Jersey Boys Blog

In Part One of the JERSEY BOYS Oz interview with Frankie Valli, he talks about seeing JB for the first few times and the show’s success all over the globe.

Frankie Valli with Bobby Fox, the actor who plays him in the Australian production of JERSEY BOYS at the JB Australia press launch in Las Vegas in 2009. The one and only Frankie Valli arrived in Sydney this week to see JERSEY BOYS and meet with the cast on his way to Canberra to perform [...]

Jeff Madden Jeff Madden’s fantastic JERSEY BOYS Sydney journey continues and he has provided readers with a marvelous detailed update on his Taking the Wheel blog! Here’s a preview: So, since I have played Frankie about 500 times in Toronto and Graham has been in Jersey Boys for about 2.5 years, you’d think they’d just [...]

Jeff Madden If you haven’t heard by now, Jeff Madden, JERSEY BOYS Toronto’s Dora Award-winning Frankie Valli, has returned to the role! This time, Jeff is performing the two-show Frankie in Sydney, Australia for the next three months! Here’s a preview to his first Taking the Wheel blog post from Sydney: As for work, I’m [...]

The official JERSEY BOYS Australia website has posted that they are holding open calls for the 2-show Frankie Valli in various cities in Australia. What does it take to be the “kid who sings like an angel”? Check out the requirements & preparation: REQUIREMENTS Character: Frankie Valli (2 performances a week) Age: 20s-early 30s Height: [...]

BREAKING NEWS from JERSEY BOYS Australia: At the Sydney Theatre Awards this evening, an event packed with representatives of the live theatre industry, JERSEY BOYS – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons won the most coveted musical theatre award – Best Musical. In addition Bobby Fox, who plays Frankie Valli, won Best [...]

From BroadwayWorld.com: The entire cast of the record-smashing musical JERSEY BOYS will perform as a headline act in the star-studded line up of Channel Nine’s 2010 New Year’s Eve broadcast from 8.30pm on Friday 31 December. Families at the event, and at home watching Channel Nine, will be treated to the cast performing a foot [...]

Great JERSEY BOYS Oz interview with Rick Elice! He talks about Des McAnuff’s approach to directing the show, how difficult it was to cast JERSEY BOYS, and what is the key to the success of the show.

News from GovMonitor: The smash hit Australian premiere season of Jersey Boys has generated an impressive $108 million in economic benefits for Victoria in just over a year. Tourism and Major Events Minister Tim Holding said nearly 600,000 people attended the show, with 142,000 people, or almost 25 per cent, from interstate or overseas. Jersey [...]

Original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio explains how it feels to watch your life played out on stage.

The Sydney production of JERSEY BOYS is red hot! Check out excerpts from the two latest fabulous reviews: Vivienne Egan, Time Out Sydney: Egan gives JB FIVE stars! She notes that the story is in four parts, each narrated by one of the original band members, starting with founding member, guitarist and baritone Tommy DeVito. [...]

Another rave review for JERSEY BOYS in Sydney! This one comes from John Holden of Blacktown Sun: Jersey Boys at the Theatre Royal tells the story of The Four Seasons’ rags-to-riches-to wreckage rollercoaster ride. Some might say in itself it is not an unusual scenario, but Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice’s fast-paced and funny book [...]

JERSEY BOYS Australia’s Four Seasons: Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio), Scott Johnson (Tommy DeVito), Glaston Toft (Nick Massi), and Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli) Garrett Bithell of SX News has a fun interview with the Australian actors who play The Four Seasons–Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli), Scott Johnson (Tommy DeVito), Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio), and Glaston Toft (Nick [...]