Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'frankievalli'
December 10, 2007
Zooey Glass gives a little sermon, in the longer sermon that is Franny & Zooey, about "the Fat Lady" -- Seymour once told him to shine his shoes (before a radio show?! as Zooey argued) for this mythic creature, who it's said lives inside every one of us. When we saw Jersey Boys at the 5th Ave on Friday night, though, she was sitting behind us. She clapped as the familiar doo wop songs began,......
Continue Reading "We Review: Jersey Boys @ the 5th Ave"December 7, 2007
"On October 1, when tickets went on sale for the Seattle premiere of Jersey Boys," the press release solemnly informs us, "all 5th Avenue Theatre box office records were broken." Obviously someones of a certain age miss their white doo wop. A big money-maker on Broadway, Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and how they ruled the airwaves between 1962 and 1967, on the strength of Valli's signature falsetto.......
Continue Reading "Get Out: Jersey Boys Opens @ the 5th Ave Tonight"April 21, 2006
Now that it officially feels like spring, it's time to start thinking about summer, and more specifically, the summer concert season. While the Bumbershoot lineup has been partially announced, and Sasquatch is right around the corner, there's a whole bunch of big shows going on sale this weekend. Cast your eyes upon their collective majesty: INXS tickets for their June 3rd show went on sale earlier today. Yes, it's a US Bank-sponsored Concert at Marymoor......
Continue Reading "Tickets For Sale"