Jersey Boys Blog

Visit ABC7 (click on Part 1) to see the amazing Chicago Jersey Boys cast singing holiday carols at the 2007 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival!

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 [...]

Peter Filichia of the Star-Ledger chatted with several actors, house managers, composers and producers who live in New Jersey, but work on Broadway–or they did, until the stagehands’ union went on strike last week. Here’s what John Lloyd Young had to say: John Lloyd Young of Jersey City, a Tony Award winner for his portrayal [...]

Thanks to Kathy Bartsche, we have YouTube coverage of Bobby Spencer’s hilarious responses to Howard Tucker’s questions at the Farm Girl in New York premiere at the Big Apple Film Festival!

Thank you to Kathy Bartsche for her terrific photo coverage of Bobby Spencer’s “Farm Girl in New York” premiere at the Big Apple Film Festival on Thursday, November 15!

Have you checked out John Lloyd Young’s blog today? He notes that in light of this strike, which could mean he won’t have his “final performance,” of JERSEY BOYS on November 21st, he wanted to make it clear that, if that’s the case, he had a final performance, on November 9th, and it was wonderful. [...]

By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent The wonderfully talented Travis Cloer from the OBC has just released his new CD “Christmas from the City.” He says he’s had a wonderful time making it, with some new arrangements of some songs we may not have heard for a while, including: Blue Christmas Mary Did [...]

The stars are in alignment on November 17th! Along with Bob Gaudio, Jersey Boys’ co-author Rick Elice celebrates his 52nd birthday today! Rick Elice saw his first Broadway show at the age of three. From that day on, he dreamed of working in the theater. From the age of 19, he has. He has a [...]

Photo courtesy of Linda Lenzi at BroadwayWorld.com. We wish Bob Gaudio a Happy 65th Birthday today!! On November 17, 1942, original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio was born. He shot to musical fame at the age of 15 as a member of the Royal Teens when he wrote the hit “Short Shorts.” As we all [...]

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 [...]

We’re all still waiting to hear if the striking Broadway stagehands and the producers will come to an agreement over the weekend. Although the League and the union are scheduled to return to the bargaining table Saturday morning, the League has already announced that the 27 Broadway shows affected by the strike have canceled both [...]

Daniel Reichard returns to “The Night and Day Room” at Biscuit BBQ!!! Daniel will make his annual return and be a guest at “Debra and Mary’s Night on the Town”–this Monday, November 19th, 2007 at 8:30 p.m. in lovely Park Slope, Brooklyn!!! Join everyone at Biscuit BBQ for a great evening with Daniel Reichard! For [...]

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!

Visit MSN Videos to see Bobby Spencer’s TODAY Show appearance from yesterday, where he talks about his film, Farm Girl in New York!

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 [...]

For the second straight week, Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording held the Number Two spot on the Billboard Top Cast Albums Chart, according to Playbill.com. Below are the Top 5 Cast Albums from Billboard: Wicked Jersey Boys Legally Blonde Mama Mia! The Lion King

BroadwayWorld.com reports that John Lloyd Young will be among dozens of Broadway, TV, and film stars will tend the bar at the annual “Celebrity Bartending Night” at Frank’s (410 West 16th Street, between 9 the and 10th Avenues) on Monday November 19 from 7PM-11PM. All bartenders’ tips will go to Stockings With Care and be [...]

The 18th Annual Macy’s Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Friday, November 23 from 6pm-7pm at Union Square Park in San Francisco with the entire Jersey Boys cast scheduled to perform holiday songs!

Artist: Justin “Squigs” Robertson TONIGHT is your chance to see J. Robert Spencer’s directorial debut of his feature film FARM GIRL IN NEW YORK at the Big Apple Film Festival at 6PM at Tribeca Cinemas! Also, as reported last night, Bobby will be appearing on the TODAY Show around 9:30AM this morning to talk about [...]