NEWS FROM THE JERSEY BOYS

Jersey Boys Salutes “THE SOPRANOS”
in a special performance ON
“THE 59th PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS”

LIVE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, ON FOX

JERSEY BOYS salutes the “The Sopranos” in a special performance at the 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS airing live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 16 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

“We would be remiss if we didn’t recognize the longtime contribution to television by one of our medium’s most creative and durable drama series, ‘The Sopranos.’ In a keystone segment of this year’s telecast, the cast of Broadway’s hottest show will honor the other Jersey boys with a musical send-off featuring songs from the JERSEY BOYS score,” said Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards.

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, about a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.

JERSEY BOYS opened to critical acclaim at the August Wilson Theatre on November 6, 2005. The National Tour of JERSEY BOYS opened to rave reviews at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, where it continues to play through September 30. The show just completed a sold-out run in Los Angeles and is now playing in Sacramento through September 22.

“The Sopranos,” which recently concluded its six-season run, leads all series with 15 Primetime Emmy® nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (James Gandolfini), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Edie Falco), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Michael Imperioli), two for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lorraine Bracco, Aida Turturro), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Tim Daly), Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Alan Taylor), and three for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Matthew Weiner and David Chase; Terrence Winter; and David Chase).

Produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures LLC, the 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS on FOX will originate from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

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