Jersey Boys set for Los Angeles

[latheatrelover]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 9:22am

The L.A. Times says the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles announced on Wednesday that "Jersey Boys" will be there starting in May 2007, taking the place of the temporarily on-hold Berry Gordy musical, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." I can hardly wait. I know that the Ahmanson's best seats are taken up by subscription, so I am going to look into seeing how much this will now be. They have a good lineup this year. "Curtains" is on now, then "Doubt" with Cherry Jones, "Light in the Piazza," "Edward Scisscorhands" (a new ballet by Matthew Bourne), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" with Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin, "12 Angry Men" with Richard Thomas and George Wendt (I can't quite see this casting), and then "Jersey Boys"
Updated On: 8/30/06 at 09:22 AM

[latheatrelover]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 10:38am

The website for the Ahmanson says it is to run from May through July. This could probably do great as a sitdown. I wonder if any of the original cast will be in it?

[AshleyBrownFan123]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 11:58am

No sitdowns!

Wicked will be at the Pantages, so the Ahmanson will have to host all the tours. At the most, it can extend to like September.

[Popular]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 2:20pm

Great news! I want to see what all the fuss is about.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 2:34pm

Same here Popular. I'm sure it will be hitting all the major cities. Here's hoping it at least comes to Atlanta!

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 2:42pm

YAY! I've been waiting for someone to announce this. Great news. I can't wait to see it!

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 2:42pm

It opens here in San Francisco in November. Got my tix already!

[lite2shine]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 2:51pm

I got my tix for SF run too!! 5th row center :)

But I'm a bit disappointed that a new musical that was supposed to be done in Ahmanson has been pulled

[blueroses]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 3:22pm

"Great news! I want to see what all the fuss is about."

Popular, it's fantabulous. You'll have a great time!

[NYnativeinLA]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 3:30pm

Saw it in La Jolla prior to B'way and loved it...can't wait to see what changes they made. Anyone know?

[irene2]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 7:10pm

"Saw it in La Jolla prior to B'way and loved it...can't wait to see what changes they made. Anyone know?"

I saw it in La Jolla and then on B'way back in 10/05. From what I recall, the changes were very few and I certainly can't remember them now. I doubt you would notice any changes if it has been that long since you've seen it (if you do notice changes, you certainly have a better memory than I...).

[defygravity2]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 8:37pm

Loved this show in NY. I now have another reason to drag my friends up to LA!

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 8:40pm

im also hoping for it to come to Atlanta
but my dad's business partner is dying to see the show, and he goes to LA a lot, so maybe he could catch it there!

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/31/06 at 11:45pm

The Playbill.com article makes it seem like it is a sitdown (it refers to it as the LA production, with a separate tour opening in San Francisco). Does anyone know for sure? I'm guessing that playbill is confused, and that it is really just the opening of the tour (or pre-opening, like Spelling Bee in Atlanta).

But I loved this part of the article best:

"Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre has replaced the world premiere of the new Motown musical Ain’t No Mountain High Enough with a new run of the popular, nationwide hit Jersey Boys."

Shouldn't it actually play across the nation first before being considered a nationwide hit? I mean, New York doesn't really take up the whole nation!