Jersey Boys 1000th Australasian Performance

Jersey Boys notches up its 1,000^th Australasian performance today, Thursday April 26, at Auckland’s Civic Theatre.

Producer Rodney Rigby said, “We are thrilled that New Zealand continues to embrace the great story of four guys from the wrong side of the tracks. The 1,000^thshow of Jersey Boys not only marks the great success of the production in New Zealand and Australia, but, of equal importance, recognizes the outstanding contribution of everybody associated with the production worldwide.”

Jersey Boys has smashed the all-time box office record for a second week of trading in Auckland by taking in excess of $NZ1.9 million gross, beating previous records by over $NZ500,000.

Jersey Boys opened in Melbourne in July 2009 and played for 13 months before transferring to Sydney in September 2010. More than 1,000,000 people saw the show in Melbourne and Sydney by the close of run in December 2011.

Jersey Boys plays at Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC’s) Lyric Theatre from Friday July 13. Bookings: qpac.com.au or call 136 246.

The Adelaide season commences on October 26 (opening night 27 October). Ticket sales open on Monday 30 April at 9.00am, with more than 9,500 people on the waiting list to buy tickets. Bookings: BASS

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Image is original Australian Cast. Photographer: Jeff Busby.