How did four blue-collar kids become one of the greatest successes in pop music history? Find out at Broadway's runaway smash-hit, Jersey Boys. The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of the 2006 takes you up the charts, across the country and behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. As Clive Barnes in the New York Post says, "It's just too good to be true." Discover the secret of a 40-year friendship: four blue-collar kids working their way from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom. And experience electrifying performances of the golden greats that took these guys all the way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "Sherry," "Big Girls Don�t Cry," "Can�t Take My Eyes Off You," "Dawn," "My Eyes Adored You," and more. The New York Times says, "The crowd goes wild!"
Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, December 29, 2008.
Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, December 22, 2008.
Broadway In Chicago have announced they hope to provide the perfect celebration this holiday season. All audience members attending the 2 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. performance of JERSEY BOYS, WICKED or DIRTY DANCING - THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE on New Year's Eve will automatically be entered in a drawing to win $2009. All performances on December 31, 2008 will end with plenty of time to celebrate the New Year with friends and family.
JERSEY BOYS opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The JERSEY BOYS National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, played a record breaking run in Los Angeles and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. There are six current productions of JERSEY BOYS: New York, London, Chicago, Las Vegas, Toronto, a US National tour, and a seventh production will open in Melbourne, Australia in July, 2009.
Broadway In Chicago; cast members and musicians from the Chicago company of JERSEY BOYS; David Roche, Director of Fine and Performing Arts for Chicago Public Schools; Richard Ruggiero, Vice President Communication and Public Affairs, Comcast Greater Chicago Region; Jaclyn Shea, Program Manager, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and students from Talcott Fine Arts and Museum Academy will convene today as Chicago company members of JERSEY BOYS present a check with the VH1 Save The Music Foundation to fund music education in two of Chicago Public Schools. Schools benefitting from this gift include Jesse Owens Fine Arts Academy and Robert Fulton Elementary School.
Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, December 15, 2008.
Producer Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group and co-producers Tulchin/Bartner/Jenkins, Bill Kenwright, Northwater Entertainment, Darren Bagert, and Tom Gregory announced the complete cast and design team for the new Broadway production of the greatest musical comedy GUYS AND DOLLS. The first joint Broadway project by two-time Tony Award winning director Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo since their collaboration on the Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys, GUYS AND DOLLS will begin previews on February 3, 2009 at Broadway's newly refurbished Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Opening Night is March 1, 2009.
On a unusually cloudy day in Southern California, Chris and Shane made their way down I-5 to the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, CA for the West Coast premiere of XANADU, the musical. The Upright Boys caught up with Broadway alums Elizabeth Stanley and Max von Essen as they prepared to step into the roles of Kira and Sonny.
The 20th Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION announced a total of $3,061,000 had been raised by the 63 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras had VIP access on all levels to bring you the most complete coverage of this very special event!
The 20th Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION announced a total of $3,061,000 had been raised by the 63 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras had VIP access on all levels to bring you the most complete coverage of this very special event!
Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, December 8, 2008.
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to report that the Chicago company of Jersey Boys has raised $41,524 to benefit Chicago Public Schools through the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.
Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, is proud to announce the cast of its upcoming world premiere production of Jim Henson's classic holiday favorite Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, adapted for the stage. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas will run December 7, 2008, through January 4, 2009, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut.
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POZ's 'Bacharch to the Future' Fundraiser brought music and promise to the New World Stages on Monday, December 1, 2008, World AIDS Day. The premier performance of Bacharach to the Future, a fund-raiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, honored music legend Burt Bacharach, the composer of 'That's What Friends Are For,' the pioneering recording that benefited The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) in 1985.
Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, is proud to announce the cast of its upcoming world premiere production of Jim Henson's classic holiday favorite Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, adapted for the stage. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas will run December 7, 2008, through January 4, 2009, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut.
At last night's Visit London People's Choice Awards 2008 held at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon, JERSEY BOYS won the 95.8 Capital FM Best West End Show Award, an award voted for by Londoners and visitors to London. Other winners included Michael Caine, voted London's Favourite Londoner, and the O2, which won 95.8 Capital FM Best Music Venue Award.
Broadway In Chicago announces 2009 Broadway In Chicago Season Series package subscriptions will go on-sale Friday, November 21, 2008. The 2009 Season Series emphasizes Broadway In Chicago?s long-standing commitment to bringing the best of Broadway to Chicago.
Today Dancap Productions announces the new cast for the Canadian production of JERSEY BOYS. The new cast includes: Derek Krantz as Bob Gaudio, Jeremy Kushnier continuing in the role of Tommy DeVito, Michael Lomenda as Nick Massi, and Jeff Madden in the role of Frankie Valli, plus Timothy Sell in the role of Gyp DeCarlo and Shawn Wright in the role of Bob Crewe. Performances begin Friday, December 12, 2008 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street).
Outrageous TV chat show king Graham Norton, comedienne Mel Giedroyc, 'Hairspray' leading man Michael Ball, opera diva Lesley Garrett and the stars of 'Jersey Boys' are to add glamour to the biggest and glitziest gathering of stars in the theatre year - the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards launch party.
Rehearsals began last week for XANADU at La Jolla Playhouse in anticipation of its West Coast debut on November 23, 2008 directed by Artistic Director Christopher Ashley. Xanadu's cast joins the creative team of the surprise hit Broadway musical at the Playhouse before embarking on a national tour. Xanadu will have its first performance November 11, 2008 and run through December 31 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
Rehearsals began last week for XANADU at La Jolla Playhouse in anticipation of its West Coast debut on November 23, 2008 directed by Artistic Director Christopher Ashley. Xanadu's cast joins the creative team of the surprise hit Broadway musical at the Playhouse before embarking on a national tour. Xanadu will have its first performance November 11, 2008 and run through December 31 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
Due to popular demand, Dodger Theatricals and Dancap Productions Inc., announce additional Toronto performances for the smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS, now playing at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street) through November 9, 2008.
Theater news from Broadway and the Baltimore/Washington area.
Thousands of Live Design Professionals Attend LDI 2008; this year's strong attendance reaffirmed LDI's status as the leading US tradeshow and conference for live design professionals. LDI 2008 was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, October 20-26, 2008 and featured professional training, new product introductions, and the industry's award presentations.
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