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Jersey Boys Philadelphia Tour Going Strong
Jersey Boys Second National Tour Kick start performances at Forrest Theatre from Dec 06, 2011 and play through Jan 14, 2012. When the national touring company of “Jersey Boys” came to Philadelphia’s Forrest Theatre last year, it broke all box office records — more than 140,000 people saw it during its run.
So when the producers launched the second national touring production of “Jersey Boys” they chose Philadelphia as its first stop. The show is now playing at the Forrest Theatre through Jan. 14. “Jersey Boys” tells the story of Frankie Valli and the 1960s pop singing group the Four Seasons
“Philadelphia was an important city in launching the career of the Four Seasons,” says Rick Elice, who wrote the book for “Jersey Boys” with Marshall Brickman. “When the group came to Philadelphia in 1962, the city embraced them so wholeheartedly that their lives were irreversibly changed. They sold more than 120,000 records and they were stars.
“What makes this story so compelling is that this group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide — all before they were 30.”
“Jersey Boys” also launched Elice’s career. The show was his first Broadway credit and it won the Tony, Olivier, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Grammy awards for Best Musical. He and Brickman also wrote the book for “The Addams Family,” now playing at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. And Elice wrote the book for last year’s Off Broadway hit, “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a prequel to the story of Peter Pan. Elice is hoping that it will move to a Broadway theater.
When “Jersey Boys” first opened at the LaJolla Playhouse, no one was more surprised at its success than Elice, Brickman and its director Des McAnuff.
“We were shocked when we first did it in LaJolla,” recalls Elice. “On opening night, the audience loved it and this was Beach Boy-territory, not Four Seasons. Marshall and Des said this must be some mistake, but the second night response was the same.”
“Jersey Boys” opened on Broadway in 2005 and became a hit. Today there are six productions of “Jersey Boys” playing worldwide.
“This is a great show,” says Elice. “It has great music and all those Four Seasons hits. It delivers a great story and the audience has a great time. Bob Gaudio and Frankie took what was essentially a low art form and elevated it on to the stage. They did to music what Roy Lichtenstein did for pop art; they took blue collar music to regular people.”
Elice says while the story and the music remain the same, new technology has improved the staging. “We didn’t have LED technology when ‘Jersey Boys’ first opened in 2005. In those days all we had was a single projector to project the slides. The show has now been refitted and its staging and projections are much more dramatic and very high-tech.”
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Jersey Boys Second National Tour Launching in December – Brad Weinstock and Jason Kappus to Lead Cast
Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys will launch it’s new second national tour at the Forrest Theatre performances starting from December 6, 2011 playing through January 14, 2012.
Casting has been announced for the Philadelphia return engagement of Jersey Boys Musical. The cast will be led by Philadelphia-area native Brandon Andrus (Nick Massi), Colby Foytik (Tommy DeVito), Jason Kappus (Bob Gaudio) and Brad Weinstock (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons, with Barry Anderson and Thomas Fiscella.
Brad Weinstock, a Jersey boy himself, was seen in the Las Vegas production of the show and played Boq in the first national tour of Wicked. Foytik, also from the Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys, played Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof opposite both Topol and Harvey Fierstein. Andrus played Curly in the first national tour of Oklahoma! and has also been seen in Xanadu. Kappus appeared on Broadway in American Idiot and was also seen in the national tour of Legally Blonde.
Jersey Boys Second National Tour Kick start performances at Forrest Theatre from Dec 06, 2011 and play through Jan 14, 2012. Buy Jersey Boys Philadelphia PA Tickets Online, Use Code AFF$10 to Get $10 OFF on Orders over $350! FREE Shipping On all orders of $350 or more until December 12, 2011! Use Code HOL2011 in the process of Checkout.
Jersey Boys Breaks Philadelphia Box Office Record For the Third Time
The Philadelphia engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical Jersey Boys broke the box office record at the Forrest Theatre for the third time, grossing $1,290,854 for the week ending November 5. This tops the previous record of $1,262,731, that they set the week ending October 17.
