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Jersey Boys Raises Money for VH1 Save the Music on Oct. 18

By: Oct. 05, 2005
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Jersey Boys, the new Broadway musical about The Four Seasons, is partnering with VH1 Save The Music to help restore music education in public schools across the country. Dodger Theatricals will donate 200 tickets to VH1 Save The Music.

Tickets sales for the October 18th performance at 8 PM will include exclusive VIP seats to the show, full access to the cast after-party and an event gift bag. The after-party will be held at Hotel QT 125 West 45th St.

Jersey Boys began previews on October 4th, and will open at the Virginia Theatre (soon to be renamed the August Wilson Theatre) on November 6th.

The show stars Christian Hoff (The Who's Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar national tour) as Tommy DeVito, Daniel Reichard (Forbidden Broadway: 20th Anniversary Celebration, Radiant Baby at the Public Theatre) as Bob Gaudio, J. Robert Spencer (Side Show, Lucky Duck at the Old Globe) as Nick Massi and John Lloyd Young (The Drawer Boy at Paper Mill Playhouse) as Frankie Valli. Tituss Burgess, Steve Gouveia, Peter Gregus, Donnie Kehr, Michael Longoria, Mark Lotito, Jennifer Naimo, Dominic Nolfi, Erica Piccininni and Sara Schmidt are also in the cast.

Directed by Des McAnuff (The Who's Tommy, Big River), Jersey Boys was a smash hit at the La Jolla Playhouse in LA last year (where as the most successful show in the history of the theatre, it extended three times). The show "chronicles the lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who 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. Jersey Boys features their hit songs 'Sherry,' 'Big Girls Don't Cry,' 'Rag Doll,' 'Oh What a Night' and 'Can't Take My Eyes Off of You,' among others," according to production notes.

The show features a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, as well as songs with music by Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella will produce the musical on Broadway, and Klara Zieglerova (sets), Jess Goldstein (costumes), Howell Binkley (lighting), Michael Clark (projections) will comprise the design team.

"The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in America's public schools by restoring music programs in cities across the U.S., and raising public awareness about the importance of music participation for our nation's youth," according to press notes.

Tickets packages for the special Save the Music performance can be purchased for $250, $500, $1,000 and $5,000. For tickets visit VH1's Save the Music website at www.vh1savethemusic.com or call 212.846.7416.

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