Braved the wintry weather today to catch a matinee showing of the Jersey Boys at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. It was zero degree celsius, and the flurries, non-stop, when I drove out at 2 this afternoon. I preferred the matinee over the regular evening run because at night the show would finish at almost eleven and the drive back home would be more treacherous.
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the two-hour musical which featured an able ensemble of young men and women both from the US and Canada. Jersey Boys started its Toronto run last August 21, 2008 and will continue, I think, till February 2009.
Winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, Jersey Boys is a "candid, powerful portrayal of the journey of four guys from the wrong side of the tracks - led by Frankie Valli - who became one of America's biggest pop sensation." It is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The group sold over 175 million records.
Although I was a toddler perhaps when the group was enjoying its sojourn in American television and countless venues, I love and can dance to the music of Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons.
I especially enjoyed their " Can't Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, Rag Doll and Oh, What a Night." And of course, their "Big Girls Don't Cry and Walk Like a Man."
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