Photo Flash: JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas' Bergen and Leibow Lend Talents to 'Celebrity Cook-Off'

By: Feb. 06, 2009
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On Wednesday February 4th, Erich Bergen and Jeff Leibow from Jersey Boys Las Vegas participated in a fundraising celebrity pizza-making competition on behalf of the Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts. The ‘Celebrity Cook-Off' was held at the grand opening celebration of the newest Sammy's Woodfired Pizza location in Las Vegas.

The event gathered together local celebrities, including comedian George Wallace, as they competed for bragging rights and the chance to sell their unique creation for a limited time throughout all five Sammy's restaurants in Las Vegas, with proceeds benefitting their charity of choice.

The ‘BOYS' brought a little bit of Jersey to Las Vegas, with their custom creation entitled "Gyp's Basement Pizza."After only seven months on The Strip, the musical phenomenon Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, was named the number one show of 2008 by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Jersey Boys opened in Las Vegas on May 3, 2008 as the exclusive west coast permanent company, led by Erich Bergen (Bob Gaudio), Rick Faugno (Frankie Valli), Jeff Leibow (Nick Massi) and Deven May (Tommy DeVito) as The Four Seasons. Presented in Las Vegas in a unique, custom-built theatre adorned with one-of-a-kind memorabilia from The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jersey Boys at The Palazzo is the same production fans all over the world have come to know and love.

Jersey Boys performs at The Palazzo Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 7 p.m.; Tuesday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and dark on Wednesday. Ticket prices range from $65 to $135 plus tax and handling fees. The ABSOLUT BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE VIP Package is available for $235 per person, plus tax.

Tickets for Jersey Boys at The Palazzo can be purchased by calling 1-866-641-SHOW or 702-414-9000, or online at www.PalazzoLasVegas.com. For information regarding group reservations, call 702-785-5394 or email GroupSales@BASEentertainment.com. Jersey Boys runs two hours (including a short break between Acts I & II).

Jersey Boys, which opened on Broadway to rave reviews on November 6, 2005, continues to be completely sold out and the hottest ticket on the Great White Way. Jersey Boys received the 2006 Tony Award® for Best Musical and the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Recording; that recording was certified Gold by the RIAA in February, and is regularly found at the top of the Billboard chart of best-selling show CDs.

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. The show features such hits as "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," "Oh, What a Night," and many more.

Jersey Boys is written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. The Las Vegas production is staged by the entire original Broadway creative team, led by director Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo. Jersey Boys has scenic design by Klara Zieglerova, costume design by Jess Goldstein, lighting by Howell Binkley, sound by Steve Canyon Kennedy and projections design by Michael Clark. The orchestrations are by Steve Orich and the music direction and vocal arrangements by Ron Melrose.

Jersey Boys is presented in Las Vegas by original Broadway producers Dodger Theatricals, Joseph Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group together with Base Entertainment (Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular); in association with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner.

With over 3,000 expansive suites, luxury shopping and world-class dining and entertainment, the $1.9 billion, 50-story Palazzo Las Vegas literally takes luxury to new heights. Highlighted by a flagship, 85,000-square-foot Barneys New York, The Shoppes at The Palazzo features more than 60 luxury boutiques. In addition, 20 remarkable stores and luxury brands made their Las Vegas debuts at The Palazzo, including Chloe, Tory Burch, Christian Louboutin, Diane Von Furstenberg, Van Cleef & Arpels, Catherine Malandrino, Anya Hindmarch, and Michael Kors. Additionally, The Palazzo offers a variety of cuisines from a collection of award-winning chefs such as CarneVino by Mario Batali, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Table 10 by Emeril Lagasse and Restaurant Charlie by Charlie Trotter. Other one-of-kind offerings include, Tony Award winning Broadway musical, Jersey Boys, the world's largest Canyon Ranch SpaClub, Jay-Z's signature 40/40 Club and the Strip's first Lamborghini dealership.

 

Photo Flash: JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas' Bergen and Leibow Lend Talents to 'Celebrity Cook-Off'
Erich Bergen, George Wallace and Jeff Leibow

Photo Flash: JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas' Bergen and Leibow Lend Talents to 'Celebrity Cook-Off'
Erich Bergen and Jeff Leibow

Photo Flash: JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas' Bergen and Leibow Lend Talents to 'Celebrity Cook-Off'
Erich Bergen and Jeff Leibow

Photo Flash: JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas' Bergen and Leibow Lend Talents to 'Celebrity Cook-Off'
Jeff Leibow and Erich Bergen with their finished pizza pie - 'Gyp's Basement Pizza'


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