Jersey Boys Podcast

JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #071 - Interviews with Quinn Van Antwerp & Matt Bailey

Today's podcast Jersey Boys Podcast #071 (recorded Tuesday, December 23, 2009) includes two cast interviews.  The first interview is with Quinn Van Antwerp who plays Bob Gaudio with the Jersey Boys Toronto Company.  And then Matt Bailey who plays Tommy Devito is interviewed from the Jersey Boys National Tour. 

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Additional links mentioned in this podcast of potential interest:

• Vee Jay Records
• Philips Records
• Rhino Records
• Jersey Boys Podcast #031
• Jersey Boys Info 
• Jersey Boys Blog
• The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (GILG)

Song samples included in this podcast (thanks to Rhino Records):

• "Jungle Bells" [Four Seasons' Christmas Album]
• "Joy To The World [Four Seasons' Christmas Album]
• "The Little Drummer Boy" [Four Seasons' Christmas Album]
• "What Child Is This" [Four Seasons' Christmas Album]

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Charlie Calello Podcast Interview - Some Great Four Seasons History

Jersey Boys and Four Seasons' fans should enjoy this interview with Charlie Calello on the The Frank Truth Show #117.

While this podcast is dedicated to Frank Sinatra, the Four Seasons, the Four Lovers, Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, and Jersey Boys are mentioned in the very early part of the interview.

Charlie Calello was a member of the Four Lovers and for a short time officially part of the Four Seasons.  He was also the primary arranger for huge percentage of Four Seasons and Frankie Valli songs and albums. 

There is also some great commentary from Charlie Calello in the Jersey Boys coffee table book.

JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #066 - Interview with Jersey Boys Las Vegas Cast Members Eric Bergen and Jeff Leibow

The Jersey Boys Podcast #66 (recorded for Thursday, January 29, 2009) is an interview show with Jersey Boys Las Vegas cast members with Eric Bergen who plays Bob Gauido and Jeff Leibow who plays Nick Massi.  This interview was recorded at the Palazzo Resort and Casino in August 2008.

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Additional links mentioned in the podcast:

• Jersey Boys Info
• Jersey Boys Blog
• The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette Frankie Valli and the Four Season's fan site
• Steve @ Twitter & Friendfeed

Music samples (thanks to Rhino Records) played in this podcast includes:

• "Sherry" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" [Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Anthology CD]
• "In My Eyes" [Frankie Valli Close Up/Valli CD]

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JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #064 - Interview with Steve Gouveia & Major News Update

The Jersey Boys Podcast #064 was recorded on Saturday, August 9th, 2008.  Today's show contains an interview with Jersey Boys 1st National Tour Member Steve Gouveia who stars in the role of Nick Massi, and then we have a big news recap covering all things Jersey Boys.

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Music samples (thanks to Rhino Records) played in this podcast includes:

• "Let's Hang On" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Girl Come Running" [Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Anthology CD]
• "The Night" [The Motown Years]
• "Sunday Kind of Love" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "C'Marianne" [Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Anthology CD]

Links mentioned in this podcast includes (yes ... there are a lot!):

• Jersey Boys Broadway:
  • Gazette.com, TheStar, ChicagoBusiness, NY1,  WSJ, Blog-NJ,  Playbill,  Barnes&Noble, NYPost, BroadwayWorld, JerseyBoysBlog
• Jersey Boys London:
  
  • PodFinderUK, British-Towns.net, BexleyTimes, London Broadway
• Jersey Boys Chicago:
  
  • Gapersblock, HeadCandy, Chicago Tribune, Post Chronicle, Journals@AOL
• Jersey Boys 1st National Tour:
  • BBB Blog, Star Telegram, Dallas Observer, Telegram, TalkinBroadway, DallasVoice, Clevescne, Variety,  CityBeat
• Jersey Boys Las Vegas:
  • Palazzo, BroadwayWorld, LVRJ, RawVegas, LasVegasAdvisor, YouTube, KNPR, NY Daily News, Variety
• Jersey Boys Australia:
  • SMH
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons:
  • Boston.com#1, About.com, Walmart.com, Mog.com, Variety#1, Variety#2, AllAboutJazz, Broadway.TV, YouTube, LocalSource, LeaderNewspapers, Roo.com, AmericanProfile, TheStar, VanillaCarmel, ThisWeekInPhilly, AFP@Google, WABC, NashvilleCityPaper, NYTimes, Gossip@About.com, ChicagoTribune, Boston.com#2, Bloomberg, Gulfnews
• Bob Gaudio:
  • Star-Telegram, Playbill
• John Lloyd Young:
• PlayBill#1, TheaterMania, PlayBill#2
• Michael James Scott:
• Liberace Museum, BroadwayVegas
• Travis Clover
• Joseph Leo Bwarie:
• Blah Blah Blah Blog, SocialWhirl
• Christopher Kale Jones
• J. Robert Spencer:
• Playbill
• Christan Hoff:
• Playbill
• Daniel Reichard:
• Playbill
• Rick Faugno:
• YouTube
• Miscellaneous:
• Jersey Babys CD
• Wikipedia on "A Sunday Kind Of Love"
• ValliSeasons Group on Yahoo
• Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (GILG)

