reviews - JERSEY BOYS - The Phoenix Theatre Company

James D. Gish, Justin Albinder, Anthony Fortino, and Tommy McDowell
Photo by Reg Madison Photography

highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

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"....With over thirty songs, Jersey Boys is a show full of recognizable hit pop tunes but also a swift moving musical that covers many years, settings and characters to depict how the Four Seasons became one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The Phoenix Theatre Company's production features an exceptional cast and gorgeous creative aspects which, when combined with seeing the struggles the quartet went through to become successful, make for a vastly entertaining experience." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)

"..."As directed by Larry Raben, The Phoenix Theatre Company’s high-energy, slick, and overall exhilarating new production of the Broadway hit jukebox musical serves as a perfect reminder where and why the Hollywood 2014 movie version went wrong. Hollywood neglected to realize that it’s the music to Jersey Boys that was always its reason for being. The show isn’t just a streamlined biographical account of The Four Seasons, it’s a celebration of the songs..." -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)

"...Oh, what a night!..Opening Night of The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of JERSEY BOYS was quite a night!..Justin Albinder (Frankie Valli), James D. Gish (Bob Gaudio), Anthony Fortino (Tommy DeVito), and Tommy McDowell (Nick Massi) successfully recreate the power doo-wop style and sweeping movements of the originals. And, oh, how they harmonize! Perfectly! With Albinder achieving Valli's characteristic range and falsetto..Yes, indeed! Oh, what a show!" - Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)