Jersey Boys Blog

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, [...]

In Part Two of his JBB EXCLUSIVE Interview, Sebastian Arcelus talks about the transition process he has undergone playing Bob Gaudio; his biggest challenge thus far with the role; his Opening Night performance; and what he has discovered about himself in his short time with Jersey Boys. JBB: Had you crossed professional paths with any [...]

January 2008 started out on a high note for us—seeing Jersey Boys and having the opportunity to meet and interview Broadway’s new Bob Gaudio—Sebastian Arcelus before his fifth performance on Sunday afternoon, January 13! As we entered Sebastian’s dressing room, it was filled with congratulatory beautiful floral arrangements from his wife (actress Stephanie J. Block) [...]

After far too many months without seeing Jersey Boys on Broadway, the JBB Tech Half and I had an marvelous time seeing the show and visiting with the cast earlier this month! Part of the excitement was our interview with the amazing Michael Longoria, prior to his incredible Sunday afternoon performance on January 13. Can [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Last month, during the auction at the Jersey Boys Fans Unite to Support BC/EFA event, one of the most exciting auction items was a caricature of the four Boys by artist Justin “Squigs” Robertson. In addition to this caricature, he has created the amazing poster for Bobby Spencer’s “Farm Girl in New York” film. We’re [...]

Photos 1-3: Courtesy of Audrey Rockman; Photo 4: Courtesy of Kathy Bartsche By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent The enormously talented Dominic Nolfi joined the La Jolla cast of Jersey Boys three weeks after it opened, when the public demanded the La Jolla run be extended. Dom presently covers the roles of Bob [...]

The very talented Colin Donnell joined the Jersey Boys cast this past summer as “Hank Majewski and others” replacing Steve Gouveia, who joined the National Tour. Colin is also the understudy to Bobby Spencer in the role of Nick Massi, and is presently rehearsing to cover Bob Gaudio. Before his evening performance on Friday, October [...]

Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent, spoke recently with Jim Petrecca about his store, Yesterday’s Treasures in Union, NJ, specializing in Four Seasons and Jersey Boys memorabilia, in addition to other entertainment and sports collectibles. HT: What’s been happening, Jim, since we last spoke? (Here’s Jim’s first interview with Howard describing how he grew [...]

We are thrilled to introduce our newest JBB Special Correspondent–Angel Bessey to Jersey Boys Blog! It is with great pleasure that we present Angel’s interview with Rick Faugno, the incredibly multi-talented Frankie Valli Alternate in the national tour of Jersey Boys! My first interview – with Rick Faugno (Fawn-yo), the Frankie Valli Alternate of the [...]

Catching up with Travis Cloer was among the highlights of last month’s trip for us in New York! Before his Friday evening performance on August 3rd, Travis filled us in on what’s been happening to him over the summer; the excitement and challenges of playing the Frankie Valli role while John Lloyd Young was on [...]

It goes without saying that the on-stage Jersey Boys band ROCKS! From the first time we saw Jersey Boys back at La Jolla Playhouse in 2004, Kevin Dow’s drumming talents brought the music and the story of The Four Seasons to life on the La Jolla stage! During our New York trip last month, we [...]

We’re excited to present another interview with one of the Jersey Girls–Sara Schmidt! Before her Sunday afternoon performance on August 5, Sara chatted about what’s been happening over the past year, the excitement of her upcoming “Journey to Jersey Boys” show, how she thinks the show and the many characters she plays have evolved since [...]

Catching up with the Jersey Girls was one of the highlights of our New York trip last month! Before her Sunday afternoon performance, we had the pleasure of chatting with Jennifer Naimo about what’s been happening with her since JB’s big Tony win; her upcoming “Journey to Jersey Boys” cabaret (that was held on Aug. [...]

While chatting with Jennifer Naimo backstage after the evening performance on August 4, we had the marvelous opportunity to meet Jersey Boys’ vacation swing cast member Rebecca Kupka! We were thrilled that Rebecca said “yes” to a JBB Exclusive Interview! It was great to find out more about Rebecca, including what sparked her interest in [...]

Saturday, August 4 was an incredible day! Following the Tech-Half’s fabulous birthday celebration with many JBB Fantastic Fans, we had the amazing opportunity to chat with Daniel Reichard following his matinee performance. Daniel talked about what a great time he has been having this summer with Jersey Boys and so many other events; the story [...]

Our trip to New York began on a high note with an amazing interview with Bobby Spencer before his Friday, August 3rd evening performance! It was great to hear what’s going on with Bobby’s film, “Farm Girl in New York” and what it’s like to be a new dad with his son Geddy. It was [...]