Jersey Boys Blog

Ian Cuthbertson of The Australian has an in-depth interview with Bob Gaudio, who seems genuinely excited about the Melbourne debut of JERSEY BOYS, which will be the seventh major production of the show after those in several US cities, a Canadian company, and the London production. Though he had assistance with lyrics from producer Bob [...]

Ross Brundett of The Herald Sun has posted his recent interview with Bob Gaudio, who is convinced that Melbourne is the right place to have a show that chronicles the rise of The Four Seasons, from the mob-controlled mean streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here’s a sneak peek [...]

JERSEY BOYS Melbourne’s Four Seasons: Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio), Scott Johnson (Tommy DeVito), Glaston Toft (Nick Massi), and Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli) The Australian production of JERSEY BOYS begins tonight in Melbourne! In an article in The Age, Robin Usher features an interview with original Jersey Boy Bob Gaudio! Here’s a sneak peek of Usher’s [...]

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Bob Gaudio with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons memorabilia. (Photo: TVT) The award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS at the Palazzo celebrated its first anniversary yesterday. Robin Leach sat with Bob Gaudio in the empty Palazzo theater the night before the Las Vegas premiere for their exclusive interview. Here’s a preview to this fantastic in-depth [...]

The most recent podcast on “The Frank Truth,” a podcast dedicated to “all things Sinatra,” is devoted entirely to Frank Sinatra’s “Watertown” album, an album written by Bob Gaudio and Jake Holmes, the same writing team who also wrote The Four Seasons “concept” album “Genuine Imitation Life Gazette.” In his podcast, Mr. Noe talks about [...]

(J.T. MacMillan photography/Dancap) Rod Stafford Hagwood of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel has another terrific piece in today’s edition–a chat with Bob Gaudio about his life in music, the early days, Frankie Valli’s unique voice, his piano teacher as a kid, and more. Below is a sneak peek of the interview: Frankie Valli’s falsetto: His falsetto [...]

From DailyPress.com: Bob Gaudio may be a Jersey boy, but Nashville has earned his respect. Gaudio, a founding member of The Four Seasons and the writer of most of their hits, was honored in a brief ceremony Sunday night after a performance of the musical “Jersey Boys” at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. The musical [...]

Erik Bates, Josh Franklin, Bob Gaudio, Joseph Leo Bwarie and Steve Gouveia Examiner.com’s Jonathan Pinkerton noted that on Tuesday evening, immediately following the JERSEY BOYS’ performance, members of the cast of the Tony Award Winning musical were treated to a fantastic after-party thrown by TPAC. The party was held at The Nashville City Club, on [...]

Erich Bergen performs two solo showcases at the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas tomorrow night and April 8 at 7PM! Joe Brown of The Las Vegas Sun recently interviewed Erich, who told Brown that playing Bob Gaudio in JERSEY BOYS inspired him to write songs. Below is a preview of Brown’s Q&A with Erich: Q: [...]

Visit Broadway.com to see photos of the JERSEY BOYS dream team: Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, and Bob Gaudio showing off their show’s awards backstage at the August Wilson Theatre earlier this week. The awards: Best Musical Tony Award; Best Cast Album Grammy Award; and most recently, Best Musical Olivier Award!

Joseph Leo Bwarie, left, Josh Franklin, Erik Bates and Steve Gouveia perform as the Four Seasons in Jersey Boys. (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus) Fiona Soltes of The Tennessean notes that The Four Seasons are, of course, best known for their music — but don’t be too quick to categorize their story as a musical revue. [...]

As reported earlier, JERSEY BOYS won FOUR awards at last night’s WhatsonStage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards! What’s an awards show, without the memorable acceptance speeches from the winners? Check out the wonderful remarks below from Bob Gaudio, Stephen Ashfield, Ryan Molloy, and Klara Zieglerova! Klara Zieglerova, Best Set Designer: “Firstly, thank you to the wonderful Des [...]

The top video features the Bergenfield High School Band playing a medley of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons hits and the bottom video features four young Jersey Boys in their red jackets performing “Sherry”!

Photos courtesy of Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar On February 3, 2009, Bob Gaudio was the guest of honor at Bergenfield High School for his very own high school graduation! Bergenfield Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Michael Kuchar was behind the event honoring Bob Gaudio. The day’s theme and the message for students was to “DREAM BIG”! Highlights of [...]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Sharon Eberson states that Bob Gaudio, who wrote the Four Seasons songs that Frankie Valli’s soaring voice helped take to the top of the charts, and Joseph Leo Bwarie, who plays Frankie in the touring company of the Tony-winning “Jersey Boys,” made the same point in separate conversations, using different cultural touchstones. The [...]

Josh Franklin (Photo by Ronnie Nelson Photography) Along with her interview with Bob Gaudio, Lisa Bornstein in Rocky Mountain News has an insightful interview with the young man who is playing the songwriting member of the Four Seasons, Josh Franklin. This Jersey Boy hails from Colorado Springs. After performing on Broadway in Grease and Legally [...]

Lisa Bornstein of Rocky Mountain News has a great interview with Bob Gaudio and the new young actor who’s playing him in Jersey Boys national tour, Josh Franklin. At the age of 15, Bob Gaudio had his first hit with the future Nair commercial Short Shorts. Now 66, he’s the star of one of the [...]

JERSEY BOYS national tour opens Thursday at the Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex and plays through January 3. Denver Post Theater Critic John Moore has a terrific interview with two real Jerseyites–the legendary Bob Gaudio and Jersey Boys national tour cast member, Renee Marino, the only cast member from New Jersey. Garden Staters Gaudio [...]