BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended
"...The cast is always in sync whether its with the tight choreography, harmonizing, or coordinating scene changes. Jersey Boys wouldn't be much of a show without its supporting cast. Many of them juggle multiple roles with ease. With the help of costumes, designed by Jess Goldstein and wigs, designed by Charles G. LaPointe, you wouldn't even know that it was the same person who had been on stage before. Overall, it isn't the cast nor the production quality which holds Jersey Boys back, it is how the story is told."
Talkin Broadway - Highly Recommended
"...Valli has to be the heart of Jersey Boys and Hacker, who has played the role in New York, captivates with both a ringing voice and deep sensitivity. Eric Chambliss is endearing as Gaudio, another rock prodigy (he wrote his first hit song at age 15) who learns to keep up with his rougher-edged bandmates. Greenan is convincing as a hothead who never thinks about the consequences of his actions, and Milton is the quiet, reserved bass player. Sean McGee plays Bob Crewe, lyricist and music producer, as over-the-top but committed to the quality of his work."
DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended
"...Now playing at National Theatre, Jersey Boys is a phenomenally entertaining crowd-pleaser, thanks to Director Des McAnuff. Jersey Boys features a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Ellice, lyrics by late, legendary music producer and songwriter Bob Crewe, and music by Gaudio, who wrote the hit “Who Wears Short Shorts” at age 15, and has worked with such artists as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Frank Sinatra."
Washington Informer - Highly Recommended
"...The award-winning hit musical "Jersey Boys," based on the meteoric rise to stardom of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, has returned to the Kennedy Center in northwest D.C. - much to the delight of fans young and old, including this reporter."
MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended
"...If you have not yet caught the story of Frankie, Nick, Tommy and Bob and their rags to riches story, this production is the one to catch, and a refreshing break from the usual holiday fare offered at this time of year. But be warned, even the Four Seasons – in the show – get into the holiday act for a special encore performance that will send their audiences out with a Santa-iffic smile on their faces."
Theatre Bloom - Highly Recommended
"...Theyve been working their way back to you, DC and oh what a night do they have in store for you! Thats right those four fellas standing under a street lamp singing together, making sounds like you never heard before? Jersey Boys is back, baby! For a two-week engagement, passing through The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the second-national tour of Jersey Boys is here, ready to refresh your memory on the heartfelt tale of Mr. Frankie Valli with an I and how he and the fellas became The Four Seasons. Directed By Des McAnuff with Choreography by Sergio Trujillo, all of your favorites are there everything from Big Girls Dont Cry to Walk Like a Man all enveloped by a gritty albeit heartwarming tale of these four fellas from out under that street lamp in New Jersey."
