Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

Oh, What A Night! – Jersey Boys in Edinburgh

The 20th anniversary tour of the Jersey Boys always promised something special and this week it was.  With an amazing 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, this touring cast had a lot to live up to.

Jersey Boys - Edinburgh Playhouse

Book: Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music: Bob Gaudio Lyrics: Bob Crewe Director: Des McAnuff Emerging in America at the same time as The Beatles were taking the UK by storm, the Four Seasons never quite made the reverse trip across the Atlantic that Lennon and McCartney managed to achieve. Their success here was limited [...] The post Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse appeared first on The Reviews Hub.

Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

There is something reassuringly familiar about Jersey Boys. This is my third encounter with the musical in approximately six years, suggesting that, rather like a distant relative, it comes calling every three years whether invited or not. But familiarity can be a double-edged sword, particularly when a show has been around for twenty years and its extraordinary catalogue of songs is…

Review: Jersey Boys ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Let’s be honest, Jersey Boys may be the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, but it’s the songs that sell the show. Hit after hit from a time when pop was king and Francesco Castelluccio had a voice the world couldn’t get enough of – that soaring falsetto. It’s the reason Jersey Boys can still […] The post Review: Jersey Boys ⭐️⭐️⭐️ appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.