The opening line form the 4 Seasons hit of so many years ago is appropriate as we recently saw a production of Jersey Boys.
Not my first or 21st choice but in this partnership all movies and Broadway plays must be Fun with a capital F. Nothing heavy, thought provoking or deep. Boy did this fit the bill!
I blogged about the outrageous fees charged by Broadway.com for the privilege of buying 2 tix, over $80 in fees. The seats were quite good. Well actually the seats were cramped but directly in the center of the first mezzanine.
The audience was truly from Jersey, each and every exit of the Turnpike and Garden State. Many arrived at their seats with cocktails, a double red wine, in a plastic Forbidden Broadway and Bloomberg cup size for $28.00.
The show opens with a caged in set, similar to the set of the ill fated play by Paul Simon which we saw many years ago. All the singers, were miked. While this is done to project the songs and voices, it is a bit phony and like Photo Shop not authentic. But hey that is what the people want. The audience got into the songs with sing along girl in E109 and Yo guy, in seat F115 making the play an audience participation event. Karaoke for the masses.
At one point I looked around to see all audience members of a certain age, mine. I turned to Joyce and said we are just one step removed from a PBS 50's Doo Wop Fundraiser.
Everyone left humming along, singing their favorites, critiquing the "performances", but hey, nobody got hurt.
And then on Friday, children went to school.
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