San Francisco’s SHN, the theatrical entertainment company that is launching the Jersey Boys’ national tour has a podcast. This introduction is the first in a series on Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical. You’ll hear from lead singer Frankie Valli [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Podcast has released their latest podcast, which includes an interview with cast member Michael Longoria. Longoria talks about his favorite part of Jersey Boys; what it’s like to play Joe Pesci; his experience as an understudy for the Frankie Valli role; and more. Additionally, there are two other major treats for listeners–a Las [...]
(more...)In the first act of Jersey Boys, Bob Gaudio talks about how musicians could go to the Brill Building to find a publisher and printer; cut a demo; promote the record; and cut a deal with radio promoters, all within this one building. In the show, you’ll see Bob and Frankie inside of the Brill [...]
(more...)San Francisco Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik states that Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons were in San Francisco Tuesday to promote Jersey Boys, which will open its national tour in SF SHN’s Best of Broadway series. The press got to meet them before a Ruby Skye show-and-tell for buyers of group tickets. [...]
(more...)Does it get much better than this–A recording featuring the legendary Frankie Valli, with the cast members of Jersey Boys??? Broadway.com provides exclusive photo coverage of Jersey Boys’ Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and John Lloyd Young recording at the Right Track Studio on June 27. In addition to the cast, [...]
(more...)Sioux City Journal staff writer Bruce R. Miller notes that Frankie Valli may be the most recognizable member of The Four Seasons but “Jersey Boys” is hardly a one-man show. Set to a driving, infectious beat, the stage biography gives ample time to the group’s other members, weaving a tale that’s both cautionary and laudatory. [...]
(more...)NEWSFLASH!! BroadwayWorld.com reports that the Jersey Boys Broadway cast recording, produced by original Four Season Bob Gaudio on Rhino Records, is #1 on the Billboard’s Top Broadway Albums chart, and has moved up from #186 to #85 on the Billboard Top 200! In addition, Amazon.com reports the album is #1 in the “Broadway & Vocalists†[...]
(more...)Philadelphia Inquirer’s Howard Shapiro has some thoughts on Jersey Boys taking home the top prize at the Tonys. Shapiro says it’s nostalgic. It’s ebullient. It’s the American dream, with twists. It makes you happy. And, he admits, it was a surprise to him when Jersey Boys won the Tony for best musical. When the envelope [...]
(more...)Oh, What a Night! Jersey Boys Blog is thrilled to present Special Correspondent Fran Gatto’s coverage at the 2006 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2006! My friend Andrew Baumer and I had decided we were going to see our Jersey Boys’ favorites sweep the Tonys this year. So we got [...]
(more...)Broadwayworld.com provides fabulous coverage of the Jersey Boys Tony Awards party held at the Hard Rock Cafe. In addition to shots of the cast, crew, and producers, there are some great photos of original Four Seasons’ members Bob Gaudio and Tommy DeVito, and producer/songwriter Bob Crewe.
(more...)Broadway.com provides transcripts of the acceptance speeches of the 2006 Tony Award winners. Below are the moving speeches by Howell Binkley, Christian Hoff, John Lloyd Young, and JB Producer Michael David. Howell Binkley, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Jersey Boys “Hey, first of all, Jersey Boys has been an incredible adventure I think for [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Blog is thrilled to post a report from Special Correspondent Sue Lasbury from the La Jolla Playhouse Tony Awards party! La Jolla Playhouse Tony Award Party La Jolla, California 11 June 2006, 4:30 to 8:30pm Home of the 2006 Tony Award Winner, Best Musical: Jersey Boys Two hundred Jersey Boys fans gathered in [...]
(more...)Peter Filichia of the Star-Ledger notes that before Jersey Boys, now the hottest musical ticket on Broadway opened in November, only the most diehard musical theater aficionados could have identified Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer and John Lloyd Young. Now, thanks to their performances as Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi and Frankie [...]
(more...)According to a Reuters article today, Bob Gaudio, songwriting partner of Frankie Valli and one of the original Four Seasons, says he’s beginning to think Jersey Boys, a Broadway musical about the band, may be even more successful than the band itself. In a telephone interview, Gaudio’s business partner, legendary Four Seasons lead singer Frankie [...]
(more...)BroadwayWorld.com and Playbill.com provide extensive coverage of the Outer Critics Circle Awards ceremony held at Sardi’s on May 25. You’ll see photos of Jersey Boys’ co-writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, and Outstanding Actor in a Musical winner John Lloyd Young. Jersey Boys was honored with THREE Outer Critics [...]
(more...)Sun-Sentinel.com’s Theater Writer Jack Zink reports that the shows have all opened, the Tony Award nominations are out, and Broadway has a neck-and-neck competition for its most-watched race. The Drowsy Chaperone, a tongue-in-cheek homage to old-fashioned musicals, has the lead in nominations but not necessarily the count against the slickest rock musical ever, Jersey Boys. [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Blog had the amazing privilege to speak with Jersey Boys’ Tony-nominated Orchestrator Steve Orich, who has had an outstanding career as an orchestrator, composer, arranger, and musical director in a variety of mediums over the past 30 years. As I listened to Steve Orich and learned more about the orchestration process, it appears [...]
(more...)Broadway.com and Broadwayworld.com provide some amazing photo coverage Manhattan Theatre Club’s Annual Spring Gala on May 15 at the New York Hilton. You’ll see pictures of the Jersey Boys’ cast and co-writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, as well as original Four Seasons Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio.
(more...)After a recent visit to Broadway, Columbus Dispatch critic Michael Grossberg gives Jersey Boys the thumbs-up. He tells readers who may be going to New York to catch some shows that Jersey Boys is one of three shows not to be missed! Here’s what Grossberg says about the megahit musical: Creators: Authors Marshall Brickman and [...]
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