Brickman and Elice’s Jersey Boys Chicago Run Comes To An End

Sunday was a sad day for the Chicago theater community, not to mention to Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman.  Not only did they say goodbye to The Addams Family Musical, which finished up its eight week pre-Broadway try-out, but they also bid farewell to the Chicago run of Jersey Boys at the Bank of America Theatre.  At its closing, the show had played 27 months – a total of 951 performances – and been seen by 1.3 million patrons.

Chris Jones, of the Chicago Tribune, Theater Loop Blog had this to say about the Jersey Boys closing: “…while all closings are emotional, there’s no question that Jersey Boys, which has been kept in top form and looked as good Sunday as on its opening night, exceeded all reasonable expectations in Chicago and proved that shows other than Wicked could sit down here and thrive.

Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, the authors of (conveniently) both Jersey Boys and The Addams Family, took the stage at the Jersey Boyscurtain call, with Elice noting that ‘what we thought was going to be a 10-week stint’ had, in fact, turned into a run seen by 1.3 million people.  ‘This has to be the most spectacular opening night I have ever experienced,’ Brickman joked, clearly moved by the emotion of the occasion.”

Congratulations to Rick and Marshall on the successful run of Jersey Boys in Chicago.  May all their endeavors be so blessed!