Critically acclaimed and Broadway smash hit ‘Jersey Boys’ will cement itself as both the 25th and 26th longest running musical in the Great White Way this weekend. On June 25, after its Saturday performance, the musical will topple the current 26th longest running show in Broadway, Abie’s Irish Rose, with 2,328 runs. The day after, ‘Jersey Boys’ will then take the throne from ‘Man of La Mancha’ as the 25th longest running show when it breaks the 2,329-perfromance record after its June 26, Sunday performance.

“We are thrilled that the public’s interest in Jersey Boys has generated the demand for a second North American touring production. We continue to be amazed and humbled at how universally this story and its music seem to touch people; from San Francisco to Schenectady, and around the world – Toronto, Australia, London, and hopefully beyond.” That’s ‘Jersey Boys’ producer Michael David confirming the news that there will be, indeed, a second touring company of the critically acclaimed and worldwide smash hit musical, which will kick off late this year in Philly. Casting calls will begin in the last quarter of this year.