Jersey Boys Blog

Timmy Quinlan Before his performance on Sunday afternoon July 12, we had a marvelous time chatting with swing cast member Timothy (Timmy) Quinlan, who was playing Billy Dixon during the week. Along with finding out about how he followed his acting dreams and what led him to audition to JERSEY BOYS, Timmy talks about the [...]

(Photos 3 & 5: Joan Marcus; Photo 4: Eric Draper) Picture this: Sunday, July 12. A perfect summer early evening in Chicago, at an outdoor café following front row Rush tickets to one of the most spectacular JERSEY BOYS shows we’ve ever seen! A little tea, a little wine, the sounds of the city in [...]

Erich Bergen is co-producing what is going to be one of the most amazing benefit concerts ever to hit the stage in Sin City–”Las Vegas Celebrates the Music of Michael Jackson” on Saturday, August 29 at 3:00PM at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Hotel. Erich recently took some time out of his [...]

Before his Saturday evening performance on July 11, we had the marvelous opportunity to interview JERSEY BOYS Chicago cast member Shonn Wiley, who has been playing Bob Gaudio since the beginning of this year. Shonn shared stories of his inspirations and passions as a performer, the many diverse roles that he has undertaken, and his [...]

Jared Bradshaw We’re delighted to present our third in a series of JERSEY BOYS Chicago cast interviews! Today’s interview is with swing cast member Jared Bradshaw! Jared talks about his early days and influences in musical theatre, the excitement and challenges of being a JB swing cast member, his favorite parts of the show, and [...]

Steven M. Goldsmith We’re thrilled to present our second in a series of JERSEY BOYS Chicago cast interviews! In this interview, Steven M. Goldsmith, who plays Joey and is an understudy for the Frankie Valli role, talks about his beginnings in musical theatre, his journey with JB, including some insight into playing the roles of [...]

John Michael Coppola Prior to the Sunday JERSEY BOYS Chicago performance on July 12, we had the marvelous opportunity to interview swing cast member John Michael Coppola, who covers four roles in the show: Frankie Valli, Barry Belson (and others), Joe Pesci (and others), and Hank Majewski (and others). John talks about his early days [...]

Jersey Boys Vegas cast members Colin Trahan and Mike Backes Tech Half prologue: Experts tell us, “It’s not IF your hard drive will fail, but WHEN.” That’s what happened to the Blog Half, but after some digging, cussing and consultation with Gyp, we were able to restore this interview from Colin and Mike in October. [...]

Photos courtesy of TheAngelsOnline.com We’re excited to post Part Two of Peggy Santiglia Davison’s JBB EXCLUSIVE Interview! In Part Two, Peggy talks about her music career following The Angels, reuniting with the group, her excitement about the resurgence of “Beggin’,” a song she co-wrote with Bob Gaudio, The Angels’ new recording, and more! JBB: What [...]

Photos courtesy of TheAngelsOnline.com We are honored to present Part One of a JBB EXCLUSIVE Interview with a member of The Angels–Peggy Santiglia Davison, who sang lead on the Number One hit featured in JERSEY BOYS, “My Boyfriend’s Back”! In Part One of her interview, Peggy talks about her musical beginnings, her early days with [...]

Earlier this month, before his Sunday evening performance, we had a marvelous time interviewing Jersey Boys Vegas cast member John Salvatore, who plays Bob Crewe and many other roles! John talks about his early days and his dreams of being in musical theatre; his career before JB; what inspired him to audition for Jersey Boys; [...]

We are very excited to present the first of a series of Jersey Boys Vegas cast interviews with the multi-talented Kristofer McNeeley, who plays Hank Mejewski, and other roles! Kristofer talks about his early days; what attracted him to audition for JB; some insights into being part of such an amazing show; and more! JBB: [...]

As of September 14, 2008, J. Robert Spencer will be ending his amazing run as Nick Massi in Jersey Boys. Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking to Bobby on the phone as he was on his way to Brooklyn to oversee the filming of “Heterosexuals,” a film that he is starring in, as [...]

Last month, the fantastic “Jersey Babys” CD was released! It’s brought a ton of enjoyment to not just kids and their parents, but it’s been delighting and bringing smiles to listeners of all ages (daily—for some of us!)! In Part One of the JBB EXCLUSIVE Interview, we had a great time chatting with “Jersey Babys” [...]

As of last week, Jersey Babys: The Music Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons For Kids CD was released! It’s not just for kids—it’s for all generations! Wait until you hear this delightful and unique instrumental collection of some of the biggest Four Seasons’ hits! Some songs will soothe you, even in the biggest [...]

By West Coast Correspondent Cathi Aradi The phenomenon that is Jersey Boys has generated incredible fan interest in every aspect of the show. What has been most interesting to me is the accessibility of the Jersey Boys stars. From Broadway to San Francisco—and all “those places you fly over on your way to LA”—people line [...]

We are thrilled to present Part Two of the JBB Exclusive Interview with Tom Austin! In Part Two, Tom reflects on his post-Royal Teens life, his career and passion as an artist, his inspiration for his incredible “Short Shorts Season” painting, and his thoughts on the Jersey Boys experience! JBB: What career path did you [...]

In Jersey Boys, we get just a glimpse into Bob Gaudio’s first group–The Royal Teens–but there’s a lot more to the story! For years, I’ve been wondering about the story behind how the group got started, and who were the other young musical geniuses that were playing with Gaudio! It is an honor to present [...]

By West Coast Correspondent Cathi Aradi Jonathan Hadley was part of the company of Jersey Boys that opened in San Francisco in November of 2007. Although most of that cast will move on to Las Vegas, Jonathan has joined the National Tour and is now wowing audiences all over the country with his portrayal of [...]