Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson has a terrific article on what it takes to play the legendary Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys: So the guy playing Frankie Valli, the Four Seasons lead singer with the stunningly high, potent falsetto voice, should be the star of this hit Broadway musical — right? Right. But at [...]
(more...)Happy Holidays from Jersey Boys Blog! Listening to The 4 Seasons’ Christmas Album is one of our favorite holiday traditions! Now, for some chart trivia: Not just ONE, but TWO songs from this album hit Billboard’s Top Pop Singles Chart. In 1962, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” reached #23 on the chart and “I [...]
(more...)Las Vegas Sun reporter Jerry Fink notes that Las Vegas crowds have a habit of sending Broadway musicals packing. Even The Producers will join the conga line that’s left Las Vegas in the past two years – Hairspray,Avenue Q and the Queen-based musical We Will Rock You, not technically a Broadway show but with Broadway [...]
(more...)Visit GILG to see the video clip of Frankie Valli’s interview this morning with David Gregory on the TODAY Show. Frankie talks about his career that has spanned six decades, his new recording “Romancing the ’60s,” and the Jersey Boys phenomenon! Also on GILG is Frankie’s interview on CW11, where Frankie fills everyone in on [...]
(more...)Frankie Valli is listed to appear on NBC’s TODAY Show tomorrow morning, Saturday–November 24! Time to set our VCRs and DVRs!
(more...)Philip Potempo of NWI.com provides coverage of Star Plaza CEO and Talent Buyer Charlie Blum’s idea to host a”special meeting” this fall for Frankie Valli during his sold-out return concert at the Chicago Theater, booked by Blum and performed on Nov. 9. Blum arranged to get the cast of Broadway in Chicago’s Jersey Boys, the [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys was a big hit with both the critics and the crowds the minute it hit Broadway; however, the legendary Frankie Valli admits that he wasn’t overly thrilled with the play at first. “It wasn’t love at first sight,” Valli said during an interview with LiveDaily. “I was looking at it from a different [...]
(more...)Paul Hogins of the Orange County Register has an in-depth story about the success of Jersey Boys that includes interviews with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Des McAnuff, and Erich Bergen. Valli had only one request about the show, which aimed to tell the story of the rise and fall of his legendary pop group, The [...]
(more...)Rebecca Little of Chicagomag.com recently spoke with the original Jersey Boy–Frankie Valli. A consummate professional who parlayed his trademark falsetto into 25 top-40 hits and counting, Valli just released a new compilation of love ballads, “Romancing the ’60s,” and has an upcoming concert date at the Chicago Theatre. Marquee spoke with Valli recently about his [...]
(more...)Betty Mohr, DailySouthtown.com’s theater critic says there’s a scene in Jersey Boys in which the actors playing Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio decide to form a partnership. Gaudio, who in real life would go on to write the classic hits performed by Valli and the Four Seasons, asks the singer whether they should sign a [...]
(more...)Visit GILG to see the video clip of Frankie Valli’s October 23 appearance on “Fox and Friends.” The site also has links to Frankie’s appearances on “Entertainment Tonight” and the “Jimmy Kimmel Show.”
(more...)In a UPI.com story, Frankie Valli states that he enjoyed revisiting his past on his new album, “Romancing the ’60s.” Valli — whose group, the Four Seasons, is the subject of the hit musical Jersey Boys — says the “Romancing the ’60s” project “gave me an opportunity to do some songs I would have liked [...]
(more...)On the Billboard 200 this week, Frankie Valli’s new album, “Romancing the ’60s” (Universal Motown) debuts at No. 177! It is Valli’s first appearance on this tally in 29 years and his eighth solo album to chart. Valli was last on the album survey with “Frankie Valli…Is the Word” in 1978. His first solo album [...]
(more...)“Entertainment Tonight” last night had a great segment featuring Frankie Valli! Frankie talks about his career, his new recording in 15 years, “Romancing the ’60s,” Jersey Boys, and his daughter’s tragic death. Visit GILG to see the video!
(more...)The Daily Mail reports it was the day Frankie Valli met, well, Frankie Valli. On Wednesday, the legendary singer with a four-octave falsetto met Ryan Molloy, an actor with a similar set of pipes, who will portray him in the London production of Jersey Boys. (Previews are at the Prince Edward Theatre from February 28.) [...]
(more...)According to previews, Frankie Valli will be appearing on “Entertainment Tonight” on Thursday! Check your local listings for times and details.
(more...)Chicago Tribune entertainment reporter Terry Armour covered Jersey Boys’ opening night at LaSalle Bank Theatre in Chicago tonight. He states that there are two things Frankie Valli could never have dreamed. First, that a bunch of New Jersey kids would gain worldwide fame as The Four Seasons. And second, that some years later that group [...]
(more...)Barbara Vitello of the Daily Herald says it took more than three years from the time Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio realized The Four Seasons story might make a better musical than TV film for Jersey Boys to become a reality. “It was a pipe dream then,” Gaudio says, one of the original Four Seasons [...]
(more...)Get your TIVOs, DVRs, and VCRs ready! Frankie Valli will be making an appearance on “Entertainment Tonight” this evening! Check your local listings for times.
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