The 2006 Best Musical Tony® Award winning sensation JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four
Seasons, opened to critical and popular acclaim at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway on November 6, 2005
(previews began October 4, 2005). JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman &
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 has received the following awards:
4 Tony Awards® including Best Musical
2 Outer Critics Circle Awards
1 Drama Desk Award
2 Drama League Awards including the Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing for Des McAnuff
JERSEY BOYS is always among the top 3 weekly grossing shows on Broadway, with one of the lower seating
capacities for a musical theater.
JERSEY BOYS has played to over 2.4 million audience members across the country and grossed over $240
million in sales nationwide.
JERSEY BOYS has set the August Wilson Theatre box office record 29 times.
JERSEY BOYS, which recently closed in San Francisco, CA after a successful engagement, returned to the
Curran Theatre for a special holiday engagement from November 20 to December 30, 2007.
JERSEY BOYS in San Francisco broke the Curran Theatre box office record previously held by The Phantom of
the Opera, and went on to break their own record once more during the run.
JERSEY BOYS in Los Angeles, CA broke the Ahmanson Theatre box office record previously held by Bas
Luhrman’s La Boheme in 2004, and went on to break their own record another 4 times.
JERSEY BOYS in Sacramento, CA broke the Community Center Theater box office record that was previously
held by The Lion King in 2005.
JERSEY BOYS in Tempe, AZ broke the Gammage Theatre box office record that was previously held by The
Phantom of the Opera in 2005.
JERSEY BOYS in Costa Mesa, CA broke the OPAC box office record that was previously held by Wicked.
JERSEY BOYS in Seattle, WA broke the 5th Avenue Theatre box office record that was previously held by West
Side Story, and went on to break it 4 more times.
JERSEY BOYS in Chicago, IL broke the LaSalle Bank Theatre box office record that was previously held by the
world-premiere of Monty Python’s Spamalot in 2005, and went on to break their own record another 3 times.
JERSEY BOYS productions are also planned for London and Toronto in 2008. Another production, in a brand-
new, built-to-suit theatre at the Palazzo Hotel and Resort, is planned for Las Vegas in 2008.
JERSEY BOYS is the first time the behind-the-scenes story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons has ever been
told.
JERSEY BOYS features 30 “Four Seasons” songs, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My
Eyes Off You” and “Oh, What a Night.”
JERSEY BOYS Original Broadway Cast Recording received a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show
Album. The album has remained in the Top Five of Billboard’s Broadway Albums Chart for over 100 weeks,
since it went on sale in 2005 and is currently in the #1 position, held three weeks in a row. Over 480,000 albums
have been sold worldwide.
The official behind-the-scenes companion book, JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons,
was released by Broadway Books on October 16, 2007 with an initial printing of 85,000 copies.
www.jerseyboysinfo.com
Seasons, opened to critical and popular acclaim at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway on November 6, 2005
(previews began October 4, 2005). JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman &
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 has received the following awards:
4 Tony Awards® including Best Musical
2 Outer Critics Circle Awards
1 Drama Desk Award
2 Drama League Awards including the Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing for Des McAnuff
JERSEY BOYS is always among the top 3 weekly grossing shows on Broadway, with one of the lower seating
capacities for a musical theater.
JERSEY BOYS has played to over 2.4 million audience members across the country and grossed over $240
million in sales nationwide.
JERSEY BOYS has set the August Wilson Theatre box office record 29 times.
JERSEY BOYS, which recently closed in San Francisco, CA after a successful engagement, returned to the
Curran Theatre for a special holiday engagement from November 20 to December 30, 2007.
JERSEY BOYS in San Francisco broke the Curran Theatre box office record previously held by The Phantom of
the Opera, and went on to break their own record once more during the run.
JERSEY BOYS in Los Angeles, CA broke the Ahmanson Theatre box office record previously held by Bas
Luhrman’s La Boheme in 2004, and went on to break their own record another 4 times.
JERSEY BOYS in Sacramento, CA broke the Community Center Theater box office record that was previously
held by The Lion King in 2005.
JERSEY BOYS in Tempe, AZ broke the Gammage Theatre box office record that was previously held by The
Phantom of the Opera in 2005.
JERSEY BOYS in Costa Mesa, CA broke the OPAC box office record that was previously held by Wicked.
JERSEY BOYS in Seattle, WA broke the 5th Avenue Theatre box office record that was previously held by West
Side Story, and went on to break it 4 more times.
JERSEY BOYS in Chicago, IL broke the LaSalle Bank Theatre box office record that was previously held by the
world-premiere of Monty Python’s Spamalot in 2005, and went on to break their own record another 3 times.
JERSEY BOYS productions are also planned for London and Toronto in 2008. Another production, in a brand-
new, built-to-suit theatre at the Palazzo Hotel and Resort, is planned for Las Vegas in 2008.
JERSEY BOYS is the first time the behind-the-scenes story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons has ever been
told.
JERSEY BOYS features 30 “Four Seasons” songs, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My
Eyes Off You” and “Oh, What a Night.”
JERSEY BOYS Original Broadway Cast Recording received a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show
Album. The album has remained in the Top Five of Billboard’s Broadway Albums Chart for over 100 weeks,
since it went on sale in 2005 and is currently in the #1 position, held three weeks in a row. Over 480,000 albums
have been sold worldwide.
The official behind-the-scenes companion book, JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons,
was released by Broadway Books on October 16, 2007 with an initial printing of 85,000 copies.
www.jerseyboysinfo.com
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