Jersey Boys | |
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![]() The August Wilson Theatre showing Jersey Boys
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Music | Bob Gaudio |
Lyrics | Bob Crewe |
Book |
Marshall Brickman Rick Elice |
Basis | The Four Seasons songs |
Productions | 2004–2005 La Jolla 2005-2017 Broadway 2006 US Tour 2007 Chicago 2008-2016 Las Vegas 2008-2017 West End 2008 Toronto 2009 Melbourne 2010 Sydney 2011 US Tour 2014 Film 2014–2015 UK Tour 2015–2016 Stockholm Sweden 2016 Japan, Tokyo International productions 2017 Second UK Tour 2017-2018 International Tour |
Awards |
Tony Award for Best Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album |
Jersey Boys is a 2005 jukebox musical with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the 1960s rock 'n roll group The Four Seasons. The musical is structured as four "seasons", each narrated by a different member of the band who gives his own perspective on its history and music. Songs include "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Sherry", "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)", "My Eyes Adored You", "Stay", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Working My Way Back to You" and "Rag Doll", among others. The title refers to the fact that the members of The Four Seasons are from New Jersey.
The musical ran on Broadway from 2005 to 2017, and since its debut has seen two North American national tours and productions in London's West End, Las Vegas, Chicago, Toronto, Melbourne and other Australian cities, Singapore, South Africa, The Netherlands and elsewhere. Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.