Chicago 'Jersey Boys' Hosts Online Auctions for BC/EFA

The Chicago company of the Tony Award-winning smash hit musical Jersey Boys will hold an online auction to raise funds for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) as part of their annual "Gypsy of the Year Competition."

From Monday, November 19 through Sunday, December 2, fans can bid on these once-in-a-lifetime packages:

Jersey Boys Auction Package Courtesy of ABC7 Chicago
You'll proudly walk like a man when you win a Walk-On Role in a performance of Jersey Boys in Chicago and bring five friends to the show to witness your moment in the spotlight!  (Note: the walk-on role is limited to patrons 18 years of age and older.)

Jersey Boys Auction Package Courtesy of CBS2 Chicago
It's just too good to be true when you place the highest bid and win lunch for you and three friends with the Chicago cast of Jersey Boys and renowned CBS2 entertainment reporter Bill Zwecker, followed by tickets to see the show!

Jersey Boys Auction Package Courtesy of WZZN-FM
Why don't you come out to the LaSalle Bank Theatre when you win two show tickets and autographed "Sherry" sheet music used by the Jersey Boys orchestra and autographed by The Four Seasons' superstars Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio!

Additional auctions will feature various autographed Jersey Boys merchandise, limited edition gifts and props from the show.

To view and bid on all auctions, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com.  Auctions are live from 10AM on Monday, November 19 through 6PM on Sunday, December 2.

Winners will be notified the week of December 3.  Proceeds from all auctions go directly to Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.  For more information, visit www.BroadwayCares.org.  

The Gypsy Of  The Year Competition is an event that marks the culmination of six weeks of fund-raising when shows on and Off-Broadway as well as the national tours engage in a friendly competition to see which show can raise the most money for BC/EFA. Awards are presented to the shows raising the most money and to the winning presentation.

Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, is currently playing at Chicago's LaSalle Bank Theatre (18 W. Monroe) through July 13, 2008. 

Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical and continues to break box office records at the August Wilson Theatre since opening in November 2005.  Jersey Boys is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi.  This is the story 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 thirty.

For more information on Jersey Boys, go to www.JerseyBoysChicago.com or www.BroadwayInChicago.com.