Tag Archives: Jersey Boys

Four guys under a streetlamp: Jersey Boys at the Mayfield, a review

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca All jukebox musicals are not created equal. And there’s a notable example, currently running at the Mayfield, that rises above the others the way Frankie Valli’s legendary falsetto levitates off the stage and into your brain.  … Continue reading →

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Workin’ his way back to us: Danny Austin comes home to direct Jersey Boys at the Mayfield

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Life, like theatre, has its dramatic arcs. Here’s one: I’m sitting across the table with an artist who has heard the close harmonies of Big Girls Don’t Cry (-yi-yi) delivered from stages and in rehearsal halls … Continue reading →

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From the mean streets of New Jersey, a jukebox musical with two dozen hits and a real story. Jersey Boys at the Citadel, a review

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The history of the jukebox musical is riddled with synthetic duds (like robbing a cash machine, and finding Monopoly money). The stand-outs that rise above are few and far between. Jersey Boys is one. Judging by … Continue reading →

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