18 Apr 2012
Contact: Michaelyn Fesler, Imagine Communications
E-mail: m.fesler@imagine-communications.us; Tel: +1 (212) 922 1961
New York, NY - Jersey Boys, written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, is now playing on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City.
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. The show features all their hits including "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Oh What A Night," "Walk Like A Man," "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "Working My Way Back To You."
Jersey Boys is part of The Broadway Collection, a group of new and classic Broadway musicals selected for their unparalleled popularity with international audiences. Tickets are available through the international Broadway Collection partners and at www.broadwaycollection.com.
The Broadway cast of Jersey Boys is led by Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Andy Karl (Tommy DeVito), Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli) and Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons; with Mark Lotito and Courter Simmons. The cast also includes Miles Aubrey, Brad Bass, Erik Bates, Cara Cooper, Ken Dow, John Edwards, Russell Fischer, Katie O'Toole, Joe Payne, Jessica Rush, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Nathan Scherich, Sara Schmidt, Taylor Sternberg.
The New York production of Jersey Boys, which opened to critical acclaim on Sunday, November 6, 2005, remains among Broadway's top selling musicals and is the longest running show in the history of the August Wilson Theatre, where it has played over 2,600 performances. Jersey Boys has been seen by over 12 million people across the world.
Jersey Boys is the recipient of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical. The Original Broadway Cast Recording, produced by Bob Gaudio, received the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Broadway production also won the 2006 Outer Critics Circle & Drama League Awards for Best Musical.
About Broadway Inbound and The Broadway Collection
The Broadway Collection is part of Broadway Inbound, a Shubert Organization company with decades of experience in the theatre industry, the travel industry and wholesale ticket distribution, who specializes in FIT sales of Broadway shows. The Broadway Collection was created in response to a huge demand for Broadway within the travel industry and includes 18 distinctive, top tier shows. Broadway Inbound offers a simple ordering system and open access to extensive free-sale inventory directly from the box offices of the shows of The Broadway Collection at unbeatable FIT wholesale prices. Unparalleled experience in theatre ticketing, marketing, and operations makes Broadway Inbound a perfect source for professional buyers of travel and theatre.
To purchase tickets to any Broadway Collection show, contact your local tour operator or travel agent or visit www.broadwaycollection.com.
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