Are you looking for great date night entertainment? The perfect solution is right here in Sacramento for the next few months! Jersey Boys is a performance that will entertain both you and your partner. With the many sides of this show, romance, music, fun, dancing, it will easily entertain you both!
If you like to dance and sing and love the history of music, this is even a show that you might want to bring your older kids to! With the violence and the language, you should reserve it for your teens, though.
Prior to this performance, admittedly, I did not know much about the background of "The Jersey Boys" aka, The Four Seasons. While I was familiar with their songs, (and who ISN'T?) such as "Walk like a Man" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" I was unfamiliar with their stage presence and popularity. I won't deny that I am too young to remember, and even my parents where not yet teenagers when they broke out into the music scene.
The music is timeless and the characters are fun! You will enjoy every bit of this show!
Go and take your friends and have a great night out!
I was granted free tickets for this review, but the above is my own opinion.
For more information about the show and tickets, see below.
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CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR TONY, GRAMMY & OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL JERSEY BOYS
Directed by Des McAnuff
RETURN ENGAGEMENT AT SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY CENTER THEATER NOVEMBER 5 – 22
SACRAMENTO (October 20, 2014) – Casting has been announced for the return Sacramento engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, playing at Community Center Theater Nov. 5 – 22, 2014. The cast of JERSEY BOYS will be led by Nicolas Dromard (Tommy DeVito), Keith Hines (Nick Massi), Hayden Milanes (Frankie Valli) and Drew Seeley (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons, with Barry Anderson and Thomas Fiscella.
The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Tommaso Antico, Jaycie Dotin, Marlana Dunn, De’Lon Grant, Wes Hart, Bryan Hindle, Austin Owen, John Rochette, Leslie Rochette, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Kara Tremel, Jonny Wexler and Keith White.
JERSEY BOYS is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®, the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia). JERSEY BOYS worldwide has been seen by over 20 million people (as of August, 2014).
Catch a sneak peek of JERSEY BOYS! Log on to JerseyBoysTour.com/watch.
Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS 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.
JERSEY BOYS is part of the Broadway Sacramento series presented at Community Center Theater by California Musical Theatre.
JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the true story of how a 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 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 opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The JERSEY BOYS First National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, played a record-breaking run in Los Angeles and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. JERSEY BOYS is currently playing in New York; Las Vegas; London; and in cities across North America and the U.K. on National Tours.
The JERSEY BOYS design and production team comprises 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 Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements & Incidental Music).
JERSEY BOYS is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.The cast recording is available on Rhino Records. JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit. Seasons Greetings: A JERSEY BOYS Christmas, a holiday CD featuring international cast members of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, is available on Rhino Records.
JERSEY BOYS will play at Sacramento Community Center Theater November 5 - 22. Performance times vary; for information visit CaliforniaMusicalTheatre.com or call (916) 557-1999.
Tickets for JERSEY BOYS begin at $38 and are available at the Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office, 1419 H Street, Sacramento, or by calling (916) 557-1999; they are also available at the Convention Center Box Office, 1301 L Street, Sacramento, or by calling (916) 808-5181, or online at Tickets.com.
Groups of 10 or more can reserve tickets by calling (916) 557-1198. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice. For more information, please call (916) 557-1999 or visit CaliforniaMusicalTheatre.com. For information on the JERSEY BOYS tour visit JerseyBoysTour.com.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
The Four Seasons
NICOLAS DROMARD (Tommy DeVito) For the last 14 years, Nicolas been traveling all over the USA and Canada doing what he loves to do. Before Jersey Boys, Nicolas led the Broadway cast of Mary Poppins playing Bert. Broadway: 3. National Tours: 4. Regional shows: Yes. Proud Canadian: Ah oui! nicolasdromard.com
KEITH HINES (Nick Massi) is overjoyed hit the road with the Jersey Boys family! Recent off-Broadway: Cougar the Musical (Buck), Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man (Stefan). Credits include: Les Miz (Enjolras, WVPT), Camelot (Lancelot, Pittsburgh Public Theatre), 1776 (Thomas Jefferson, Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Urban Cowboy (Bud, WVPT), The Crucible (John Proctor), Picnic (Hal). Master’s Degree in music, Oklahoma City University (voice: Florence Birdwell), The Studio/NY (Jayd McCarty's acting conservatory). keith-hines.com
HAYDEN MILANES (Frankie Valli) Tour: Jersey Boys (1st Nat'l) Regional: The Rocky Horror Show (Rocky), Grease (Danny), A Chorus Line, Finding Nemo: The Musical, Playhouse Disney LIVE! Proud member of Actors Equity. haydenmilanes.com
DREW SEELEY (Bob Gaudio) Broadway: The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric); North/South American tours: High School Musical: The Concert (Troy Bolton); Film: Another Cinderella Story, Freshman Father, Do Over; TV: Glory Daze, Lovestruck, One Tree Hill. Check out my music at drewseeley.com and twitter/instagram (@DrewSeeley).
