currently features Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Ryan Jesse (Bob Gaudio), Dominic Nolfi (Tommy DeVito) and Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), along with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito. The cast also includes Miles Aubrey, Brad Bass, Erik Bates, Cara Cooper, Ken Dow, John Edwards, Russell Fischer, Katie O’Toole, Joe Payne, Jessica Rush, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Nathan Scherich, Sara Schmidt, Taylor Sternberg, and Lauren Tartaglia.
The show, playing at the August Wilson Theatre, is based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and chronicles the lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. With book by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the musical features dozens of the group’s popular hits, including “Walk Like a Man,” “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.”
The lights of Broadway are shining on former Chandler-Gilbert Community College student and Gilbert native Ryan Jesse. Jesse, 25, recently made his Broadway debut in the role of Bob Gaudio in “Jersey Boys,” the award-winning musical.
Ryan Jesse says he feels blessed to be performing on Broadway only three years after completing his musical theater degree from the University of Northern Colorado. “It’s great and it’s amazing to be where I never thought possible,” Jesse said. “To be at a place in my life where my childhood dreams are realized is incredible, and it’s an honor to get to do this every night.”
Jesse’s love for the stage was further ignited when he first set foot in the local junior high school’s drama classroom, which was filled with props and set pieces.
“I thought to myself, ‘There can’t be anything in the world more exciting and fun than this. If there’s any possible way people would pay you to do this, why would anybody want to do anything else?’ ”
Jesse’s parents, CGCC dance Professor Sally Jesse and theater Professor Gordon Jesse, are thrilled with their son’s success but say they keep him grounded by reminding him of the capriciousness of the business and encouraging him to continue working on his craft.
Jesse is taking the advice of his parents and cast mates to heart.
“Many of my fellow cast members tell me that you only do this once in your life, so take your time and enjoy it. I keep reminding myself of that,” Jesse said. “And with a show that’s as good as this, you know people are going to like it, so you just need to do your job and have fun. That’s what I’m doing, and I’m having a great, great time.”
Jersey Boys opened on Broadway to critical acclaim in November 2005, is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time.
Merry Christmas to everyone! To add to your holiday cheer, enjoy four fabulous voices from the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys (Miles Aubrey, John Hickman, Dominic Nolfi, and Jarrod Spector)–performing at Broadway Sings for Toys in 2008!
Broadway.com asked readers to vote on which actor to have played a member of the Four Seasons is their favorite. The votes are in, and readers just can’t take their eyes off of Jarrod Spector, who landed in the top spot with 38%. Spector first played Four Seasons frontman Frankie Valli in the Chicago production of Jersey Boys before taking over the role on Broadway in 2008. He is still wowing audiences nightly at the August Wilson Theatre.
Following in second place is the show’s original Frankie Valli, John Lloyd Young. The actor, who won a Tony Award for his performance in 2006, earned 17% of votes. Third place went to another original cast member, J. Robert Spencer, with 12% of votes. Spencer played Nick Massi and later went on to score a Tony nomination for his performance as Dan Goodman in Next to Normal.
Fourth place resulted in a tie between original cast member Christian Hoff, who also picked up a 2006 Tony Award for his portrayal of hot-headed Tommy DeVito, and recent cast member Sebastian Arcelus. Both actors earned 8% of votes. Arcelus first joined Jersey Boys in 2008 as the band’s singer/songwriter Bob Gaudio and returned in 2009. He departed the production earlier this fall and can now be seen as the title character in the new holiday musical Elf.
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
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
On Broadway, Jersey Boys grossed $963,853 and had a 88.6% attendance rate for the week ending June 6, 2010. The 33 shows on the boards grossed $20,741,224 for the week, dropping over 7.6% from the previous week. Below are the Top 10 Grosses Via BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending June 6, 2010.
1. Wicked $1,570,925
2. The Lion King $1,472,188
3. The Addams Family $1,278,089
4. Promises, Promises $1,028,626
5. Fences $1,024,317
6. Billy Elliot: The Musical $1,015,157
7. Jersey Boys $963,853
8. Mary Poppins $882,863
9. The Phantom of the Opera $840,902
10. A Little Night Music $778,263
