Jersey Boys

AMAZING.

That is the only thing you can say about the show. Seriously, it rocked. I didn't really care for going, but a bunch of us were going so I figured why not. We got front row rush tickets (£20) and other than missing a little bit of the action because of the lip of the stage, it was amazing. And what we lost from the view we gained in actor/audience interaction. We talked to some of them afterward and they had totally pegged us as American because we laughed at all the American jokes.

They all had Jersey accents and it was actually really good. One of the characters had a hard time getting into it at the beginning, but none of them were forced, underdone or overdone.

Musically it was phenominal. The singing was seamless, and the main character Frankie had a gorgeous voice. The story dragged in places in Act 1 but the music kept everyone engaged. It was a truly magical experience being a part of the audience. I can't imagine what the actors felt, all of us screaming and applauding until they cut us off. I haven't had that amazing of a theater experience since I was standing on the platform in Titanic with the audience applauding under us after the first number.

Again, incredible. A powerful story with gorgeous (and familiar) music. A real blessing.