Jersey Boys

No, this is not about characters from New Jersey in books (though Harlan Coben and Janet Evanovich could have us talking for awhile), this is about the play, which i got to see, and which you should see.

I like plays, for the most part. I like watching how they create sets from very little, create a mood with lighting, a little sound, and great acting, create a character with a few words, a costume, and a tone of voice you can hear all the way in the back.

Jersey Boys did excellent with all of this. Their scenes easily put you where they wanted you to go, their actors were AMAZING, and i got hooked into it right away. Plus, their voices. *dreamy sigh* Their voices. Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, told from all 4 perspectives (because as the website says, “you ask four guys, you get four different answers”), on how they got started and what happened along the way. I love the Four Seasons, and these guys carried it well. And the kid who played Frankie Valli- maybe not as good as the man himself, but pretty damn close. More than being able to watch the play again, I want to hear them sing again.

So, to keep this short (because really, watching me just gush on and on and on really doesn’t do anything for anyone, and i don’t want to let any scenes slip), go see it if at all possible. If you have any liking of the Four Seasons, it’s a must. And even if you don’t, you should go see it because ignoring all the music, the play itself was cool.

Also, my brother and I had an interesting talk about how plays cost so much more money than movies, though movies cost so much more to make. I said it’s because

110 comments July 5th, 2007