Jersey Boys Blog

Oh, What A Gala–Saturday, May 3, 2008–Jersey Boys Opening Night at The Palazzo!! Photos by the Tech Half and Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar. Walking into the magnificent Palazzo on Saturday evening, May 3, 2008 for one of the most exciting things ever to hit Las Vegas–Jersey Boys Opening Night Gala and Frankie Valli’s 74th birthday celebration–was a [...]

Visit The Strip Podcast to listen to a terrific interview with the legendary Bob Gaudio, and the actor who plays him in Jersey Boys in Vegas–Erich Bergen!!

Steve Friess of LasVegasWeekly.com notes that Frankie Valli got some Vegas vindication at last weekend’s premiere of Jersey Boys. It is hard to believe now, especially after the weekend that just was, that only a few years ago Frankie Valli walked out during a three-week contract at the Luxor and was declared by at least [...]

By Audrey Rockman, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent In the Four Seasons tradition, the big SPRING Four Seasons/JB bus tour is just around the corner- on May 25. With memories of the successful, inaugural tour this WINTER, I’ve named this one- The Memorial Day Memory Tour and final plans are in place. The adventure will [...]

CelebrityNews24-7 has posted their recent Q&A with Bob Gaudio–the man who wrote most of The Four Seasons hits, co-founded the group, and sang on stage as part of the group until the early 1970s. Here’s a preview of the interview: RL: What is the magic and the lasting appeal of the Four Seasons as the [...]

As we’ve noted, this weekend has ROCKED! Jersey Boys Opening Night in Vegas (just wait for details!), Frankie Valli’s birthday, the JB OBCR topping the charts again this week–and in the Sunday Los Angeles Times, Paul Lieberman has one of the most interesting in-depth stories on the men of Jersey–Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, and Frankie [...]

TheStar.com Theatre Critic Richard Ouzounian has a wonderful feature story about Jeremy Kushnier, the 32-year-old actor from Winnipeg who will be standing center stage when the curtain goes up this evening at The Palazzo Hotel for the Las Vegas premiere of Jersey Boys playing “bad boy” of The Four Seasons, Tommy DeVito. Jeremy talks to [...]

We wish the legendary Frankie Valli a very Happy 74th Birthday today! Words can’t express the wonderful joy you have given all of us with your music! Thank you! Photo #11 courtesy of Broadway.com; Photos #12-15 courtesy of BroadwayWorld.com; Photo #17 courtesy of JerseyBoysLondon.com

Photo credit: John Gurzinski. In the Las Vegas Review-Journal today,Vegas Confidential columnist Norm Clarke talks to Bob Gaudio, who has brought a special chunk of history to town for the opening of JERSEY BOYS at The Palazzo. According to Clarke, out of all the autographs signed by Frank Sinatra, Gaudio may have the grand-daddy of [...]

JERSEY BOYS national tour begins in St. Louis at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday April 23 through May 18. Post-Dispatch Theater Critic Judith Newmark recently spoke with Bob Gaudio, who spoke about the experience and surprise of seeing his life played on stage in the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys. When he was just 15 years [...]

Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Mike Weatherford says that right out of the gate, the musical about Frankie Valli is a more prestigious Las Vegas booking than anything the real Valli has seen on the Strip. “Jersey Boys” has its own custom-built theater in a high-end hotel, the Palazzo. Tickets top out at nearly $270. Valli’s two [...]

In today’s Las Vegas Sun, Jerry Fink has an in-depth interview with Four Seasons’ founder Tommy DeVito, who has called Las Vegas his home since 1970. DeVito talks to Fink about his tough upbringing in Belleville, NJ, his chart-topping success as an original member of The Four Seasons, his post-Four Seasons life in Vegas, and [...]

Today’s Las Vegas Sun has a fascinating interview with actor Jeremy Kushnier has been playing the role of Tommy DeVito in the musical Jersey Boys. He portrayed the Four Seasons founder in the San Francisco company and in Chicago before joining the Las Vegas cast. “This show can be very Vegas-specific,” Kushnier says. “So I [...]

We are thrilled to present Part Two of the JBB Exclusive Interview with Tom Austin! In Part Two, Tom reflects on his post-Royal Teens life, his career and passion as an artist, his inspiration for his incredible “Short Shorts Season” painting, and his thoughts on the Jersey Boys experience! JBB: What career path did you [...]

In Jersey Boys, we get just a glimpse into Bob Gaudio’s first group–The Royal Teens–but there’s a lot more to the story! For years, I’ve been wondering about the story behind how the group got started, and who were the other young musical geniuses that were playing with Gaudio! It is an honor to present [...]

On March 22, 1975, Frankie Valli hit Number One on the Billboard Pop Chart with “My Eyes Adored You.” The song stayed in the top spot for one week and remained on the chart for 23 weeks. This song, written by the Four Seasons long-time producer and co-writer, Bob Crewe, and Kenny Nolan, was a [...]

Thanks to Al Pucino, George Juba & Jim Simmons for sharing their photos of the day. By Audrey Rockman, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent It has been about three weeks since the first Four Seasons old neighborhood Tour and the interest just keeps building. This idea was born out of affection for the show and [...]

Visit GILG to listen to Part 4 of BBC’s “Jersey Beat: The Four Seasons Story”! The final installment features music from 1976 (including the big UK hit “Silver Star”–and some incredible cuts from the 1977 “Helicon” album) through the present and interviews with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Lee Shapiro, “Fallen Angel” co-writer Guy [...]

Visit the Daily Mall for photo coverage of Jersey Boys’ Opening Night in London for photos of Frankie Valli and his sons, Bob Gaudio, JB cast members, and many celebrities!