Jersey Boys Review 6/18/08

I saw Jersey Boys this past Wednesday night in the right orchestra row N seat 6. The show was absolutely phenomenal. Christian Hoff was great as Tommy. He gave so much energy and he was a decent singer. Sebastian Arcelus was good his acting was great but from what i have heard of Daniel Reichard. Sebastian isnt as good a singer. J. Robert Spencer was excellent. He was better then i expected. OK so Michael Longoria ummm this was my 1st time seeing the show and i went with my mom who has already seen it before with John Lloyd Young and Longoria as Pesci. I thought Michael Longoria had a very good voice but Johns was a little bit better. But from what i hear from people I think Michael gives more energy then JOhn lloyd Young. Michael Longoria does splits and it looks like he is having a great time on stage. I also think he looks a lil bit more like Frankie then John did. The great thing about the show was the projections. I thought those added so much to the show. I was lucky because i went with a friend and his 2 parents and my original seats were left orchestra row w seats 9-11 and his seats were right orchestra row N seats 2-6. His mother switched seats with me and it was a really Great View. Other minor characters that stood out were Mark Lotito as Gyp Decarlo and Donnie Kehr as Norm Waxman and Nick Devito i thought they both were very good actors and Donnie Kehr was very good on the drums. Songs that really stood out were Silhouettes,My mothers eyes,Cry For ME, Sherry, WAlk like a man, RAg Doll, and Fallen angel. Overall the show was great i would say 9/10. One last thing. Scary moment at the end of the show. A gay man comes running out of the theatre and into the lobby screaming at an usher to call the police because his partner got assaulted and spat at by another man in the audience. Idk wat happend after that but i hope the manager called 911. Once again Great SHOW !

Hardcore! Have you done the bus tour?

I've seen the show seven times, twice with Michael as Frankie and five times with JLY as Frankie and all I have to say is that JLY was the better actor and Michael is the better singer/dancer, but I enjoyed both performances. I haven't been back to see the show since last March due to the suspending of the student rush thanks to those damn scalpers.

so i take it longoria isn't having vocal problems? i remember a couple months after he took over for JLY, people were saying that his vocals were already starting to wear down a bit and that he was having a bit off trouble?

Longoria looks more like Valli? Not to me.

Also, I have seen a few Frankies, no one beats JLY...not vocally, not acting.

I do think Longoria looked and sounded a lot like Joe Pesci, and I loved him in that role. Every time I have seen him as Frankie, I keep thinking, "there's Joe Pesci as Frankie!"

Glad you liked it. I saw both John and Michael. I loved John, maybe it's because he was my first or I just loved the show and he was in it or something. But He was great. Then I saw Michael and was also blown away but it seemed like he was stuck with the Pesci voice.

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But before we veer into annoying territory, I really don't care if the Frankie in JB looks like the real thing. It's a nice bonus, but not necessary.

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