Tag Archive for: Broadway

Young child with long hair sits cross-legged on a white sofa, wearing a blue shirt, light cardigan, light blue jeans, and white sneakers. The portrait is taken indoors with soft natural light, and the background is softly blurred, showing a bright living space. The child is centered in the frame and looking toward the camera.

Lakewood’s Own, Maya Lu Monroe, to Join the Waitress 10th Anniversary Tour

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Eight-Year-Old Local Performer Cast as “Lulu” for the Hilarious Hit Broadway Musical’s  Denver Center for the Performing Arts Engagement  In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the hilarious hit Broadway musical Waitress featuring a score by Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, has cast a young local actor to take on the role of “Lulu” during its Denver Center […]

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Q&A with Chip Davis, Creator of Mannheim Steamroller

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  DCPA: Was the music industry receptive to your idea of a Christmas album? CD: Everyone in the music industry back in 1984 told me, “A Christmas album? You can’t do that. Only artists who have run out of ideas ever do a Christmas album.” But you know me. When someone says, “It’ll never work” […]

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Promotional graphic for Jersey Boys featuring four performers in matching bright red suits and black ties against a white background. Large red text displays the show's title, while smaller text above and below notes the return of the Tony Award-winning musical. A gold emblem in the corner highlights the 20th anniversary tour.

What Really Happened… Rick Elice Talks About The Jersey Boys Phenomenon

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By Diane Snyder Forget about show-stopping finales. In Jersey Boys, the smash-hit musical about the rise and fall of The Four Seasons, the pinnacle of excitement comes about 45 minutes into the first act. That’s when back-to-back presentations of three of the group’s biggest hits — “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Walk Like a […]

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Four performers stand onstage with their backs to the audience beneath bright concert lights in a scene from Jersey Boys. Dressed in matching dark suits, the performers gesture toward the audience as microphones and musical equipment are visible onstage.

From Jersey to the World

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Matt Hemley explores how Jersey Boys made it to the stage and why it remains a firm fan favorite 20 years since Jersey Boys first burst onto the Broadway stage, the much-loved musical about four blue-collar kids who formed an iconic, red-suited group and went on to become one of the most successful boy bands […]

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Full company performance scene from Jersey Boys featuring four performers in black suits center stage with raised arms, surrounded by dancers, musicians, and additional cast members beneath dramatic concert lighting and a large illuminated stage structure.

The Costume Design of Jersey Boys

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Music can certainly transport you to a different time and place, but if that time and place is before your time and place, you might need a bit more context. Enter the costume designer. This artist — along with the set, prop and lighting designers among others — helps to take an audience on a […]

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Four performers stand around a vintage studio microphone during a recording session scene from Jersey Boys. Wearing colorful patterned shirts, they sing together beside a music stand under warm stage lighting.

A Show for Everybody: Emphasizing friendship, Jersey Boys crosses generations and wins new fans

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By David Freeland Jersey Boys, the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Broadway musical about the spectacular rise of pop icons Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, has been seen worldwide by over 24 million people, all of them captivated by the dazzling recreations of classic 1960s hits such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Can’t […]

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Three performers in light blue diner uniforms gather around a baking station in Waitress. Mixing bowls, measuring cups, ingredients, and a pie crust sit on the table as flour falls from above. Metal bakery racks filled with baking supplies are visible in the background.

Humble Origins, Proud Pies

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The Ten-Year Anniversary of Waitress A diner may seem ordinary, but step inside the doors of the right one and you may find yourself changing your life. That’s the simple beauty of Waitress, now on tour to celebrate its ten-year anniversary of gracing Broadway with its intimate story of friendship, work, and the desire for […]

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Four performers in matching dark suits stand at microphones onstage in a scene from Jersey Boys. Blue lighting and a large illuminated guitar outline frame the concert-style performance.

Test Your Knowledge: Jersey Boys Trivia

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Are you a Four Season fan? Do you love Jersey Boys? Then test your knowledge of the Broadway sensation before it returns to Denver in December 2026. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit the Jersey Boys show detail page for official tickets, seat maps, and pricing. What year did Jersey Boys win the Tony Award for Best Musical? […]

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Three performers in dark suits perform at the front of the stage during a scene from Jersey Boys, with one singing into a handheld microphone and two playing electric guitars. A brass section performs on an elevated platform beneath a sign reading “Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.”

A Beginner’s Guide to Newark Slang

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Francesco Castelluccio, better known by his stage name, Frankie Valli, was born in the First Ward of Newark, New Jersey in 1934. A working-class neighborhood filled with immigrants, the world in which Frankie Valli grew up would have been a mashup of Italian and American culture.   The colorful language that has become synonymous with North […]

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