Jersey Boys Blog

On August 26, 1978, Frankie Valli hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with “Grease,” the theme song from the blockbuster movie. This hit, written by Barry Gibb, remained atop the chart for two consecutive weeks.

In honor of the production’s one-year anniversary at the Toronto Centre of the Arts, Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio was in town Thursday, Aug. 20 to take in a performance of the show he helped bring to Broadway four years ago in New York City. Reporter Fannie Sunshine has a terrific interview with original Jersey [...]

Michael Lomenda (Nick Massi), Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio), Bob Gaudio, Jeff Madden (Frankie Valli), Daniel Robert Sullivan (Tommy DeVito) [Photo Credit: Cheol Joon Baek] From BroadwayWorld.com: Dancap Productions Inc., producers of the award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, celebrated the production’s one year anniversary last week at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. In honour of [...]

The legendary Frankie Valli with girl group icons Darlene Love, Martha Reeves, and Ronni Spector singing a medley of hits in the 1984 NBC “Super Night of Rock ‘n Roll” special. Does anyone remember seeing this show before?

Toronto Star’s Bruce DeMara notes that even Four Seasons songwriter/keyboardist Bob Gaudio can’t quite believe it. In Toronto, the original Broadway cast recording of Jersey Boys placed third in CD sales for the week of Aug. 3 to 9 and The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons placed fifth. The two albums [...]

By Charles Alexander Girls grow up fast in the music business, and Alex Nester was no exception. Still only 25, the Los Angeles singer-songwriter has had more gigs than most performers could hope for in a lifetime. She began her professional career at the age of nine by singing the jingle for a product that [...]

In Part Three of Bob Gaudio’s fabulous “Undercover” interview with Paul Cashmere, Bob talks about working with music legends such as Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Barbara Streisand and Michael Jackson, in addition to meeting and working with his wife, Judy.

In Part Two of Bob Gaudio’s fantastic “Undercover” interview with Paul Cashmere, Bob talks about the process of writing and releasing songs such as “Rag Doll,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” writing for other artists, and the concept album, “Genuine Imitation Life Gazette.”

This is Part One of Bob Gaudio’s fabulous “Undercover” interview with Paul Cashmere! Bob talks about watching the Jersey Boys story unfold; the accuracy of the stage show; Joe Pesci’s involvement in getting Gaudio into the Four Seasons’ Tommy’s role in the band; his first successful song with The Royal Teens–”Short Shorts”; getting his high [...]

The Boston Globe has posted Megan Tench’s recent interview with pop icon Frankie Valli, who talks about his humble beginnings on the tough streets of New Jersey, The Four Seasons’ rise to fame, and seeing his successful and sometimes tragic life unfold on stage in the Tony Award-winning hit JERSEY BOYS. Regarding the phenomenal success [...]

Joseph Leo Bwarie (Photo by: Joan Marcus) Rosemary Ford states that Frankie Valli is a living legend. So it wasn’t without some trepidation that Joseph Leo Bwarie took on the role of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most famous falsettos in the critically acclaimed national tour of the Broadway musical, “Jersey Boys.” As audiences will [...]

Forty-five years ago today, on July 18, 1964, The Four Seasons’ “Rag Doll” hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and remained in the top spot for two consecutive weeks. Enjoy Frankie & his new Seasons singing the chart-topper on last year’s “Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons Tribute on Ice” on NBC.

Listen to an amazing interview with Bob Gaudio on Radio Australia! Bob talks about his extraordinary career, including early days as a young musician, songwriter and performer in The Royal Teens; his career as the member of The Four Seasons; his musical projects outside of the group; working with the late Michael Jackson in the [...]

JERSEY BOYS Melbourne’s Four Seasons: Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio), Scott Johnson (Tommy DeVito), Glaston Toft (Nick Massi), and Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli) Michael Lallo of The Age has a fascinating interview with Irish-born performer Bobby Fox, who will be playing the legendary singer Frankie Valli in the Melbourne production of JERSEY BOYS, which opens Saturday [...]

Robin Usher of The Age has the behind the scenes story of JERSEY BOYS–which opens on Saturday at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. According to Usher, the songs were a given, but telling the Jersey Boys’ back story took courage. Director Des McAnuff already had a reputation as a hitmaker when he agreed to take [...]

Ian Cuthbertson of The Australian has an in-depth interview with Bob Gaudio, who seems genuinely excited about the Melbourne debut of JERSEY BOYS, which will be the seventh major production of the show after those in several US cities, a Canadian company, and the London production. Though he had assistance with lyrics from producer Bob [...]

Does anyone have any details on this TV appearance from 1975?

Ross Brundett of The Herald Sun has posted his recent interview with Bob Gaudio, who is convinced that Melbourne is the right place to have a show that chronicles the rise of The Four Seasons, from the mob-controlled mean streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here’s a sneak peek [...]

Dominic Scaglione, Jr. (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus) On the Broadway in Chicago blog, Dominic Scaglione reflects on playing the legendary Frankie Valli in JERSEY BOYS for the past year: Playing Frankie Valli in the town that Billy Sunday could not shut down has been a blast! June 10th marked my one year anniversary with the [...]