June 22, 2014 – Mat's Entertainment

Music, screenplay are strong points of 'Jersey Boys'

Music, screenplay are strong points of ‘Jersey Boys’

Music, screenplay are strong points of 'Jersey Boys' Successfully adapting a Broadway musical into a movie is a tricky prospect. Any attempts to replicate the…

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