The 58th Jersey Boys Podcast has been posted. This podcast includes Part 3 of 4 of our interview with original Four Season member Tommy DeVito. The topics covered by Tommy in this part includes: his favorite Four Seasons songs and background ideas on why he thinks some were hits & some were not; details on [...]
(more...)A treat for Christmas Eve–The Four Lovers’ singing “Apple of My Eye” on The Ed Sullivan Show!
(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...)Wow! Check out the Four Lovers’ 1956 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Youtube!
(more...)Broadway.com reports that Sebastian Arcelus has signed on to play Bob Gaudio in the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, beginning January 10, 2008. Daniel Reichard, who originated the role, will play his final performance in the Tony-winning musical on January 9. Arcelus will join Tony winner Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito) and J. Robert Spencer (Nick [...]
(more...)Here’s a home video of a medley of Four Seasons Christmas songs. Check it out!
(more...)Thank you to Four Seasons’ historian David Cace for this amazing piece of 4 Seasons’ memorabilia!
(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...)Jersey Boys is headed to Seattle next week (playing December 5 – January 12, 2008)! Seattle Times Theater Critic Misha Berson has a terrific interview with Bob Gaudio, who talks about his beginnings and the surprising range of musical influences that went into The Four Seasons’ unique sound. Here’s a preview of the interview: The [...]
(more...)Photos #6-11 courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com. In Part Three of his interview, Joe Long shares his thoughts on Jersey Boys, the music business, the amazing BC/EFA event last month, and why he thinks so many people have such a strong connection to the music of The Four Seasons. JBB: We read on the [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Podcast has just posted Part One of a four-part interview with the one and only Tommy DeVito! In the first segment, Tommy talks about his childhood, how he got interested in playing guitar, his interest in playing country music, his days with the Variety Trio, the Variatones, and the Four Lovers! This interview [...]
(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...)New York Post columnist Michael Reidel provides some theatrical tidbits today, including an update on the film rights to Jersey Boys and JB’s upcoming Vegas show: Bob Gaudio, who wrote most of the Four Seasons’ hit songs, wants a ton of money for the film rights to Jersey Boys. Steven Spielberg is after the show, [...]
(more...)In Part Two of his interview, Joe Long reflects on his eleven-year journey as a member of The Four Seasons, including the early days when the group was one of the hottest groups on the pop charts; his recording studio experiences; the live performances; the years without the hits; and his life on the road. [...]
(more...)Joe Long For Jersey Boys and Four Seasons’ fans, last month’s Jersey Boys Fans Unite to Support BC/EFA event was an evening like no other. The entire Jersey Boys cast, JB writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and the legendary Four Seasons (Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Joe Long, and Frankie Valli) all in one room [...]
(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...)On November 17, 1962, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by the Four Seasons hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained in the top position for FIVE consecutive weeks from November 17, 1962-December 21, 1962. The song became a certified gold single by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Source: Billboard’s Top [...]
(more...)Have you ever checked out the Coverville podcast? This podcast focuses on a single artist or group and celebrates their body of work by playing covers of their songs being performed by other people. The latest Coverville podcast salutes the Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons! I highly recommend checking it out! Get this widget!
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