What do I love most about Jersey Boys? The music, of course! And it's brilliantly performed by the touring cast now onstage at the Fox Theatre through Sunday, October 11, 2015. This is a must-hear!
Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons starts with a group blue collar performing artists singing under a street lamp...in hopes of one day making it big. The music only gets better and better and better...
Of course that entree transforms into one of the greatest performing groups of the 1960s, one that many generations since know quite well...or are at the very least are fans of their music, whether they know the name of the band or not.
Aaron De Jesus as Frankie Valli is perfect casting. His voice...that voice...takes you right back to the years when you heard that music for the first time. And I imagine his performance of the real Frankie to be perfection.
I was talking about the show with my friend Nikki after seeing it Tuesday night, and she told me about when she saw the show at the Fox Theatre a few years earlier, not sure what she was getting into...but when experiencing the show she knew song after song after song...
It was a very similar experience for me. I know the majority of The Four Seasons' music, just didn't remember that it was their music. I'm more of a movie buff, although I love music, I just don't always know the bands' names of the music I've loved over the years.
I did notice that the audience weighed more heavily on the fairer sex...there were more women in attendance than there were men. Of course that's not unexpected given the fan base of this 1960s bands. Did you know that The Four Seasons' fandom preceded the British Invasion?
Keith Hines, who performed the role of Nick Massi, was the humor relief...a huge persona, of subtle impression, who happened to be one of the funniest in the show. I really like this character, and his brilliant acting.
The set of this show isn't anything I've not seen before, but then again I've not seen this particular show when it hit Broadway 10 years ago, so I can't say that they didn't innovate any particular aspect of the set...it's brilliant either way. I LOVE the giant comic on-screen renditions of the relative scenes in which that effect was used. Brilliant!
As a reminder, I only ever offer my genuine opinion on any performance, attraction or experience I write about. With that said, I'd like to offer BRAVE PR a "Thank You!" for the tickets to this show. It was a marvelous experience!
You can read more about this performance in this Playbill article, and be sure to read the Brett Love article in your Encore Atlanta program that you receive when attending the show.
Or better yet, make your way to the Fox Theatre to see Jersey Boys by Sunday, October 11, 2015. Your ears will love you for it!
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| Jersey Boys | Fox Theatre, Atlanta | Jeremy Daniel |
Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons starts with a group blue collar performing artists singing under a street lamp...in hopes of one day making it big. The music only gets better and better and better...
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| Jersey Boys | Fox Theatre, Atlanta | Jeremy Daniel |
Of course that entree transforms into one of the greatest performing groups of the 1960s, one that many generations since know quite well...or are at the very least are fans of their music, whether they know the name of the band or not.
Aaron De Jesus as Frankie Valli is perfect casting. His voice...that voice...takes you right back to the years when you heard that music for the first time. And I imagine his performance of the real Frankie to be perfection.
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| Jersey Boys | Fox Theatre, Atlanta | Jeremy Daniel |
I was talking about the show with my friend Nikki after seeing it Tuesday night, and she told me about when she saw the show at the Fox Theatre a few years earlier, not sure what she was getting into...but when experiencing the show she knew song after song after song...
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| Jersey Boys | Fox Theatre, Atlanta | Jeremy Daniel |
It was a very similar experience for me. I know the majority of The Four Seasons' music, just didn't remember that it was their music. I'm more of a movie buff, although I love music, I just don't always know the bands' names of the music I've loved over the years.
 |
| Jersey Boys | Fox Theatre, Atlanta | Jeremy Daniel |
I did notice that the audience weighed more heavily on the fairer sex...there were more women in attendance than there were men. Of course that's not unexpected given the fan base of this 1960s bands. Did you know that The Four Seasons' fandom preceded the British Invasion?
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| Jersey Boys | Fox Theatre, Atlanta | Photo: Joan Marcus |
Keith Hines, who performed the role of Nick Massi, was the humor relief...a huge persona, of subtle impression, who happened to be one of the funniest in the show. I really like this character, and his brilliant acting.
 |
| Jersey Boys | Fox Theatre, Atlanta | Jersey Boys | Photo: Jeremy Daniel |
The set of this show isn't anything I've not seen before, but then again I've not seen this particular show when it hit Broadway 10 years ago, so I can't say that they didn't innovate any particular aspect of the set...it's brilliant either way. I LOVE the giant comic on-screen renditions of the relative scenes in which that effect was used. Brilliant!
As a reminder, I only ever offer my genuine opinion on any performance, attraction or experience I write about. With that said, I'd like to offer BRAVE PR a "Thank You!" for the tickets to this show. It was a marvelous experience!
You can read more about this performance in this Playbill article, and be sure to read the Brett Love article in your Encore Atlanta program that you receive when attending the show.
Or better yet, make your way to the Fox Theatre to see Jersey Boys by Sunday, October 11, 2015. Your ears will love you for it!
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