Tickets are now on sale for the West Palm Beach return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award–winning hit musical Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, which will run Dec. 19 through Jan. 6, 2013 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia), and continues to break box office records on Broadway and across North America. Jersey Boys worldwide has been seen by over 15 million people. 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.
The premiere engagement of Jersey Boys in West Palm Beach was an overwhelming success, seen by nearly 50,000 theatergoers, breaking the records for ticket sales during its three-week run and featuring “hits that roll out like the Fourth of July” (Palm Beach Daily News).
Jersey Boys is part of the Kravis on Broadway series presented in West Palm Beach. To catch a sneak peek, visit www.jerseyboystour.com/watch.
Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. It is the tale 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 sound and sold 175 million records worldwide, all before they were 30.
Jersey Boys opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on Nov. 6, 2005. The first national tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on Dec. 1, 2006, played a record-breaking run in Los Angeles and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. There are six current productions of Jersey Boys worldwide: New York; London; Las Vegas; Auckland, New Zealand; and two U.S. national tours.
The 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 direction, vocal arrangements and 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 recently certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The cast recording is now 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 new holiday CD featuring international cast members, produced by Bob Gaudio, is now available on Rhino Records. Visit www.jerseyboystour.com for more information.
Kravis on Broadway is sponsored by Jim and Judy Harpel and Credit Suisse. The Jersey Boys performance schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 20 at 2 and 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 22 at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 2 and 8 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 28 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 29 at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 1 at 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 2 and 8 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 5 at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m.
In addition to the show, there will be a “Beyond the Stage” pre-performance discussion by Jason Gillman and Jacqueline Bayne at 6:45 p.m. and a free musical presentation in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby Dec. 20 at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets for Jersey Boys begin at $35 and are available now online at www.kravis.org/jerseyboys or by calling (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Group orders of 10 or more receive a discount and may be placed by calling (561) 651-4438 or (561) 651-4304. The Kravis Center box office is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach.
Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.
ABOVE: The Four Seasons in the studio in a scene from Jersey Boys.
