JerseyBoys Reviews & Ratings

Jersey Boys’ is a documentary musical on the life of one of America’s most successful all-male vocal groups in the 1960s, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It features the original songs of the group, with additional music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

It follows the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from New Jersey became the best-selling matinee singing idols amid the struggles and challenges of being under the entertainment limelight.

The musical premiered in La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California in 2004, then a year later, went on to Broadway. The original cast featured John Lloyd Young who took home 4 major awards, including the Tony, in 2006 for playing Frankie Valli on the musical. ‘Jersey Boys’ itself became the Best Musical award recipient in the same year.

The production had jubilant runs in a national tour hitting major US cities, London’s West End and Melbourne. Everywhere ‘Jersey Boys’ went, critics were quick to rave about the high-octane dose of sixties music and rousing performances of the cast.

The original cast recording album was released in November 2005, becoming the winner for Grammy’s Best Musical Show Album. It earned a gold record, having sold more than half a million copies in the US.