Broadway has recently become a bit of a pop music concert. Millions sang along to Abba tribute musical Mamma Mia; Billy Joel tunes rocked a 1960s plot in Movin Out; most recently Dolly Parton songs took to a stompin’ stage in 9 to 5. Now Melbourne can rock along, as award-winning musical Jersey Boys brings some of pop’s greatest songs to the Princess Theatre.
Set in 50s and 60s America, Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and how four boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi – The Four Seasons – wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide, all before the age of thirty.
Featuring 20 Four Seasons hit songs including ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Rag Doll’, ‘Oh What a Night’ and ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’, Jersey Boys is a trip back in time, to the golden age of pop.
The musical has been garnering rave reviews, and numerous awards, including four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical and the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
Jersey Boys is in it’s fourth sold out year on Broadway and has been seen by over 6 million people across the world – with Melbourne next on the list to rock along.
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