Jersey Boys Philadelphia performances began in on Thursday, September 30 and will play through Sunday, December 12. Jersey Boys will next play Boston’s Colonial Theatre from December 16 through January 30.
The cast of Jersey Boys is lead by Matt Bailey (Tommy DeVito), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), original Broadway cast member Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio), with Jonathan Hadley and Joseph Siravo.
The ensemble of Jersey Boys includes Candi Boyd, Jared Bradshaw, Christopher Deangelis, John Michael Dias, John Edwards, Alayna Gallo, John Gardiner, Buck Hujabre, Denise Payne, Brian Silverman, Courter Simmons, Ryan Strand, Kara Tremel, Mark Verdino and Kevin Worley.
Jersey Boys is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award(r), the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia).
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Jersey Boys Breaks Box Office Records In Philadelphia Forrest Theatre
The Philadelphia engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical Jersey Boys broke the box office record at the Forrest Theatre for the week ending October 10. The hit musical grossed $1,225,598. This tops the previous record, held by The Phantom of the Opera in 2006 of $1,214,323.
Jersey Boys began performances in Philadelphia on Thursday, September 30 and will play through Sunday, December 12. Jersey Boys will next play Boston’s Colonial Theatre from December 16 through January 30.
The cast of Jersey Boys is lead by Matt Bailey (Tommy DeVito), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), original Broadway cast member Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio), with Jonathan Hadley and Joseph Siravo.
The ensemble of Jersey Boys includes Candi Boyd, Jared Bradshaw, Christopher Deangelis, John Michael Dias, John Edwards, Alayna Gallo, John Gardiner, Buck Hujabre, Denise Payne, Brian Silverman, Courter Simmons, Ryan Strand, Kara Tremel, Mark Verdino and Kevin Worley.
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Jersey Boys at Forrest Theatre through Dec 12
Jersey Boys at Forrest Theatre through Dec. 12, follows the highs and lows of the band from the group’s founding to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Jersey Boys is fantastically directed by Des McAnuff, who also directed the show on Broadway, with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. The story is broken into four sections, Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter, and each band member narrates a season, adding his own spin to the events. Tommy DiVito, the band’s founding member and initial driving force, takes the first section. Tommy details how he, his brother Nick, and friend Nick Massi, were trying to make it as a threesome with little luck. Then Tommy discovered teenager Frankie Castelluccio, a boy with a “voice of an angel.” Tommy decides to bring Frankie into the fold, Nick Massi mentors him, and Frankie changes his name from Castelluccio to Valli. When Nick DiVito lands in prison for an extended visit, the group is forced to find a replacement. With the help of Joe Pesci, yes that Joe Pesci, the guys are introduced to song writer Bob Guadio. Despite reluctance from Tommy, Frankie invites Bob to join the group and history is made when Bob writes the band’s first hit, “Sherry.” Fame,
This fast-paced, dynamic show is full of action, drama and humor. A tremendous cast supports lively music that has the audience clapping and singing along. Joseph Leo Bwarie is excellent as Frankie Valli. With The Four Season’s large repertoire of hits and 33 songs in the production, the music has to be good. And it is. Jersey Boys is a show not to miss.
Jersey Boys runs at the Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19107, through Dec. 12. Show times are Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Matinees are Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. There will be no performances on Thursday, Nov. 25 or Sunday, Nov. 28 and Dec. 12.
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Jersey Boys heads to Philadelphia, Forrest Theatre
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.
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Jersey Boys Philadelphia Cast Announced
The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical Jersey Boys will play Philadelphia’s Forest Theatre beginning Sept. 30.
Casting has been announced for the Philadelphia engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award winning hit musical “Jersey Boys”, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, coming to the Forrest Theatre on Sept. 30, 2010.
The cast will be led by Matt Bailey (Tommy DeVito), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), and Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons, with Jonathan Hadley and Joseph Siravo. The show will run through Dec. 12, 2010.
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.”
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