Jersey Boys

Prince Edward Theatre
Tuesday September 16th 2008 – 2.30pm

What’s it about?
An award winning smash hit on Broadway, Jersey Boys is the tale of the legendary vocal group The Four Seasons from their humble beginnings in New Jersey through to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

What’s good?
In order to effectively play a performer such as Frankie Valli on stage you need to have an incredible vocal ability, and Ryan Molloy in the title character has this ability in abundance, every time he opened his voice to sing the audience became enthralled and were unable to take their eyes off of him in a performance which resulted in the cast receiving a standing ovation.

What’s bad?
Although the story of The Four Seasons is very interesting, and, personally I find their music to be fantastic. The intrigue for the show ends if you do not have an interest in Rock and Roll music from the 1950s. Alongside that, the realism of the times and situations that The Four Seasons found themselves in result in a large amount of swearing throughout, meaning that this play would be unsuitable for any young children that might be interested in the show.

Overall?
Jersey Boys was a hit on Broadway, and is a hit in the West End. Its success is justified too as it’s a fantastically entertaining musical biopic about one of the most legendary music groups of all time.