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Excerpt: The outstanding original three stars of the great hit musical Jersey Boys are countersuing the show’s creators in an effort to carry on their touring concert, titled The Boys in Concert. In March the Jersey Boys playwrights, Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons, the 1960s group on which the musical is based, sued the four singers, saying they were performing a copycat show. The great four singers make reference to their cachet because cast members of Jersey Boys through the show and their bios play up their roles, including Hoff’s Tony Award in the role of Tommy DeVito. Their countersuit claims $1 million in damages and alleges the use of bully tactics by the Jersey Boys innovative team in an effort to injure the livelihood and the reputations” of the former stars. Michael Ingersoll and the current stars from Chicago’s long-running production of the hit Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” are returning to Elgin Community College’s Arts Center for an encore after last season’s sellout performances. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 and 5 p.m. Nov. 14 at the arts center, on the main campus, 1700 Spartan Drive. Ingersoll and his former “Jersey Boys” cast mates will be simultaneously for the complete show, performing oldies, Rat Pack melodies and doo-wop hits with a 15-piece orchestra. Other highlights include the performers’ experiences during “Jersey Boys,” which ended its Chicago run Jan. 10 and in show business. The great news for the…
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