Jersey Boys Blog

The JERSEY BOYS first national tour heads to Edmonton at the Jubilee Auditorium from Wednesday through September 2. Liz Nicholls has a fabulous interview with the legendary Bob Gaudio, who shares some fascinating insights about The Four Seasons and JERSEY BOYS. “A couple of weeks before we opened in La Jolla (Jersey Boys’s out-of-town première [...]

The JERSEY BOYS first national tour company comes to Portland July 18 through August 12. Holly Johnson recently spoke with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, who stated that he likes to hang out at the back of the theater, unrecognized, and watch the show. Whether it’s a touring show or a Broadway production, Gaudio, [...]

With JERSEY BOYS’ heading to Brisbane from July 13 through September 16, reporter Nathanael Cooper of The Courier-Mail recently caught up with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio. Check out a preview of the interview: I FIRST met The Four Seasons’ Bob Gaudio in a Melbourne theatre foyer around the time of the Australian premiere [...]

Bob Gaudio (Photo Credit: J.T. Macmillan Photography) TulsaWorld.com has had some great continuing coverage of the JERSEY BOYS national tour production that is playing in Tulsa through June 24. In today’s edition, check out a preview of James D. Watts’ interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio: If Bob Gaudio had not seen the [...]

What do you guys think of Phillip Phillips’ rendition of “Beggin’” on tonight’s American Idol? Some trivia about “Beggn’”: The song, co-written by Bob Gaudio and The Angels’ Peggy Farina, peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 for The Four Seasons. Of course, that wasn’t the end of the road for this [...]

Jersey Boys has just opened for a two-month run in Auckland to rave reviews and Bridget Jones has a fabulous interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio. T he songwriter, keyboard player and singer says it’s impossible to pinpoint the reason his songs are still being hummed around the world, but suggests it might [...]

This week, in 1958, “Short Shorts” by The Royal Teens was climbing up the Billboard Hot 100. The song, co-written by group members Bob Gaudio and Tom Austin, peaked at #3 and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. Does anyone know what TV show is featured on this video?

The JERSEY BOYS first national tour returns to Charlotte, North Carolina’s Belk Theater, opening Wednesday, February 22 with 24 performances through March 11. Correspondent Julie Reed Bell has a preview, which includes an interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio! Here’s a sneak peek: “It’s the Rocky story,” he says. He also credits the [...]

Mike Morsch has a great interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, who reflects on the JERSEY BOYS second national tour in Philadelphia, “Frankie Camp,” the handshake deal with Frankie Valli, and more. Below is a sneak peek: Gaudio couldn’t be happier with how “Jersey Boys” is being received in Philly its second time [...]

AP Drama Writer Mark Kennedy has a fun interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio and JERSEY BOYS producer Michael David, who talk about Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys Christmas from Rhino Entertainment! Below is a preview: The eclectic CD ranges from the spiritual “Rise Up, Shepherd,” to a doo-wop version of “White Christmas,” [...]

In honor of Bob Gaudio’s birthday celebration, check out Part One of a terrific four-part interview from Jersey Boys Australia! To watch the whole series, click HERE.

On November 17, 1942, Bob Gaudio, “the kid who plays like a madman–and he writes songs”–was born! Scorpio, right? We wish musical genius, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and Grammy Award-winner Bob Gaudio a very Happy 69th Birthday today!! Something I’ve always wanted to ask Bob Gaudio: On [...]

Bob Gaudio Found this fabulous archive online! John Gilliland’s “The Pop Chronicles” traces the history of popular music from the 1950’s through the 1960’s. Mr. Gilliland wrote, narrated and produced these 55 hours of broadcasting first airing at KRLA in Pasadena in February 1969. On Track 3, The Four Seasons (Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Joe [...]

The JERSEY BOYS national tour production opens Wednesday at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha! World-Herald staff writer Bob Fischbach has a marvelous preview feature about the hit show that includes reflections from creative team geniuses writers Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, original Four Seasons’ member Bob Gaudio, and director Des McAnuff. Below is a sneak [...]

Quinn VanAntwerp, Joseph Leo Bwarie, Matt Bailey, Steve Gouveia and the Company of Jersey Boys (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus) With the JERSEY BOYS national tour beginning a Milwaukee run of the musical Wednesday through Aug. 14, Jim Higgins of the Journal Sentinel has a feature story that includes an interview with legendary Bob Gaudio. Here’s [...]

Click HERE to check out Bob Gaudio’s radio interview with Dee Perry! Bob talks about his early days with The Royal Teens, becoming one of The Four Seasons, the famous handshake between Bob & Frankie, the British invasion, the success of JERSEY BOYS, and more!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over FIVE years since we were all celebrating Jersey Boys’ EIGHT Tony Award nominations! Jersey Boys’ Tony Award Nominations Best Musical Best Book of a Musical–Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical–John Lloyd Young Best Performance by a Featured Actor in [...]

It was a treat to find this mid-’70s video of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons (Don Ciccone, John Paiva, Gerry Polci, & Lee Shapiro) in the recording studio singing “Who Loves You”! I’ll never forget the first time I heard “Who Loves You”! It was on July 4, 1975 post-fireworks at a 13-year-old slumber [...]