Photo Coverage: A Sneak Peek At 'Jersey Boys'
Back to the Articleby Craig Brockman
After having broken records in its smash run at California's La Jolla Playhouse, the Four Seasons musical Jersey Boys will open at the newly named August Wilson Theatre on Sunday, November 6th after beginning previews on October 4th. On Thursday, September 8th, the press was invited to take a sneak peek at the musical "Jersey Boys" and BroadwayWorld was there. JERSEY BOYS features a book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and is directed by Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff. Performances begin Tuesday, October 4 and the officially opening night is Sunday, November 6 at the Virginia Theatre, soon to be the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). The cast of JERSEY BOYS is lead by Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito), Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio), J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi) and John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons. The cast also includes Tituss Burgess, Steve Gouveia, Heather Ferguson, Peter Gregus, Donnie Kehr, John Leone, Michael Longoria, Mark Lotito, Jennifer Naimo, Dominic Nolfi, Erica Piccininni, and Sara Schmidt. JERSEY BOYS is produced on Broadway by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Pelican Group, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella.  Adrian Bryan-Brown welcomes the press  Des McAnuff (director) describes the show and his involvement  Rick Elice (Book) talks about the structure of the show..  along with fello book writer, Marshall Brickman  Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio) serves as narrator for part of the show.  Daniel (as Bob) plays a tune for the "boys"...  ...who quickly join in for the song. (l-r) Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito), John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli), Daniel and J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi)  The Jersey Boys   John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli  J. Robert Spencer and Daniel Reichard  Before they were The Four Seasons, the group sang back up vocals to other recording artists...  one played by Tituss Burgess  another by Erica Piccininni   and another by Donnie Kehr   Peter Gregus portrays a record producer who brings the Jersey Boys into the studio  Daniel and Peter  John and Peter  The group toasts to a hit song  Sara Schmidt   Jennifer Naimo  Erica Piccininni  Erica and Christian take a ride (with J. Robert in the backseat)  Sara and John  Listening to a song the boys just wrote  Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons appear on TV   Daniel at the Keyboard  J. Robert on Bass  Christian Hoff on Guitar  Des watches the scene  John  John (as Frankie) lays down a song in the studio while Michael Longoria acts as the sound engineer.  Christian strikes a pose  J. Robert  Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio make a deal  The musical shows the ups and downs of the group including gambling, the mob, prison, and more...  Avoiding a fight...  Frankie and his wife argue about his time spent away from his family  Daniel and John  J. Robert Spencer (as Nick Massi)  Performing a bittersweet ballad.  Daniel, Donnie and John  The "Girls" - Sara, Erica and Jennifer  Tituss and Michael  Donnie, Des and Christian - a TOMMY reunion  Book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice pose for BroadwayWorld  a parting shot of The Jersey Boys! |
