Jersey Boys Breaks Ahmanson Box Office Record Again

The Los Angeles engagement of Jersey Boys broke the weekly gross house record at the Ahmanson Theatre for the second week in a row.  The box office took in a total of $1,358,864 for the 8-performance week ending July 22, 2007.  The show broke their previous record of $1,342,332 for the 8-performance week ending June 15, 2007.

The show began previews Friday, May 25 and opened on Sunday, June 3.  The production, which was originally schedule to play through August 5, has been extended a second time, to Friday, August 31. 

Jersey Boys is "the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons – Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, and how this group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sound and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30," state press notes.

The production stars Erich Bergen as Bob Gaudio, Steve Gouveia as Nick Massi, Christopher Kale Jones as Frankie Valli and Deven May as Tommy DeVito.  Also in the cast are John Altieri as Bob Crewe, Joseph Siravo as Gyp DeCarlo, Miles Aubrey, Erik Bates, Sandra Denise, Jennifer Evans, Rick Faugno, Eric Gutman, Nathan Klau, Brandon Matthieus, Jackie Seiden, Courter Simmons, Taylor Sternberg and Melissa Strom.

Jersey Boys is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff.  The musical, which won a total of four Tony Awards and continues to set new weekly box office records at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway, is written by Academy Award winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

The design and production team includes Klara Zieglerova (scenic design), Jess Goldstein (costume design), Howell Binkley (winner of the 2006 Tony Award for his lighting design of Jersey Boys), Steve Canyon Kennedy (sound design), Michael Clark (projections design), Charles LaPointe (wig and hair design), Steve Orich (orchestrations) and Ron Melrose (music direction, vocal arrangements and incidental music).

Jersey Boys is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, in association with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner.

The Los Angeles engagement marks the return of Jersey Boys to Southern California, where the musical premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse on October 17, 2004, and played a record-breaking run there prior to the Broadway production.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the musical, produced by Bob Gaudio, received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

Tickets may be purchased by calling (213) 972-4400, online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, or in person at the Center Theatre Group box office at the Ahmanson Theatre.  Up to the minute ticket availability can be obtained by visiting www.ahmansontheatre.org/jbtips.  For group sales, call (213) 972-7231.