Check out legendary singer, musician, songwriter, and producer Bob Gaudio’s recent amazing interview with CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi. Bob talks about his career with The Four Seasons and the blockbuster hit Jersey Boys!
(more...)Photo 9 by Walter McBride at BroadwayWorld.com; Photo 10 by Ben Strothmann at BroadwayWorld.com; Photos 11-12 by Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com On November 17, 1942, Bob Gaudio, “the kid who plays like a madman–and he writes songs”–was born! We wish musical genius, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Songwriters Hall of Fame member, and [...]
(more...)Details coming soon on yesterday’s amazing show and audience (Big details! This was one of the best shows–EVER)! But just to give you a preview: Does a visit to Jersey Boys Broadway get much better than this? Picture this: Matinee performance: Saturday, September 27–an usher is escorting the Tech Half and I to our respective [...]
(more...)On November 22nd, 2008 The Royal Teens of “Short Shorts†fame will be one of the featured artists at the “Doo-Wop Hall of Fame of America” show at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. As you know, the Royal Teens began in 1956 by Bob Gaudio and Tom Austin–and this year, the group is [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys national tour begins performances next Wednesday through August 16 at Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas. Mark Lowry of the Star-Telegram.com has an interesting Q&A session with Bob Gaudio. Here’s a sneak peek to the article: Q: Did Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice approach you and Frankie with an idea for the show, [...]
(more...)Despite the many millions of records he has sold in his career and as famous as he was in his heyday, Frankie Valli says that he’s finally feeling some real love and respect. Only now, as the story of Valli and the Four Seasons has been immortalized in the Broadway hit “Jersey Boys” and is [...]
(more...)Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar, the Executive Producer of “Jersey Babys,” came up with the amazing idea of turning The Four Seasons classic hits into sparkling, soothing, and catchy instrumental tracks that appeal not to just kids–but to all generations! Her dad, Bob Gaudio, served as co-producer and co-arranger on this sensational creation and her brother Shannon was [...]
(more...)John Patrick Gatta of The Morning Journal has a preview story about Jersey Boys coming to the Playhouse Square Center’s State Theatre in Cleveland. Gatta spoke with Andrew Rannells, who plays Bob Gaudio in the JB national tour. Here’s a sneak peek of what Andrew has to say about playing the legendary songwriter: Now, that [...]
(more...)Plain Dealer Theater Critic Tony Brown fills everyone in on the real story behind The Four Seasons’ arrest in Cleveland. Here’s the real story: On Sept. 6, 1965, a Labor Day Monday, The Four Seasons played a variety show hosted at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus by TV personality Mike Douglas. Columbus cops arrested [...]
(more...)Sheryl Flatlow of Playbill.com has an in-depth interview with Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli, who reflect on their roles as members of the chart-topping 4 Seasons and the monster hit Jersey Boys, based on their lives, that has been thrilling audiences and critics alike on Broadway, around the country and across the pond. In addition [...]
(more...)Visit JerseyBabys.com to listen to the XM Radio Phlash Phelps’ interviews with Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar and Bob Gaudio!
(more...)Oh, What A Gala–Saturday, May 3, 2008–Jersey Boys Opening Night at The Palazzo!! Photos by the Tech Half and Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar. Walking into the magnificent Palazzo on Saturday evening, May 3, 2008 for one of the most exciting things ever to hit Las Vegas–Jersey Boys Opening Night Gala and Frankie Valli’s 74th birthday celebration–was a [...]
(more...)Visit The Strip Podcast to listen to a terrific interview with the legendary Bob Gaudio, and the actor who plays him in Jersey Boys in Vegas–Erich Bergen!!
(more...)CelebrityNews24-7 has posted their recent Q&A with Bob Gaudio–the man who wrote most of The Four Seasons hits, co-founded the group, and sang on stage as part of the group until the early 1970s. Here’s a preview of the interview: RL: What is the magic and the lasting appeal of the Four Seasons as the [...]
(more...)As we’ve noted, this weekend has ROCKED! Jersey Boys Opening Night in Vegas (just wait for details!), Frankie Valli’s birthday, the JB OBCR topping the charts again this week–and in the Sunday Los Angeles Times, Paul Lieberman has one of the most interesting in-depth stories on the men of Jersey–Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, and Frankie [...]
(more...)Photo credit: John Gurzinski. In the Las Vegas Review-Journal today,Vegas Confidential columnist Norm Clarke talks to Bob Gaudio, who has brought a special chunk of history to town for the opening of JERSEY BOYS at The Palazzo. According to Clarke, out of all the autographs signed by Frank Sinatra, Gaudio may have the grand-daddy of [...]
(more...)JERSEY BOYS national tour begins in St. Louis at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday April 23 through May 18. Post-Dispatch Theater Critic Judith Newmark recently spoke with Bob Gaudio, who spoke about the experience and surprise of seeing his life played on stage in the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys. When he was just 15 years [...]
(more...)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 [...]
(more...)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 [...]
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