Jersey Boys Blog

R. Scott Reedy has posted a terrific interview with Steve Gouveia, who plays Nick Massi on JB’s national tour. Steve has been with the show since its beginnings, when director Des McAnuff began rehearsals in the basement of the Science Building at the University of California at San Diego in 2004. Five years later, with [...]

JERSEY BOYS Broadway is performing at “Broadway in Bryant Park” at 12:30pm TODAY! Come sit back and enjoy the hit tunes! Check out BryantPark.org for more details! For anyone attending–we’d love for you to share details with Jersey Boys Blog readers!

Actor Michael Cunio, who also is the wine director at New York’s Palma restaurant, tries a glass of wine at Salute Wine Bar, 46 E. Superior.(Photo Credit: Tom Cruze/Sun-Times) Miriam DiNunzio has a fascinating story about JERSEY BOYS Chicago’s Tommy DeVito–Michael Cunio! In addition to starring in the hit show, the 31-year-old actor also is [...]

John Michael Coppola Prior to the Sunday JERSEY BOYS Chicago performance on July 12, we had the marvelous opportunity to interview swing cast member John Michael Coppola, who covers four roles in the show: Frankie Valli, Barry Belson (and others), Joe Pesci (and others), and Hank Majewski (and others). John talks about his early days [...]

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.

Earlier this month, after seeing a fabulous Thursday evening performance of JERSEY BOYS Chicago with my pal Sid, she was dyin’ to see it again (okay, I was, too)! Although I had never had the opportunity to hang out in the Rush line in any city for last minute tickets, I thought, “And why not!” [...]

(Photo by: Joan Marcus) TripAdvisor, a website that provides recommendations for hotels, resorts, trip packages, and things to do on vacations, has named JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas the top-rated attraction in Las Vegas! Yes, out of 561 things to do in Sin City, JERSEY BOYS is Number One! Visit TripAdvisor.com to find out why readers [...]

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.”

JERSEY BOYS Broadway remained hot at the summer box office. Last week, the show grossed $1,147,932 and had a 101.2% attendance rate for the week ending July 19, 2009. The 23 shows on the boards grossed $19,917,130, up over 2.5% from the previous week. Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week [...]

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 [...]

Pat Healy has an insightful interview with West Coast actor Matt Bailey, who is currently starring as Tommy DeVito in the JERSEY BOYS national tour. According to the reporter, if you’re from Northern California, the idea of embodying a main character from a show called “Jersey Boys” could be a little intimidating. But actor Matt [...]

The Jersey Boys national tour Four Seasons: Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), Josh Franklin (Bob Gaudio), and Matt Bailey (Tommy DeVito) [Photo credit: Joan Marcus] Jenna Scherer states that it’s never easy to play a legend. It’s even harder to play a living one. But Emerson College alum Joseph Leo Bwarie, [...]

Photo Credits: #2 & #5: Joan Marcus Seeing JERSEY BOYS ANYWHERE is always great, but the Tech Half and I actually felt like we have rediscovered the show after seeing it earlier this month in Chicago! Although we’ve been home over a week now, we haven’t come down from the JERSEY BOYS experience in the [...]

Erich Bergen, Travis Cloer, Mark Ballas, Jeff Leibow, and Deven May (Photo credit: BJ Allen) From VegasNews.com: “Dancing with the Stars” reigning champion Mark Ballas, was seen taking in the 7 p.m. performance of Jersey Boys at The Palazzo on Friday, July 17.

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 [...]

News from DailyHerald.com: For the first time since their smash hit opened in Chicago, the Jersey Boys will perform an entire set together – away from the Bank of America Theatre. They will join co-star Michael Ingersoll in his show, “Steppin’ Out,” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and 24 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre [...]

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.