I've got you under my skin

Last Saturday I watched my first theater play/musical since coming here. It was Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. If you don't think you know them 'cause the names aren't familiar, you might know their songs. I didn't even really know them when it was decided that we were gonna watch. But I just really wanted to see a play/musical, and I knew that it was gonna be great because they've been getting excellent reviews. We watched the matinee, and considering that it was the afternoon, there were A LOT of people. Well, it was Saturday after all. But still, I would've thought that there wouldn't be that much 'cause they would prefer the evening shows. Anyway, I read the play bill and there it mentioned their songs. Though you might not know them, they released some very well-known songs namely, Stay ("Oh won't you stay just a little bit longer"), Big Girls Don't Cry, Sherry ("Sherry, Sherry Baby") Walk Like A Man, and of course one of their big hits, Can't Take My Eyes Off You.

I remember always asking my mother who sang Can't take my eyes off you. And well now I know, and I even found out about the band's history. It was a really, really great show. I know it was my first here so I can't compare it with anything, but I just know that it was great. From the very first performance which was the opening song I was hooked. The actors were fantastic, it starred Joseph Leo Bwarie as Frankie Valli, and Matt Bailey, Steve Gouveia and Josh Franklin as the rest of the Four Seasons. The song numbers were all great, they were all such wonderful singers. The whole production was really, really awesome. I'm running out of superlatives now so I'll just stop the raving right there. But really, it was such a great experience. I'm so happy that the first show I watched here was not a disappointment. I REALLY LOVED IT. As if it wasn't obvious. But really, like I said, we watched Saturday afternoon, and until now, almost a week later, I'm still raving about it, and reading about the band, and downloading their songs. They were a 60's band by the way. And their still touring. The only remaining member from the original is Frankie Valli, and another original member writes the songs. I would looove to watch them someday. And I enjoyed the show so much I also want to see it again!

And I'm looking forward to getting to see more shows. =) *crossing fingers*


I finished reading The Client by John Grisham last night. It was a very suspenseful read, i think it might be my favorite book to date. I'm hoping to watch the movie adaptation too, I just queued it in Netflix.