JERSEY BOYS Melbourne’s Four Seasons: Stephen Mahy (Bob Gaudio), Scott Johnson (Tommy DeVito), Glaston Toft (Nick Massi), and Bobby Fox (Frankie Valli) The Australian production of JERSEY BOYS begins tonight in Melbourne! In an article in The Age, Robin Usher features an interview with original Jersey Boy Bob Gaudio! Here’s a sneak peek of Usher’s [...]
(more...)We would like to wish the one and only Tommy DeVito a very Happy 81st Birthday today! Photo 2: Courtesy of Stonewallvets.org; Photo 3: Courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com
(more...)Visit TonyAwards.com (seventh on the dropdown menu) to watch the fabulous red carpet interview with Frankie Valli and the Tony Award-winning actor who originated the role of the pop icon on Broadway, John Lloyd Young!
(more...)The legendary Frankie Valli at the 2009 Tony Awards (Photo by Wenn.com)
(more...)In today’s Las Vegas Review-Journal, columnist Doug Elfman has a terrific interview with Tommy DeVito, who sets the story straight. Tommy talks about his tough early days of poverty and abuse, his wild life of fame and fortune as the founder of The Four Seasons, how he fell on hard times in Las Vegas, and [...]
(more...)From mlive.com: As reported last week, three actors from JERSEY BOYS Chicago (Michelle Aravena, Jared Bradshaw, and John Michael Dias) made a special appearance at the Roostertail in Detroit. The actors were in town to offer a sneak peek of the upcoming JB national tour will be playing at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit from [...]
(more...)By Howard Tucker, Jersey Boys Blog Correspondent Keith Ferrazzi, an internationally renowned thought leader, consultant, and bestselling author of “Never Eat Alone,†shows in his second book “Who’s Got Your Back†that becoming a winner in any field of endeavor requires a trusted team of advisors who can offer guidance and help to hold us [...]
(more...)Two blog readers responded to our question–Can You Name the Unsung Song in Jersey Boys?–with the answer: “The Sun Ain’t Gonna to Shine Anymore.” That’s true–the instrumental of that great song plays in the background in the show; however, we were actually looking for the song whose lyrics are spoken, but not sung, in the [...]
(more...)DJ Jerry Blavat, Frankie Valli, and Lisa Gaudio backstage at Borgata Saturday. (Photo Credit: Philly.com) From Philly.com Daily News Gossip Blog: Frankie Valli celebrated his 75th birthday by performing at Atlantic City’s Borgata. Backstage at his Saturday-night show, Lisa Gaudio gave Valli a Cartier watch, a gift from her father, Bob Gaudio. The watch, which [...]
(more...)On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, Frankie Valli will be performing in concert at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an interesting feature on Valli and his career. Here’s a sneak peek into Mervis’ conversation with Valli: Joseph Leo Bwarie can sing “Sherry,” “Dawn” and all those other Four [...]
(more...)Bob Gaudio with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons memorabilia. (Photo: TVT) The award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS at the Palazzo celebrated its first anniversary yesterday. Robin Leach sat with Bob Gaudio in the empty Palazzo theater the night before the Las Vegas premiere for their exclusive interview. Here’s a preview to this fantastic in-depth [...]
(more...)We wish the legendary Frankie Valli a very Happy 75th Birthday today! Thank you, Mr. Valli, for the wonderful joy you have given all of us with your music!
(more...)On this week’s “The Frank Truth,†a podcast dedicated to “all things Sinatra,†Brian Noe has a fantastic interview with arranger, conductor, and record producer Charles Calello! Mr. Calello served as arranger and conductor for Frank Sinatra’s Watertown album that was co-written by Bob Gaudio. Calello talks about his musical influences, his amazing experiences with [...]
(more...)The most recent podcast on “The Frank Truth,” a podcast dedicated to “all things Sinatra,” is devoted entirely to Frank Sinatra’s “Watertown” album, an album written by Bob Gaudio and Jake Holmes, the same writing team who also wrote The Four Seasons “concept” album “Genuine Imitation Life Gazette.” In his podcast, Mr. Noe talks about [...]
(more...)(Photos 1-2: TheseBootsaremadeforStalking.com; Photo 3: ABCLocal.go.com) On their Boots Are Made for Stalking blog, the Boots Girls had the complete privilege to meet pop icon Frankie Valli, along with the Chicago Jersey Boys (Bryan McElroy, Shonn Wiley, Dominic Scaglione Jr., and Michael Ingersoll Frankie’s Italian on Saturday. Check out what the Boots Girls said about [...]
(more...)Exciting News on Jeff Madden’s Taking the Wheel Blog: I’M MEETING THE REAL-LIFE FRANKIE VALLI THIS WEEK! As you may know, he and his band (The Four Seasons) are still touring the world, performing many shows a year. Well this week, that tour brings him to Casino Rama in Orillia, ON, about 90-minutes north of [...]
(more...)(J.T. MacMillan photography/Dancap) Rod Stafford Hagwood of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel has another terrific piece in today’s edition–a chat with Bob Gaudio about his life in music, the early days, Frankie Valli’s unique voice, his piano teacher as a kid, and more. Below is a sneak peek of the interview: Frankie Valli’s falsetto: His falsetto [...]
(more...)That’s our song, “Beggin’” Number One in Norway–late 2007 and ’08…Big surprise yesterday, hearing it on the local radio station in town! So, I checked the Billboard charts: #27 with a bullet on the Rhythmic Top 40 Chart and debuting at Number 58 on the Pop 100 Airplay Chart!
(more...)Here’s your chance! It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for die hard fans to break bread with rock and roll icon Frankie Valli and cast members from the Chicago Company of Jersey Boys! Saturday, April 18 marks the date of “Lunch with FRANKIE and Jersey Boys at Frankie’s Scallopine & 5th Floor Pizzeria in [...]
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