March 9, 2008

Ryan Molloy’s Thoughts on Starring as Frankie Valli in JB

March 9th, 2008
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    Sara Robertson of the Sunday Sun has a fun interview with Ryan Molloy, who is playing Frankie Valli in the West End production of Jersey Boys. Molloy, 32, talks about the excitement of playing Frankie Valli and meeting the pop icon, the upcoming Opening Night festivities in London on March 18, and what he’d like [...]

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More on Hal Miller and the Rays

March 9th, 2008
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    Recently, we did a Youtube video blog post of Hal Miller and the Rays singing their 1957 hit “Silhouettes,” a great song featured in Act One of Jersey Boys. Four Seasons historian has a very interesting follow-up story about Hal Miller and the Rays! By David Cace While I was too young to remember this [...]

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JLY’s Allen Room Show Delights Reviewer!

March 9th, 2008
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    From David Noh of Gay City News: Back in Gotham, I was welcomed home with a plethora of music only our town can offer. “Welcome to my apartment,” said John Lloyd Young, greeting us at his nifty Lincoln Center “American Songbook” cabaret debut (February 23). “I furnished it with Ikea and you know I pay [...]

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March 8, 2008

Jersey Boys OBC Tribute Video

March 8th, 2008
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    Check out this marvelous video tribute created by a friend and huge fan of Jersey Boys, Kay Koch, to the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys, set to “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred.

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March 7, 2008

Tom Austin: From The Royal Teens to Amazing Artist

March 7th, 2008
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    Jim Beckerman of NorthJersey.com has a terrific feature about Tom Austin, former member of the Royal Teens with Bob Gaudio, who is now a successful artist. According to Beckerman, Tom Austin has come a long, long way since “Short Shorts.” Remember “Short Shorts”? If you weren’t around in 1958, when the Royal Teens shot to [...]

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Tell Me How You Love the Nomination! Christian Hoff’s Audiobook Nominated for Audiobook of the Year!

March 7th, 2008
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    By Catherine Sanneman and Howard Tucker, JBB Special Correspondents We are all thrilled to learn that Ed Feldman and Tom Barton’s “Tell Me How You Love the Picture,” the audiobook narrated by our own Christian Hoff with his world-record 241 voices, has just been nominated for 2007 Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord Magazine, one [...]

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BBC Radio: Jersey Beat: The Four Seasons Story Part Two!

March 7th, 2008
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    Visit GILG to listen to Part 2 of BBC Radio’s “Jersey Beat: The Four Seasons Story!” Part 2 includes interviews with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, songwriter Denny Randell, and former 4 Seasons member and arranger Charles Callello. This segment includes some fascinating behind the scenes stories of some of the Seasons’ biggest hits!

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Jersey Babys CD Scheduled for Release April 15!

March 7th, 2008
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    Rhino Records has scheduled the Jersey Babys: The Music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons for Kids CD for release on April 15! As reported earlier by Charles Alexander, it contains new instrumental versions of the Seasons’ biggest hits, from “Sherry” to “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night).” While the arrangements are aimed at [...]

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Jersey Boys Cast Recording Slips to No. 3 on Chart

March 7th, 2008
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    Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording has slipped to No. 3 this week on the Billboard Cast Album chart. The 2007 Grammy Award winner has spent 112 consecutive weeks on this chart and has recently been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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‘Pal Joey’ Revival Update

March 7th, 2008
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    Playbill.com reports that Tony Award winners Joe Mantello and Richard Greenberg will reteam for a Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hart’s Pal Joey presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54. Mantello, who earned a Tony Award for his direction of Greenberg’s Take Me Out, will direct the classic musical, which is scheduled to [...]

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March 6, 2008

Audiences Already Going Wild for Jersey Boys in London!

March 6th, 2008
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    Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail has an exciting Jersey Boys London update: Ryan Molloy, who portrays Frankie Valli in the musical Jersey Boys, which is now in preview at the Prince Edward Theatre. Mr Molloy sings like a dream and accurately conveys Valli’s sense of loyalty spliced with an underlying savviness that has enabled [...]

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March 5, 2008

Hal Miller and the Rays Singing ‘Silhouettes!’

March 5th, 2008
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    In Act One of Jersey Boys, before becoming The Four Seasons, the guys are singing background for Bob Crewe’s other artists in the recording studio. Among those singers featured is the Hal Miller character, singing “An Angel Cried” (written by Bob Gaudio). In 1961, Hal Miller and The Rays recorded that song on the Topix [...]

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Jersey Boys, Brickman and Elice, and the Mob

March 5th, 2008
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    Rhoda Koenig from The Independent notes that while other jukebox musicals have taken the route of hagiography (Buddy) or fantasy (Mamma Mia), Jersey Boys is a little bit different. Instead of using The Four Seasons’ catalogue to illustrate the triumph of talent and persistence, or a fictional romantic romp, Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman fashioned [...]

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Celebrity Sighting at Jersey Boys: Michael McGlone!

March 5th, 2008
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    By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent On Saturday, March 1, actor, singer/songwriter, and author Michael McGlone (www.michaelmcglone.com) was a guest of Fantastic Fans Pamela Singer and Howard Tucker for the evening performance of Jersey Boys. The Actor Since his critically acclaimed debut as Patrick in Ed Burns’ masterpiece “The Brothers McMullen.” Michael has [...]

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March 3, 2008

JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Andrew Rannells!

March 3rd, 2008
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    By West Coast Correspondent Cathi Aradi After seven weeks without a Jersey Boys fix, San Francisco fans were thrilled to see the holiday cast come into town in late November. Once again, the show played to sellout crowds, many of whom have seen the show numerous times. The fan base in the City-by-the-Bay is tremendous, [...]

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Jersey Boys Stays in Millionaires’ Club on Broadway

March 3rd, 2008
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    Jersey Boys was only one of two shows on Broadway that remained in the millionaires’ club last week. For the week ending March 2, 2008, the show grossed $1,056,150 and had a 95.2% attendance rate. Grosses in general slipped last week, totaling $14,835,793 for the 32 shows on the boards for the week ending 3/2/08. [...]

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March 2, 2008

Jennifer Naimo Announces Her Final Show with Jersey Boys

March 2nd, 2008
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    Photo courtesy of Audrey Rockman. This is another tough one to report on JB Blog! On her blog today, Jennifer Naimo has announced that she will play her final Jersey Boys performance on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. As you all know, Jennifer created the unforgettable role of Mary Delgado at La Jolla Playhouse and [...]

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Travis Cloer Debuts in ‘The Power of Music’ at the Laurie Beechman on February 25!

March 2nd, 2008
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    Photos courtesy of Charly O’Clarit, Lucy Rochetti, Audrey Rockman, and Vanessa Shyu. By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Travis treated both Jersey Boys fans and cast members to “The Power of Music” Monday night, derived from the show he headlined on the major cruise lines before joining Jersey Boys. Travis plays “Joe Pesci” [...]

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The 4 Seasons–Pop’s Forgotten Men Until Jersey Boys!

March 2nd, 2008
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    The Sunday edition of the London Times states that it’s time to shine a light on the invisible men. Considering how many hits they accumulated in their prime – they are up there with John, Paul, George, Ringo and Elvis – the Four Seasons are as anonymous as any gang of backroom musicians. Frankie Valli [...]

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