JERSEY BOYS CHICAGO CAST MEMBERS TELL JOKE OF THE DAY ON THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE’S “HEAD CANDY” BLOG

Grammy® award winning Best musical JERSEY BOYS share the “Joke of the Day” on the Chicago Tribune’s “Head Candy” blog each day this week.

Monday’s installment features Jarrod Spector:

Tuesday’s installment features Drew Gehling:

Wednesday’s installment features Michael Ingersoll:

Thursday’s installment features Bryan McElroy:

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons – Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, and how this group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sound and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30.

JERSEY BOYS is directed by two-time Tony® Award winner Des McAnuff.  The musical, which won a total of four Tony® Awards and continues to set new weekly box office records at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway, is written by Academy Award winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

The cast of the Chicago company stars Drew Gehling (Bob Gaudio), Michael Ingersoll (Nick Massi) Bryan McElroy (Tommy DeVito) Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), with Craig Laurie and Jonathan Weir.  The Ensemble includes Dominic Bogart, Lyndsey Cole, John Michael Coppola, John Michael Dias, Mike Erickson, Alayna Gallo, Steven M. Goldsmith, John Hickman, Michelle Knight, Renée Marino, Kraig McCreary, Rashad Naylor, Jake Speck, Tonya Wathen, Chuck Webb and Ryan Quinn West.

JERSEY BOYS premiered at La Jolla Playhouse, October 17, 2004, where the musical played a record-breaking run prior to the Broadway production. JERSEY BOYS opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 and remains among the five top grossing shows in New York.  The JERSEY BOYS National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006 and played a 44-week, record-breaking run.  The show is currently playing in New York, London, Las Vegas, Chicago, in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour, and will open in Melbourne, Australia in March, 2009. 

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, received the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit and is now on sale.