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Own a piece of Rock and Roll history from the Four Seasons! Tommy DeVito’s 1960′s vintage Fender Jaguar electric guitar is for sale on eBay! Tommy played this guitar on the “Ed Sullivan Show,” in concert, and on many of the Four Seasons’ smash hit recordings! Visit eBay for all of the details!

Jersey Boys Blog is delighted to present Special Correspondent Audrey Rockman’s review of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’ concert that was held at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Wednesday evening! The near sold-out crowd at the State Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey filled the halls with anticipation prior to [...]

Enjoy these incredible photos of Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Naimo, and Daniel Reichard performing at Sunday evening’s Third Annual Purim Shpiel! Photos by Gerry Goodstein – theatregraphs.photoreflect.com

BroadwayWorld.com’s Eugene Lovendusky has posted an in-depth Q&A session with Jersey Boys national tour’s Bob Gaudio–Erich Bergen! Erich talks about playing Bob Gaudio; playing to enthusiastic audiences every night; his fellow Jersey Boys cast members; his early life; and lots more. Below is a preview to this great interview! Eugene Lovendusky: First of all, congratulations [...]

BroadwayWorld.com reports that the Actors’ Fund has announced a number of upcoming Special Performances benefiting the organization. Jersey Boys, the Tony Award-winning musical biography of the Four Seasons, will play a Special Performance on Sunday, April 15, 8PM at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). Tickets are $500/$121.50/$96.50. The $500 tickets include Prime [...]

What’s the first spoken word in Jersey Boys? When Joe Pesci describes Bob Gaudio to Tommy DeVito, he refers to him as a: “______ ______.” Well, the above questions were relatively easy–but just wait until later this week for the JB Blog Jersey Boys Trivia Contest!! Thanks to the great suggestion from JBB Fantastic Fan [...]

Check out these incredible photos from the Third Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel, including photos of Tituss Burgess, Jennifer Naimo, and Daniel Reichard! The annual event was held last Sunday evening at the Hudson Theatre. Photos courtesy of Michael Findling. For more photos from Broadway Purim Shpiel 2007, please visit Findling Fotos.

How can a 25-year-old student reporter at San Jose State University enjoy a musical that might seem only fit for the baby boomer generation? According to Kevin Rand of The SpartanDaily.com, Jersey Boys at the Curran Theatre had the combination of engaging actors with the 20 or so singing performances made for a show that [...]

Variety.com reports that the Broadway box office took a dive at the start of the month, with grosses dropping by close to $3 million for the week that ended Sunday. While quite a few shows noted a major dip in last week’s grosses, Jersey Boys stayed comparatively strong, grossing $1,159,592 for the week ending March [...]

BroadwayWorld.com reports that Jersey Boys national tour cast members will appear in the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation One-Night-Only Cabaret! The outrageous evening of song, dance and comedy will take place at Club Fugazi, Monday, April 16 at 7:30PM. Club Fugazi, the home of Beach Blanket Babylon, is located at 678 Green Street at Columbus, San Francisco. [...]

Jersey Boys national tour ROCKS the house at every show, but last Thursday evening, the cast felt the earth move, and so did the audience! On Eric Gutman’s Tour This blog, and on Stage Manager Patty’s Brooklyn Knit Chick blog, you’ll get all of the details on Thursday evening’s earthquake! On March 1, San Francisco’s [...]

Michael Grossberg of The Columbus Dispatch fills everyone in on the recent American Theatre Critics Association meeting, which included a three-hour brunch at Sardi’s Restaurant. According to Grossberg, as the Broadway actors and critics broke bread together, some tales were told. Grossman had the opportunity to speak with several Broadway stars, including 2006 Tony winners [...]

It’s time for a new Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What is your favorite solo hit recording by the legendary Frankie Valli? In addition to Jersey Boys showstoppers—“My Eyes Adored You,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and “Fallen Angel,” Frankie Valli had many other hits on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from the mid 1960s [...]

Thank you to everyone who responded to the latest Jersey Boys Blog Poll: What’s your favorite Four Seasons hit NOT featured in Jersey Boys? Wow! What an incredible response to the latest poll! Out of the 333 votes, 55 people (17%) voted for “I Got You Under My Skin” as their favorite hit; in second [...]

Looks like Jersey Boys director Des McAnuff and co-author Marshall Brickman may have had a bit of a misunderstanding recently. It began after a February 14 article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the three actresses who play the girls in the national tour of Jersey Boys. In the article, Director Des McAnuff explains why [...]

BroadwayWorld.com reports that the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced its first-ever Spring Concert series, featuring four different shows. Bobby Spencer will be one of the stars appearing in “More Unauthorized Musicology of Ben Folds” on Monday, March 26 at the Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street) at 7PM. Press notes state, “Broadway [...]

On March 2, 1963, The Four Seasons scored their THIRD consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard pop charts with “Walk Like a Man.” This hit, written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, remained in the top position for three weeks.

Tituss Live Again For The First time Like Never Before Except The Last Time–March 12 Benefit Concert! Actor-singer-songwriter Tituss Burgess, recently seen as the Cowardly Lion in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, will be featured in the March 12 Artcents Benefit Concert at The Triad in Manhattan. The concert series, sponsored by ASTEP (Artists [...]

Robert DiGiacomo of The Press of Atlantic City spoke with pop icon Frankie Valli prior to his sold out shows with the Four Seasons at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Valli spoke about the Broadway megahit Jersey Boys, his range as a pop singer, and how he keeps his chops in shape after some [...]