Wed. May. 12/10 Pace51
Jersey Boys- Great Performance, Overpriced Refreshments
Index:
Introduction
The Actors
Play Overview
The musical numbers
An angry tirade concerning the refreshments
Here’s a small write up of my experience. I really enjoyed the play. Some things weren’t for me, like the music, me being a rock fan, but it probably was great for pop music of the time. Oh, and yes, I managed to surround myself with girls. My friend was on one side, but he eventually moved, and I got surrounded by girls, all of them nice and good looking. No action, though, sorry guys, I promise I’ll try harder next time, but, well, better than being surrounded by unfriendly guys. Well, several of the girls were sexting, and actually let me watch, but they weren’t sexting to me, so D:. Just kidding lol. About the sad face. They were definitely sexting, though. They’re my friends though, and think I’m nice but harmless, so no action, but they think I don’t pay attention or care.
… I’m still amazed over the fact they let me watch them text…
The Actors- Specific actors,a dn then an acting overview. Don’t misjudge me, but the females were really good looking. Awwww yeah . And my female friends said the guys were hot too. Urgh. Sorry, I’m a bad judge of hot guys.
Michael Lomenda
Jeff Madden
Daniel Robert Sullivan
Quinn Van Antwerp
Adrian Marchuk
Gabriel Antonacci
Matthew G Brown
Matt Cassidy
Jade Elliott
Elodie Gillett
Bryan Hindle
Victoria Lamond
Aaron MacKenzie
W. Joseph Matheson
Timothy Sell
Alison Smyth
Grant Tilly
Cleopatra Williams
Shawn Right
I saw this at a Toronto theatre. The actors were generally very good in my opinion, although I think the comedy and creative liberties kind of hurt some of the characters, because they didn’t allow us to see the extreme emotions or feelings of those characters. Personal opinion. The critics overall really enjoyed how the play was put together. The actors themselves were great, but Frankie Valli’s portrayal by Jeff Madden blew me away.
Lets start with Frankie Valli Very odd voice, but I’m 16. Not exactly a lifelong four seasons fan. However, very good acting, personal opinion anyways. He won an award, actually. He was forced to act in a variety of very different scenes, and maintained a serious, quiet, yet tough nailed personality. Two thumbs up. The other people in the band were all pretty serious or naïve, but the jokes added comic relief, although they made some of the characters seem less serious. All in all, good cast. Only 2 stumbles in the entire film, and they were quite small.
The Musical Numbers
Act One:
“Oh, what a night”
“Silhouettes”
“You’re the apple of my eye”
“I can’t give you anything but love”
“Earth Angel”
“Sunday kind of Love”
“My mother’s eyes”
“I go Ape”
“(Who wears) Short Shorts”
“I’m in the mood for love”
“Cry for me”
“An Angel Cried”
“I still care”
“Trance”
“Sherry”- Good buildup, long applause
“Big girls don’t cry”- More applause
“Walk like a man” Even more applause
“December 1963, (Oh what a night)”
“My Boyfriend’s back”
“My Eyes Adored You”
“Dawn”
“Walk like a man (reprise)” Great tension, magnificent tableau, perfect lighting, although a little less blue would have been nice.
Act Two
“Big man in town”
“Beggin”
“Stay”
“Let’s hang on to what we’ve got”
“Opus 17”
“Bye Bye Baby”
“C’mon Marianne”
“Can’t take my eyes off you”- 5 Minute standing ovation followed. Great build up.
“Working my way back to you”
“Fallen angel”- Very sad ): Didn’t cry, but made me want to. Must adopt manly composure.
“Rag Doll”
“Who Loves You”
An angry tirade concerning the refreshments
GGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH- Warman
Well, some things were understandable. A buck for water? Fine
1.50$ For a large chocolate bar (Mars or some weirdly packaged snickers)? Worth it.
2$ For pop? Kinda worth it.
6 bucks for a pint of beer or glass of wine? Don’t drink, but saw others buy beer. Pretty tall glasses, maybe that’s not a bad price.
5 Dollars for a bag of twizzlers? Not bad, keep calm, man, keep calm…
FIVE FRICKING DOLLARS FOR ONE MICROSCOPIC MILK CHOCOLATE HAGN DAZ BAR? WTF? WTF!?!?!?!!?
GGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
Didn’t buy one though, so yay
Jersey Boys- Great Performance, Overpriced Refreshments
Index:
Introduction
The Actors
Play Overview
The musical numbers
An angry tirade concerning the refreshments
Here’s a small write up of my experience. I really enjoyed the play. Some things weren’t for me, like the music, me being a rock fan, but it probably was great for pop music of the time. Oh, and yes, I managed to surround myself with girls. My friend was on one side, but he eventually moved, and I got surrounded by girls, all of them nice and good looking. No action, though, sorry guys, I promise I’ll try harder next time, but, well, better than being surrounded by unfriendly guys. Well, several of the girls were sexting, and actually let me watch, but they weren’t sexting to me, so D:. Just kidding lol. About the sad face. They were definitely sexting, though. They’re my friends though, and think I’m nice but harmless, so no action, but they think I don’t pay attention or care.
… I’m still amazed over the fact they let me watch them text…
The Actors- Specific actors,a dn then an acting overview. Don’t misjudge me, but the females were really good looking. Awwww yeah . And my female friends said the guys were hot too. Urgh. Sorry, I’m a bad judge of hot guys.
Michael Lomenda
Jeff Madden
Daniel Robert Sullivan
Quinn Van Antwerp
Adrian Marchuk
Gabriel Antonacci
Matthew G Brown
Matt Cassidy
Jade Elliott
Elodie Gillett
Bryan Hindle
Victoria Lamond
Aaron MacKenzie
W. Joseph Matheson
Timothy Sell
Alison Smyth
Grant Tilly
Cleopatra Williams
Shawn Right
I saw this at a Toronto theatre. The actors were generally very good in my opinion, although I think the comedy and creative liberties kind of hurt some of the characters, because they didn’t allow us to see the extreme emotions or feelings of those characters. Personal opinion. The critics overall really enjoyed how the play was put together. The actors themselves were great, but Frankie Valli’s portrayal by Jeff Madden blew me away.
Lets start with Frankie Valli Very odd voice, but I’m 16. Not exactly a lifelong four seasons fan. However, very good acting, personal opinion anyways. He won an award, actually. He was forced to act in a variety of very different scenes, and maintained a serious, quiet, yet tough nailed personality. Two thumbs up. The other people in the band were all pretty serious or naïve, but the jokes added comic relief, although they made some of the characters seem less serious. All in all, good cast. Only 2 stumbles in the entire film, and they were quite small.
The Musical Numbers
Act One:
“Oh, what a night”
“Silhouettes”
“You’re the apple of my eye”
“I can’t give you anything but love”
“Earth Angel”
“Sunday kind of Love”
“My mother’s eyes”
“I go Ape”
“(Who wears) Short Shorts”
“I’m in the mood for love”
“Cry for me”
“An Angel Cried”
“I still care”
“Trance”
“Sherry”- Good buildup, long applause
“Big girls don’t cry”- More applause
“Walk like a man” Even more applause
“December 1963, (Oh what a night)”
“My Boyfriend’s back”
“My Eyes Adored You”
“Dawn”
“Walk like a man (reprise)” Great tension, magnificent tableau, perfect lighting, although a little less blue would have been nice.
Act Two
“Big man in town”
“Beggin”
“Stay”
“Let’s hang on to what we’ve got”
“Opus 17”
“Bye Bye Baby”
“C’mon Marianne”
“Can’t take my eyes off you”- 5 Minute standing ovation followed. Great build up.
“Working my way back to you”
“Fallen angel”- Very sad ): Didn’t cry, but made me want to. Must adopt manly composure.
“Rag Doll”
“Who Loves You”
An angry tirade concerning the refreshments
GGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH- Warman
Well, some things were understandable. A buck for water? Fine
1.50$ For a large chocolate bar (Mars or some weirdly packaged snickers)? Worth it.
2$ For pop? Kinda worth it.
6 bucks for a pint of beer or glass of wine? Don’t drink, but saw others buy beer. Pretty tall glasses, maybe that’s not a bad price.
5 Dollars for a bag of twizzlers? Not bad, keep calm, man, keep calm…
FIVE FRICKING DOLLARS FOR ONE MICROSCOPIC MILK CHOCOLATE HAGN DAZ BAR? WTF? WTF!?!?!?!!?
GGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
Didn’t buy one though, so yay