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JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #063 - Tribute To John Altieri, Review of Jersey Boys Las Vegas, & Interview with Eric Gutman

The 63rd edition (recorded on 5/11/08 - Happy Mother's Day!) of the Jersey Boys Podcast has been posted.   This podcast includes: a tribute to the late John Altieri; a review of Jersey Boys Las Vegas with highlights of the Opening Night Party on May 3, 2008 at the Palazzo Resort and Casino; and an interview with Jersey Boys 1st National Tour & Broadway member Eric Gutman.

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We also bring you the new announcement for Jersey Boys Radio, a 24/7 streaming music station on the Internet for Jersey Boys and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons fans.  Other topics discussed include:

• Jersey Boys Store
• JerseyBoys @ Flickr [RSS]
• Audrey @ Four Seasons Neighborhood Bus Tour
• 1st Four Seasons Neighborhood Bus Tour Review
• American Theatre Wing
• Taylor Sternberg's Tour That Blog

Additional links with coverage related to Jersey Boys Las Vegas: TheStripPodcast (206.424.4737); USA Today; Newsblaze; Las Vegas Weekly; Erich Bergen on KVVU TV; Broadway World; Daily Mail; Las Vegas Sun; Vegas Stripping; Celebrity News 24/7; LA Times; The Star; Theater Dogs; The Star; Las Vegas Review Journal; BrightCove; Las Vegas Weekly; and Kathy Johnstone's pictures from Jersey Boys Las Vegas Open Night.

Music samples (thanks to Rhino Records) played in this podcast includes:

• "Who Loves You" [Jersey Baby CD]
• "Rag Doll" [Frankie Valli & 4 Seasons Reunited LIVE CD]
• "Working My Way Back To You" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Big Girls Don't Cry" [Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Anthology CD]

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JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #060 - The Latest Jersey Boys Related News & Fan Thank You!

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Today's Jersey Boys Podcast (recorded on 1/27/08) is a much needed Jersey Boys news catch-up  and  listener appreciation show.  We have news about Jersey Boys Broadway and all the current Tour locations including breaking news on Australia.  We also have updates on Four Seasons members Joe Long, Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, and Tommy Devito.

Music segments (thanks to Rhino Records & Collector's Choice Music) played in this podcast includes:

• "Rag Doll" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "New York Lottery Commercial" [Jersey Boys Broadway Cast]
• "Streetfighter" [Streetfighter CD]
• "Medley of Beggin, My Eyes Adore You, and Who Loves You" [Jersey Boys SF Cast]
• "Hope & Glory" [Hope & Glory CD]

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• The movie "Grease"
• Jersey Boys Blog interview with Joe Long: Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3
• The Yahoo Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons mailing list
• Newark Star-Ledger's Top New Jersey Musicians
  
• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons sing the National Anthem at the Fiesta Bowl
  [Jersey Boys Blog#1 & #2, Sunday Gazette]
• UK's Tribute Band called "Let’s Hang On"
  
• Frankie Valli on National Public Radio (NPR)
  
• "The Rise and Fall of Vee-Jay Records" on NPR
  
• Tommy DeVito's legal problems [Law.com, Texas Record] 
• Variety on Jersey Boys Broadway Ticket Sales
• Playbill covers Michael Longoria (Frankie Valli on Broadway)
• Sebastian Arcelus new role as Bob Gaudio on Broadway [Broadway World, Jersey Boys Blog, Tuggar @ Blogspot, Playbill]
• Daniel Reichard's Christmas in Black & White show at the Metropolitan Room [Playbill, Jersey Boys Blog]
• Eric Gutman is now part of the Jersey Boys Broadway cast [Jersey Boys Blog]
• J. Robert Spencer new movie deal with Angel Light Pictures [PlayBill]
• Jennifer Naimo's "Many the Miles (a Cabaret)" [Broadway World, Playbill]
• Christian Hoff's solo concert "Exiled" [PlayBill, Broadway World, Jersey Boys Blog #1 & #2]
• Jersey Boys San Francisco coverage in the Mercury News, Variety, and the San Francisco Chronicle (plus YouTube video)
• Jersey Boys Las Vegas will be at the Palazzo Hotel and Casino [Broadway World, BBB-Blogger, Mochila, Jeremy Womack, Curious Minds Media]
• Jersey Boys 1st National Tour in Seattle [BroadwayWorld, SeattleTimes, About.com, Jersey Boys Blog, BBB-Blogger]
• Jersey Boys 1st National Tour in Houston, TX [Jersey Boys Blog, Houston Chronicle #1 & #2, and Blog]
• Jersey Boys 1st National Tour in Toronto [Playbill, BroadwayWorld]
• Jersey Boys London has cast news [Jersey Boys Blog, Show & Stay UK, PlayBill]
• Jersey Boys Chicago continues to do very well [IBJ, Broadway World]
• Klezmer Podcast

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JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #053 - Video Of Broadway Visit & Fan Tribute Event

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Join Christy and Steve Holden as they travel to New York City via Newark, NJ to see the Sunday matinée of Jersey Boys on 10/21/07 and then attend the Broadway Fan Tribute Event that evening.  This once in a lifetime event included members of The Four Seasons (Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, and Joe Long), and dozens of Broadway cast members including the four main principles: John Lloyd Young, Daniel Reichard, Christian Hoff, and J. Robert Spencer.

