'Jersey Boys' Sets New Nation-Wide Box Office Records

The Broadway smash hit Jersey Boys, winner of four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical, ended 2007 by setting new house records all over the country last week.  For the week ending December 30 the show did $1,373,842 in New York at the August Wilson Theatre, marking the 29th time the show has topped itself since it opened in November, 2005.  Meanwhile in Chicago at the LaSalle Bank Theatre, the musical did a record $1,355,421, and in Seattle at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, the show did $1,308,710.

Jersey Boys is written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and is directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo.

"Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, about 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," explain press notes.

Jersey Boys premiered at La Jolla Playhouse, October 17, 2004, where the musical played a record-breaking run prior to the Broadway production. Jersey Boys opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 and continues to set new weekly box office records, remaining among the five top grossing shows in New York.  One of the hottest shows ever to play San Francisco, Jersey Boys opened to rave reviews at the Curran Theatre on December 1, 2006, where it closed on September 30, 2007. By popular demand, the show returned to the Bay Area of a limited engagement November 20 through December 30, 2007. The show recently completed a sold-out run in Los Angeles and is now playing in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour. Jersey Boys opened on Sunday, October 14 at the LaSalle Bank Theatre, where it is currently scheduled to play through April 13, 2008.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jersey Boys, produced by Bob Gaudio, received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit and is currently on sale in bookstores nationwide. www.JerseyBoysInfo.com