Coverage: Jersey Boys @ Istana Budaya
Kuala Lumpur, 18th April 2014 – Our team of
journalist and photographer from wljack.com & loong-updates.blogspot.com
has been given an opportunity to watch the amazing show of “Jersey Boys”
yesterday. It’s not a wonder why the awards winning “Jersey Boys” could
be one of the longest running shows on Broadway. It’s really spectacular!
Date: 15th-27th April 2014
Time: Weekday 1 show at 8:30pm, weekend 2 shows at
3pm and 8:30pm.
Monday (21st April) is dark day no show.
Venue: Istana Budaya
Monday (21st April) is dark day no show.
Venue: Istana Budaya
Summary Of
The Story:
JERSEY BOYS revolves around the true-life story and the
remarkable rise to stardom of one of the most successful bands in American pop
music history – Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - how a group of
blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest
American pop music sensations of all time.
Apart from featuring the band’s 60’s American
pop worldwide hits, JERSEY BOYS also
tells the story of the inspiring journey of The Four Seasons from the mean
streets of Newark, New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It’s all about
the friendships, hardships, fights and the success resulting from a New Jersey “handshake”.
Audiences
were amazed by the top-notch singing by the casts!
Without any doubt, the crowd has totally
enjoyed the singing by the casts. The quality of their vocal was brilliant. The
whole show feels like a real concert of the legendary 60s American pop as more than 80% of the show has consisted of
mesmerizing singing by the casts.
Impressive
All-rounder Performers!
As mentioned, the casts have great voice.
However, besides the splendid vocal, they also have great acting skills, good
chemistry with each others as well as the amazing skills in changing props on
stage. Different from other show, the casts in this show themselves were the
ones who switched the props on stage for majority of the time! Their versatile
talents were really remarkable!
Seamless
flow of scenes with tremendous smooth props change!
The flow of the show is very well paced and
there was not a single moment of interruption. Everything blends in seamlessly
with music and well-written scripts without any moment of complete silence. (Except
for the short break session of course.)
The most impressive part of the show is how
good and smooth the props were changed throughout the show. The transition is
so perfect and I am sure the audiences who have seen the show would totally
agree with that. Totally brilliant!
Backdrop with
comical relief! Scenes of real-life documentary video!
Throughout the whole show, the screen at the
backdrop has been changing accordingly to the mood, theme as well as the
background setting for the plot. Occasionally, there were some comical arts
being shown on the screen which provide additional comic relief for the
audience.
Besides, the team is also thoughtful enough to
insert some real-life documentary video of THE
Four Seasons to allow us to have a
glimpse on the real 60s American pop band which has once stormed the music
industry with their hits.
Experience
the life of THE FOUR SEASONS!
Many important moments of THE FOUR SEASONS were really brought to LIVE with these wonderful
backdrops and props. The audience could almost feel like they are in these boys’
shoes during the ups and downs of their life. You could almost feel like you
are in the recording room with, in the club for their singing or even being at
the backstage of their world tour concert.
Great Features
of 60s Hits!
The show features many of the bands’ worldwide
hits, including the ever-popular CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU as well as
other hits such as WALK LIKE A MAN, BYE BYE BABY (BABY GOODBYE) and etc. It’s
really entertaining to listen to all these good songs in one show! I believe
the fans of 60s will totally enjoy it!
Inspiring
and Thoughtful performance!
Despite being a jukebox musical, the show has
provided some insightful moments for the audience as well. It has allowed us to
see how a huge success was achieved from something as simple as a handshake.
The obstacles and hardships throughout their journey provide a lot of inspiration
to never give up in life. The friendship and relationship with the family has
reminded us the importance of spending more time with the closest people in our
life. All the messages delivered were really thoughtful!
Overall, it’s a brilliant musical which must not
be missed!
“Jersey Boys” will be running in Istana Budaya from 15th-27th
April 2014. Do check out the show before it’s too late!
Last but not least, million thanks to Milestone Production Sdn Bhd for
bringing “JERSEY BOYS” to Malaysia.
It’s a wonderful show not to be missed by any music lovers!
Published by WLJack.
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