Des McAnuff News

Performances of the Toronto engagement of JERSEY BOYS begin tonight, Thursday, August 21 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street north of Sheppard Avenue).

The cast and creative team have been assembled for the world premiere of the imaginative, hilarious comic drama The Third Story, written by Charles Busch and directed by Carl Andress.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is very pleased to welcome Broadway's LUBA MASON for a one night only concert, as part of their celebrated Voices from the Great Whit Way Series.

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario has announced the two musicals for the season, both with roots in the classics, are West Side Story and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Casting has been announced for the Toronto engagement of JERSEY BOYS, playing the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street north of Sheppard Avenue) beginning August 21, 2008.

Today it was announced that GUYS AND DOLLS will open on Broadway for the first time in 17 years in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this production is the first joint Broadway project by director Des McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo since Jersey Boys.

The cast of Jersey Boys Las Vegas is led by Erich Bergen (Bob Gaudio), Rick Faugno (Frankie Valli), Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito) and Jeff Leibow (Nick Massi) as The Four Seasons, with John Salvatore and Ken Krugman.

The Gallery Players is proud to announce the 7 productions for its 42nd Season in 2008-2009!

JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, will soon place a new block of tickets on-sale. Audiences may plan for the season ahead as tickets for the holiday block of performances October 14, 2008 - January 11, 2009 go on-sale to the public Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m.

JERSEY BOYS set a worldwide production box office record with the week ending July 21, 2008 at Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare Theatre. The Tony® and Grammy® award winning Best Musical that tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, grossed $1,883,450 last week, shattering all records set by the production in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, London and other tour cities. JERSEY BOYS opened to critical acclaim on June 20 at Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare Theatre, where it played its final performance on July 20, 2008. The national tour will next play Dallas, Texas, July 23 through August 16, 2008.

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, who wrote the book for the Tony and Grammy Award-winning smash hit JERSEY BOYS, will be guests on Theater Talk Friday, July 11 at 1:30 AM on WNET Thirteen.

JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, will soon place a new block of tickets on-sale. Audiences may plan for the season ahead as tickets for the holiday block of performances October 14, 2008 - January 11, 2009 go on-sale to the public Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m.

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, who wrote the book for the Tony and Grammy Award-winning smash hit JERSEY BOYS, will be guests on Theater Talk Friday, July 11 at 1:30 AM on WNET Thirteen.

The Chicago company of Jersey Boys stars Jarrod Spector as Frankie Vallie, Drew Gehling as Bob Gaudio, Michael Ingersoll as Nick Massi, and Bryan McElroy as Tommy DeVito, and is currently playing at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago.

Flicker House Productions announced today a one-week extension of their new production of The Who's Tommy. The production will now run through July 6, when it must close, at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood.

JERSEY BOYS, the Tony Award® winning Best Musical that tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, opens tonight, Friday, June 20, in Cleveland's Playhouse Square for a five week engagement through July 20, 2008.

La Jolla Playhouse announced today the initial lineup of cast and creatives for the upcoming musical 'Memphis - The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll' slated for August 19th through September 28th in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.

'Jersey Boys' stars Sebastian Arcelus, J. Robert Spencer, and Michael Longoria will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Broadway's Guest.'

Additional touring dates have been announced for the First National Tour of 'Jersey Boys.'