February 2, 2007

Erich Bergen on Playing Bob Gaudio

February 2nd, 2007
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    Carole Barrow of SFDowntown.com has a terrific interview with Erich Bergen, Jersey Boys national tour’s Bob Gaudio. When asked about playing Gaudio, Bergen said, The role itself is very similar to me. He was a music geek, I was the same way, always asking for instruments and soundboards for Christmas…and of course, I’m from New [...]

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January 30, 2007

Who in the World is Alex Alda?

January 30th, 2007
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    As you all know from Jersey Boys, the guys went through a ton of names before that fateful night at the bowling alley when they became the Four Seasons. Did you ever hear the country song “Little Pony” by Alex Alda? Turns out Alex Alda was Nick Massi with the soon-to-be Four Seasons in 1962! [...]

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January 28, 2007

Before the Four Seasons Hit It Big

January 28th, 2007
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    Act One of Jersey Boys provides an amazing look into the early days of Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, and Frankie Valli, before the whole world exploded when they became the Four Seasons and recorded “Sherry”. The guys were known as the Four Lovers, the Romans, and Frankie Valley and the Travelers. Of course, [...]

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January 26, 2007

The Frankie Valli/Tommy Lasorda Connection

January 26th, 2007
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    Stephanie Bertholdo of TheAcorn.com reports that Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager, scored a big hit with A.C. Stelle Middle School (in Southern California) students last week. Turns out Lasorda made good on a promise to visit the school after meeting A.C. Stelle students Emilio and Brando Valli, twin sons of Frankie Valli, the [...]

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January 24, 2007

The Four Seasons Live in the UK in 1971!

January 24th, 2007
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    Check out the Four Seasons (Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Joe Long, and Bob Grimm) in the UK singing “Let’s Hang On” in 1971!

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January 18, 2007

JBB Exclusive: Interview with Michael Cole Dinelli!

January 18th, 2007
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    As reported earlier this week, Frankie Valli is starring as Harry “The Wolf” in “Cash Deal,” an award-winning short film directed by Michael Cole Dinelli. Jersey Boys Blog had the privilege to speak to Michael Cole Dinelli about his career as a writer, director, and actor; about the his award-winning short film; and about directing [...]

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January 15, 2007

“Cash Deal” Starring Frankie Valli Available on DVD

January 15th, 2007
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    Frankie Valli is starring in an award-winning short film called “Cash Deal,” written and directed by Michael Cole Dinelli. Valli plays Harry “The Wolf,” a brilliant salesman and con-artist, on the road with a young man who worships him. Stay tuned for an upcoming JBB Exclusive Interview with writer and director Dinelli. To view the [...]

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Latest Jersey Boys Podcast: Bob Gaudio Interview!

January 15th, 2007
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    The latest Jersey Boys Podcast has been released. This edition includes their recent in-person interview with Bob Gaudio recorded on December 11, 2006 in San Francisco.

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January 14, 2007

Four Seasons 1965 Appearance on Hullabaloo!

January 14th, 2007
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    Here are the Four Seasons performing a medley of some of their biggest hits on “Hullabaloo” in 1965!

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January 6, 2007

New JB Blog Poll: What’s Your Favorite Four Seasons’ Hit NOT Featured in Jersey Boys?

January 6th, 2007
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    It’s time for a new Jersey Boys Blog Poll! We’d like to know what is your favorite Four Seasons hit that was NOT featured in Jersey Boys. As you all know, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a TON of hits on the charts throughout the 1960′s and ’70s! Although Jersey Boys features an [...]

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January 1, 2007

Latest Jersey Boys Podcast Has Been Posted!

January 1st, 2007
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    The latest Jersey Boys Podcast has been released! In addition to Christy and Steve Holden’s first-hand review of the Jersey Boys national tour, they have an impromptu interview with Frankie Valli that was recorded in person on December 11, 2006.

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December 23, 2006

JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Tommy DeVito!

December 23rd, 2006
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    Tommy DeVito is one of the main characters in Jersey Boys and gets the show off with a bang right after the opening musical number “Ces Soirees-La,” but he isn’t just a character in Jersey Boys, he’s a real live person that lived the rock star life portrayed on stage by Tony Award Winner, Christian [...]

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December 22, 2006

It Wouldn’t Be Christmas Without The 4 Seasons’ Christmas Album

December 22nd, 2006
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    Happy Holidays from Jersey Boys Blog! Listening to The 4 Seasons’ Christmas Album has been part of our Christmas celebration since 1962! One of my favorites is the especially festive “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” performed in the classic Four Seasons’ sound. Along with Nick Massi’s incredible bass harmonies and the guitar work of [...]

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December 20, 2006

The Music Really Matters in Jersey Boys

December 20th, 2006
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    Steven Winn of the San Francisco Chronicle highlights the incredible music of the sensational Broadway/national tour smash Jersey Boys, and the new movie Dreamgirls. In Jersey Boys, in addition to the new flick Dreamgirls, the audience gets swept through the business of show business (new French covers, a rigged talent contest) to tap the eternal [...]

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December 19, 2006

Frankie Valli Video Clip, 1967

December 19th, 2006
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    Check out this 1967 video clip of Frankie Valli singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”

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December 18, 2006

More Reflections from Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio

December 18th, 2006
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    Dan Taylor of the Press Democrat spoke to the legendary Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio about the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys, which chronicles the rags to riches story of the Four Seasons. While the show takes its score right out of the solid gold Four Seasons songbook, its book is taken from the surprisingly dramatic, [...]

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December 16, 2006

JLY Appears in Darlene Love’s Holiday Show Tomorrow Night!

December 16th, 2006
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    John Lloyd Young will join Hairspray star Darlene Love for her annual Christmas show “Love for the Holidays” at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center at 7:30PM on Sunday, December 17. For tickets, call 212-721-6500 or visit www.jalc.org.

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Frankie Valli Video Interview

December 16th, 2006
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    CBS5.com in San Francisco has posted an insightful interview with pop music icon Frankie Valli. Valli talks about his childhood in the Newark, New Jersey projects; his beginnings as a young singer; his amazing falsetto; the success of Jersey Boys; and so much more. So, what is a Jersey Boy, you ask? It all goes [...]

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December 12, 2006

New Video Interview Featuring Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio

December 12th, 2006
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    The View From the Bay, a television program in San Francisco, has an incredible video interview with rock ‘n roll legends and original Four Seasons Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio. In addition to talking about what it’s like to be immortalized in a Tony-award winning play, the men reveal how Jersey Boys came to life [...]

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