This is the first video podcast from Jersey Boys Podcast.  It was produced on a Mac Book Pro running Mac OS 10.5 'Leopard' and iMovie 08.  Video was taken using the Canon HV20 and still images are from a Canon Digital Rebel XT.

The following song samples were played during this show [thanks to Rhino Records]:

• "Big Man In Town" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Beggin" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "My Eyes Adore You" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "C'mon Marianne" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Walk Like A Man" [Four Seasons Anthology CD]
• "Who Love You" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Dawn" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]

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JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #051 - Fan Tribute Party Plus News On Broadway Cast Changes, Tour Updates, Chicago Reviews, & New Film From Bobby Spencer

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The Jersey Boys Podcast #051 (recorded on Friday, October 26, 2008) has been published. We cover the news that John Lloyd Young and Daniel Reichard have both recently announced plans to leave Jersey Boys Broadway.  And we devote nearly 32 minutes of today's show to coverage of comments and interviews recorded at the recent New York City (NYC) Jersey Boys Fan Tribute Party.   

After the Tribute Party coverage, Christy covers the latest news on the Jersey Boys Tour (San Diego, Las Vegas, and London) and the Chicago reviews [Daily Herald#1 & #2, The Epoch Times]

The last news item is a pointer to Jersey Boys Broadway cast member J. Robert "Bobby" Spencer's new movie called "Farm Girl In New York" that will be premiered on 11/15/07 at Tribeca Cinema.

Additional links mentioned in the show include:

• John Leone (Broadway cast member)
• Fan Tribute Pictures @ BroadwayWorld
• Jersey Boys Podcast Fan Tribute Pictures
• Jersey Boys Blog
• Genuine Imitation Life Gazette Fan Site
• Eisner LLP
• Heather Ferguson (Broadway cast member)
• Erica Piccininni (Broadway cast member)
• Michael Longoria (Broadway cast member)
• Travis Cloer (Broadway cast member)
• Jersey Boys Cast CD Continues As #1
• Jersey Boys London Cast Announced
• Jersey Boys Fan Tribute Event in San Diego

The following song samples were played during this show [thanks to Rhino Records]:

• "Too Many Memories" [Working My Way Back To You CD]
• "Sherry" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Ronnie" [Four Seasons Anthology CD]
• "Little Boy In Grown Up Clothes" [On Stage With The Four Seasons CD]

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Jersey Boys Fan Tribute Party Pictures

Here are the Jersey Boys Podcast's Fan Tribute Party pictures (plus some others from the SF Tour Open Night):

You can read more about what happened at the great Fan Tribute Party over at JerseyBoysBlog.

JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #048 - Tour & Broadway News, Emmy Appearance, Fan Tribute Event & Interview, and Bob Gaudio Reflections

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Today's Jersey Boys Podcast #048 (recorded on Sunday, September 23, 2007) examines the latest Jersey Boys National Tour dates with additional information on the SF/Chicago Cast (LaSalle Bank). 

We also examine Jersey Boys at the 2007 Emmy Awards and Jersey Boys Broadway news including an upcoming Jersey Boys Fan Tribute event in NYC on 10/21/07 that supports Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS which Christy & Steve will be attending.  This fan tribute event coverage includes a great interview with Irene Eizen who is the force behind this event.

The last segment looks at some recent reflections by Four Seasons' Bob Gaudio in the Sacramento Bee.

The news items mentioned in this podcast come from: Jersey Boys Blog, Broadway World, Playbill, Broadway Cares, and Scripps News.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Jersey Boys @ 2007 Emmy Awards via YouTube
• Leo Laporte's This Week In Tech (TWIT) #112
• Apple's 3rd Generation Nano iPod
• Drew Gehling (Bob Gaudio in SF/Chicago Production)
• Michael Ingersoll (Nick Massi in SF/Chicago Production)
• Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito in SF/Chicago Production)
• Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli in SF/Chicago Production)
• John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli on Broadway)
• Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito on Broadway)
• Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio on Broadway)
• J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi on Broadway)

Song segments sampled in this podcast includes:

• "Little Angel" [The 4 Seasons Entertain You]
• "Show Girl" [The 4 Seasons Entertain You]
• "All Alone" [Little Jimmy Scott]