Jersey Boys Podcast

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 #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 Sign in NYC

Jersey Boys fans are all over the planet and very friendly.  I recently made some new friends of the podcast while attending the Manager-Tools.com's Effective Manager Conference in Washington DC.  Here is a picture snapped by Peter K during his recent visit to NYC:

JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #035 - Tour Cast Q&A From Broadway Beat

Today’s Jersey Boys Podcast #035 is an audio remix of an excellent video news piece produced by Broadway Beat at Broadwayworld.tv. It was recorded in New York City during a Jersey Boys Tour media event. It includes interviews with Des McAnuff the director of Jersey Boys, Sergio Trujillo the choreographer of Jersey Boys, and the four main cast members of the Jersey Boys Tour: Christopher Kale Jones who plays Frankie Valli; Deven May who plays Tommy DeVito; Michael Ingersoll who plays Nick Massi; and Erich Bergen who plays Bob Gaudio. 

Additional links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Jersey Boys Cast CD #1 on Broadway Billboard Chart
• Jersey Boys Cast CD Grammy Award Nomination

Song samples played in this podcast include [thanks to Rhino Records]:

• "Big Girls Don’t Cry" [Cast CD]
• "Big Man in Town" [Anthology CD]

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JERSEY BOYS PODCAST #030 - Christy & Steve Review Jersey Boys Tour San Francisco Preview

The Jersey Boys Podcast #030 recorded for Sunday, December 10, 2006 has been posted.

Sorry this took so long to get out.

This podcast is focused on Christy and Steve's thoughts about seeing the Jersey Boys Tour's last preview performance before opening night in San Francisco at the Curran Theatre on Saturday, December 9, 2006.

Thanks to John Lloyd Young for calling in to our listener line at 206-984-3836 and leaving us that introduction at the beginning.  Following John's introduction is an actual Air Force commercial recorded by Bob Gaudio.  Thanks much to our special friend of the podcast who sent that our direction.

Another special honor is the ability to play a short preview of "Come si Bella" by Tommy DeVito in this podcast.  Please check out the link to learn more.

At the very end of the podcast, we add on Part 2 of 2 of a recent radio interview with Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio from Ron Owens' KGO 810 radio program.

Song segments played in this podcast thanks to Rhino Records and Jersey Boys Broadway include:

• "Who Loves You" [Cast CD]
• "Oh What A Night" [Anthology CD]
• "My Eyes Adored You" [Anthology CD]

My new MP3 player is a 2nd Generation Apple iPod 8-GB Nano.  I highly recommend it.

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Jersey Boys Tour Opening Night Reflections

The Jersey Boys Tour opening night in San Francisco was on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006 and it was an amazing experience. Christy and I had an extremely fun time, and we really appreciate all the kind words of encouragement from podcast listeners that we met.

The open night performance was very good. The cast was on fire, the band was rocking, and everyone did an amazingly top notched job.  The crowd was extremely enthusiastic and supportive.  It was also extremely cool at the end of the show to see the full cast on stage with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Bob Crewe.

From what I've been able to tell from the reviews, the critics enjoyed it also: MercuryNews, Examiner.com, TalkingBroadway, TheaterMania, ContraCostaTimes, InsideTheBayArea, and San Franciso Chronicle, Several bloggers have also done some must read posts here: Eric Gutman, brooklynknitchick, EmilyStyle, LoveToEatandTravel, & Jersey Boys Blog.

From a super fan's perspective I can safely say that you will not be disappointed seeing this tour production in San Francisco (extension coming?!?), Los Angeles, Chicago, and places yet-to-be-announced.

Christy and I have recorded our review of the show and the wonderful Cast Party afterwards.  We also got a last minute interview with Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli that we recorded before dashing off to catch our plane flight back to San Diego on Monday afternoon.

We will be posting both our 'last night of previews' podcast (preview blog post) and our 'open night' podcast ASAP.

Jersey Boys Podcast Meet-Up In San Francisco?

The Jersey Boys Podcast will be in San Francisco from the 10-12th of December 2006 to see the Jersey Boys Tour @ the Curran Theatre.

If there are any podcast listeners in the Bay Area that are interesting in getting together for a podcast meet up, please let me know at: jerseyboyspodcast@gmail.com. 

We already have one person who is interested so it will definitely happen. We just need to nail down a date, time, and location (suggestions?).

Costco Gets Into The Jersey Boys Spirit

Costco Online Entertainment Tickets is selling a New York Broadway Weekend for Two that includes tickets to the Jersey Boys.

Jersey Boys Podcast #027 - Interview with Jersey Boys Tour member Erich Bergen

Jersey Boys Podcast #027 for Saturday November 18th, 2006 has been posted.  Today's podcast is an inteview with Erich Bergen (pictures, myspace, podcast) who is part of the Jersey Boys Tour, and will be playing the character of Bob Gaudio.

Song segments sampled courtesy of Rhino Records and Jersey Boys Broadway:

• "Sherry" [Cast CD]
• "In The Mood For Love" [Cast CD]
• "Cry For Me" [Cast CD]

My new MP3 player is a 2nd Generation Apple iPod 8-GB Nano.  I highly recommend it.

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Jersey Boys Tour Cast Announced

The cast for the Jersey Boys Tour has been announced: BroadwayWorld, PlayBill, and San Jose Mercury News.

Current dates and locations:

• San Francisco - Curran Theatre: Previews begin December 1, 2006; Opening night is December 10; and the production runs through February 11, 2007.
• Los Angeles - Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre: Previews begin May 25, 2007; Open night is June 3, 2007; and production runs through August 5, 2007.
• Chicago - LaSalle Bank Theatre: Dates currently are referenced as October 2007.

Jersey Boys Podcast #017 - Review of the Broadyway Show and Interview with J. Robert Spencer

Today we are posting (Jersey Boys Podcast #17 for Friday, April 28, 2006) the second of our in-person interviews that my wife Christy and I recently recorded during our fabulous trip New York City in early April 2006. But before we get to the interview we play our personal "review" of Jersey Boys Broadway, and then the interview with J. Robert Spencer who plays Nick Massi in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys (he also played the same role in the La Jolla Playhouse production).

Make sure you listen all the way through and learn about our upcoming fan give-a-way contest that will end on May 5, 2006. Key clue: Get on the Jersey Boys Podcast Frappr Map!

Questions asked to J. Robert Spencer: What is your favorite thing about Jersey Boys?  What is the difference between playing La Jolla vice New York City?  How is New York City treating you? This is your second Broadway show, what was your first? What is it like to play Nick Massi? Do you have a "extreme" fan story?

Additional links mentioned:

• TechNewsRadio.com
• JerseyBoysBlog.com
• Bob Dylan
• The Wonder Who?
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
• Side Show
• Bill Russell
• Henry Krieger
• Dream Girls

Song segments played thanks to Rhino Records:

• "Dawn" [Cast CD]
• "Don't Think Twice" [Anthology CD]
• "Rag Doll" [Cast CD]
• "Dawn" [Anthology CD]

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