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✭Matinée Wednesday: Round Thirteen…

Jersey Boys is my FAVORITE musical EVER. Ever. I’ve seen a ton of shows, and I was involved in theater for most of my young-adult life and I can say with certainty that this was the show that made me feel the magic.

Growing up in an Italian family, during Sunday dinner, it was a safe bet that Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons was on heavy rotation in the CD player, (along with Frank Sinatra and Perry Como…), swooning us with classics like “Sherry” and “Walk Like a Man,” as we ate our spaghetti and sauce (NOT gravy!). Their pop-rock/shoop/barbershop quartet-y sound makes each of their songs distinctive and recognizable.

I remember that when my family was retrieving our car from the parking garage after seeing Sweet Charity, the couple that we rode the elevator with had just seen Jersey Boys. They raved about it and from that second on, I needed to see it.

I went to this show with my parents and beforehand, we ate at the infamous 21 Club; we had a wonderfully New York evening. From the minute the lights dimmed in the theatre, I had goosebumps. The plot follows the rise of the four boys from Jersey is a dance-in-your-seat, cant-get-enough kinda’ way.  I was definitely singing along at one point.

Jersey Boys won four Tony Awards in 2006, including “Best Musical.”

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11/29: “Christmas Wrapping” - Spice Girls

11/30: “Jingle Bells” - Frank Sinatra

12/1: “Sleigh Ride” - The Carpenters

12/2: “Christmastime is Here” - Vince Guaraldi Trio

12/3: “Santa Baby” - Eartha Kitt

12/4: “Christmas Don’t Be Late” - Alvin & The Chipmunks

12/5: “I Wish You A Merry Christmas” - Bing Crosby

12/6: “Blue Christmas” - Elvis Presley

12/7: “All I Want for Christmas is You” - Mariah Carey

12/8: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” - The Four Seasons

12/9: “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” - *NSYNC

12/10: “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” - Perry Como

12/11: “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah” - Barenaked Ladies

12/12: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” - Jackson 5

12/13: “O Come All Ye Faithful” - Luther Vandross

12/14: “Grandma Got Run-Over by a Reindeer ” - Elmo & Patsy

12/15: “Little Saint Nick” - The Beach Boys

12/16: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” - Dean Martin f. Dorris Day

12/17: “Joy to the World” - Jewel

12/18: “Winter Wonderland” - Aretha Franklin

12/19: “Wonderful Christmastime” - Paul McCartney

12/20: “Christmas Tree” - Lady GaGa f. Space Cowboy

12/21: “Dominick the Donkey” - Lou Monte

12/22: “Carol of the Bells” - Trans-Siberian Orchestra

12/23: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” - Brenda Lee

12/24: “O Holy Night” - Nat King Cole

12/25: “Feliz Navidad” - José Feliciano

12/26: “Winter Wonderland” - Eurythmics

12/27: “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” - Maroon 5