Jersey Boys (NYC) NYC Reviews and Tickets

90%

(5026 Ratings)

Positive

95%

Mixed

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Members say

Entertaining, Great singing, Delightful, Must see, Great acting

About the Show

The Tony-winning hit musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is revived Off-Broadway.

The jukebox musical tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, from the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It won the Tony for 'Best Musical' in 2006.

The show features fan favorite songs made famous by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, including 'Sherry,' 'Big Girls Don't Cry,' and 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You.'

After 11 years on Broadway, the show moved to Off-Broadway's New World Stages in 2017. It will end its New York run on May 22, 2022.

Show-Score Member Reviews (5,026)

100

Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Entertaining

See it if a fun show from start to finish. good story great songs

Don't see it if musical with a great story

100

Enchanting, Delightful, Great staging, Great singing, Entertaining

See it if Just a great show to see, casting is great, seat locations throughout the theatre are great. A must see!!

Don't see it if If you do not enjoy music!

100

Delightful, Entertaining, Great acting, Great singing, Refreshing

See it if If You lived and loved the music of the Four Seasons and want to learn more about who they were and how their lives reached so many.

Don't see it if There is no reason why everyone in your family should not see this exceptionally entertaining musical journey. I lived it.

100

Delightful, Entertaining, Great singing, Great staging, Must see

See it if You want to see the story of a legendary band masterfully told with Broadway quality sets and great singing.

Don't see it if Don't miss it.

100

Delightful, Entertaining, Great singing, Must see, Great staging

See it if you love their music

Don't see it if you don't like the four seasons

100

Entertaining, Great singing, Great staging, Must see

See it if you love the wonderful Frankie Valli and the 4 seasons songbook

Don't see it if you do not love doo wop

100

Absorbing, Entertaining, Funny, Great singing, Must see

See it if if you enjoy biographical "warts & all" shows. Their pop songs are used to great effect as we learn about the group's backstage turmoil.

Don't see it if if you don't like the music of The Four Seasons (but who doesn't?)!!

100

Entertaining, Funny, Great acting, Great singing, Absorbing

See it if Great Story and singing great. The time fly by watching this show.

Don't see it if Love of Musical and you have to like the music

Critic Reviews (27)

For a previous production

"That 'Jersey Boys' still delivers some Pavlovian thrills is a testament to the solid foundation laid by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice’s book, and by Des McAnuff’s deceptively straightforward production...Perhaps it was the bigger theater that allowed the book to breathe; at the subterranean New World Stages, there is whiplash in the air...In its current state, 'Jersey Boys' is like a cover band covering a cover band — your enjoyment will be in direct proportion to your love for the songs."
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For a previous production

"With Jersey Boys, the Broadway musical has finally done right by the jukebox, presenting the Four Seasons' infectiously energetic 1960s tunes as they were intended to be performed. True, the script adheres closely to the dramatic beats of a VH1 biopic. But under Des McAnuff's sleek direction, the result feels canny instead of canned."
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For a previous production

"Sometimes a commercial artistic impulse and demography seem to merge in a way that guarantees success. I think we’ll be seeing an example of this phenomenon when the new musical Jersey Boys, about the lives and career of the pre-boomer pop group The Four Seasons, becomes the smash hit it deserves to be."
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For a previous production

"Jersey Boys may aim only to be a shallow, big-budget, crowd-pleasing jukebox musical, but it’s a model of the genre. The real source of the show’s power—obvious as it sounds—is the songs. McAnuff shows a rare, laudable willingness to stick his finger in the electrical socket of pop music, to take full advantage of the band’s potent catalogue."
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For a previous production

"Jersey Boys, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, looks to be a winner. The splendid actors take turns narrating the group’s rise from lower-class Jersey doo-woppers to Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, and they’re as tight musically as they are persuasive dramatically. The audience is tickled to death."
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For a previous production

"Jersey Boys is nothing more than 32 songs performed on a cheap-looking set by a high-priced lounge band, strung together like dimestore pearls on the most vapid of all-tell-no-show books. All I can say is that it would be a lot simpler for everyone involved if they'd just move the whole thing to Newark."
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For a previous production

"Maybe I should start by listing all the "jukebox musicals" I've panned - starting with the dreadful pacesetter, "Mamma Mia!" - just so you don't think I'm a pushover. But there's no point in beating around the bush - I had a great time at "Jersey Boys," the new musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons."
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For a previous production

"O.K, so the book is clunky, the backstory is emotionally skeletal and the structure sticks to a generic “VH1 Behind the Music” model, but glance around during the songs in “Jersey Boys” at the middle-age women dancing in their seats while their husbands’ heads bop to the music and it’s clear something is connecting."
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