News

‘Jersey Boys’ To Close After 11 Years On Broadway

Broadway hit Jersey Boys, based on the musical career of the Four Seasons, is ending after eleven years.

JERSEY BOYS TO CLOSE IN JANUARY 2017 AFTER 11 YEARS

The musical, which opened in 2005, follows Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, and Nick Massi, and features 20 hit songs including “Oh, What A Night” and “Sherry.”

The play won the 2006 Tony for Best Musical, a Grammy for best cast album, and has grossed over $2 billion worldwide. Producer Michael David said the show’s popularity will be hard to replicate. It has attracted a diverse audience and has a variety of different pulls engaging different types of viewers. And most surprisingly of all, men have been interested in the show, which is generally a difficult audience for a Broadway show.

“I can’t think of a show that has attracted and surprised men like this does – men who wouldn’t be caught dead in a Broadway show,” David said. “And they return. That’s a lot of our business: people who bring back someone else to see it again.”

A film based on the show came out in 2015 directed by Clint Eastwood, but it did not meet with positive reviews.

The last performance will take place on Jan. 15, 2017 after more than 4,600 shows at the August Wilson Theatre. It holds the record for the 12th-longest running Broadway show.

Watch the a Jersey Boys performance at the 2009 Tony Awards below.

Like
Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry
Hillary Luehring-Jones

Share
Published by
Hillary Luehring-Jones

Recent Posts

In Israel For Gay Pride, Caitlyn Jenner Flees Warzone After Saying There’s ‘No Place I’d Rather Be’

Before her departure, Jenner posted on X, “What an incredible way it has been to…

9 hours ago

Cher’s Son, Elijah Blue Allman, Rushed To Hospital After ‘Acting Erratically,’ Drugs Found In His Home

In 1999, Cher described Elijah, saying, “he’s a really smart, really talented, really strange person…he…

9 hours ago

Rumer Willis Shares Father’s Day Post Amid Dad Bruce Willis’ Declining Health

Rumer’s mother Demi Moore later shared her daughter’s post on Instagram stories, accompanied by three…

11 hours ago

Venice Residents Protest Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez Using City As Wedding Location

An officials' statement read, "Protest initiatives are in no way representative of the majority of…

12 hours ago

Mark Ruffalo & Susan Sarandon Headline Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Protests

He added, “We’re disgusted and we’re scared and we know that the only way to…

15 hours ago