"Jersey Boys"
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe; directed by Des McAnuff; choreographed by Sergio Trujillo; music direction, vocal arrangements and incidental music by Ron Melrose; orchestrations, Steve Orich; scenic design by Klara Zieglerova; costume design by Jess Goldstein; lighting design by Howell Binkley; sound design by Steve Canyon Kennedy; projection design by Michael Clark; wig and hair design by Charles LaPointe; fight director, Steve Rankin
Cast in alphabetical order:
Tommy DeVito, Matt Bailey; Frankie Valli, Joseph Leo Bwarie; Church Lady, Angel, Lorraine, Sarah Darling; Bob Gaudio, Josh Franklin; Detective Two, Billy Dixon, John Gardiner; Nick Massi, Steve Gouveia; Bob Crewe, Jonathan Hadley; Nick DeVito, Stosh, Norman Waxman, Charlie Calello, Buck Hujabre; Mary Delgado, Angel, Renée Marino; French Rap Star, Detective One, Hal Miller, Barry Belson, Police Office, David, Brandon Matthieus; Frankie's Mother, Nick's Date, Miss Frankie Nolan, Bob's Party Girl, Angel, Francine, Denise Payne; Joey, Recording Studio Engineer, Courter Simmons; Gyp DeCarlo, Joseph Siravo; Stanley, Hank Majewski, Crewe's PA, Accountant, Joe Long, Ryan Strand; Thugs, Leo Huppert, Brian Silverman
Performances: Now through February 22, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT
Tickets: 860-987-5900, www.bushnell.org, or The Bushnell Box Office
The sensation that is Jersey Boys has descended upon The Bushnell in Hartford, CT, and every middle-aged Bobby soxer and her beau that was in the audience on opening night seemed to be transported back to "late December back in '63," a time when a unique new sound born on the streets of blue-collar New Jersey was sweeping the nation. 
Clapping, cheering, and swaying to the close four-part harmonies distinguished by the lead singer's remarkable falsetto, many avid fans responded as if the real Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons instead of a very skilled tribute group were onstage re-enacting their greatest hits.
