Jersey Boys Review 02/21/07

Yesterday I attended the evening performance of Jersey Boys; Orchestra Left Row F Seats 9 and 11. I went with my mom who is in her 50s and she LOVED IT! Being only 15, I was probably THE youngest person in the August Wilson Theater along with some other kids. I felt completely out of place considering EVERYONE AROUND ME was in their 50s or older. The crowd loved it, however, I thought it was okay. I waited for these tickets since July 1, and was really expecting so much more. Don't get me wrong the singing was phenominal and I liked how they incorporated the songs into the plot, but I felt something was missing. I definetly thought it was GOOD, but it wasn't AMAZING which I was hoping for.
The GREAT CAST:
My NUMBER ONE FAVORITE is of course John Lloyd Young. All I can say is WOW! I have never witnessed a standing ovation during a musical but let me tell you last night after Sherry, Big Girls Dont Cry, and Walk Like A Man the crowd WENT CRAZY! They were clapping for a good 5 minutes, and so was I because he was amazing. It looked like he was in pain while he was singing as my mom said,but I'm sure he was in pain trying to hit those high notes.
Another standout was Christian Hoff. He was great- from the Jersey accent to the singing to the comic relief he was great!
Daniel Reicharg was on for Bob and he did a good job as did J. Robert Spencer.

All in all a good show, with something missing in my opinion. I loved the second act but thought the first was just boring and dragged on forever. I would definetly give it a second try.

true.

yeah; i dont know i was expecting so much more. it seemed like just a concert to me.

whats so amazing about it? what makes it a stand out other than the cast?

well everyone has different opinions.

"Daniel Reicharg was on for Bob and he did a good job"

Isn't Daniel ReicharD usually on as Bob? "

Daniel Reichard isn't an understudy for Bob, he is the regular lead for Bob. Bob's understudies are Dominic Nolfi, Matthew Scott, and Steve Gouveia(it says it in the playbill).

I'm 19 and my sister is 13 and we both love Jersey Boys. We've seen it 6 times and we're going back to try for her birthday. I love it for the story, songs, and performances. She loves it for those reasons and she and basically any other young teenage girl who has seen Jersey Boys loves it for the guys, for JLY, Daniel, Christian, and Bobby.

"whats so amazing about it? what makes it a stand out other than the cast?"

I think it stands out because it's a true story and it's a story that everyone can relate to or has pieces that everyone can relate to. It's one of the few jukebox musicals that is about the band and works the bands songs into the story or just flat out includes them; it's not just a story built around Frankie Valli songs, but like you said everyone has their own opinions and I guess to you Jersey Boys didn't stand out as well as something else.

KEEP SHARING THE LOVE...
JERSEY BOYS IS THE BEST!

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