Jersey Boys Podcast

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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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The 58th edition (recorded on 12/21/07) of the Jersey Boys Podcast has been posted.   This podcast includes Part 3 of 4 of our interview with original Four Season member Tommy DeVito.

The topics covered by Tommy in this part includes: his favorite Four Seasons songs and background ideas on why he thinks some were hits & some were not; details on his own album '1st Season'; how he got his nickname 'Tommooch'; his thoughts on his 'unpublished autobiography' that was part of the background reference material for Jersey Boys; and his real relationship with Gyp DeCarlo.

It is highly recommended that you listen to Part 1 and Part 2 before listening to this edition.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Christian Hoff [Jersey Boys Broadway's Tommy DeVito]
• La Jolla Playhouse
• Jersey Boys Official Site
• Jersey Boys World
• Jersey Boys Blog

Song segments sampled in this podcast [thanks to Rhino Records]:

• "Ces Soiresess La" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Come Si Bella" [On Stage With The Four Seasons CD - The Romans - Tommy DeVito Medley Mix]
• "Bye Bye Baby" [Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Anthology CD]

Feedback options:

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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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The Coverville Podcast has a Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons cover story!

You can listen via this link:

Coverville-071115.mp3

Jersey Boys World is a new social network for the fans of Jersey Boys, the Tony award-winning smash hit musical about the rags to riches story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 

The musical is currently playing on Broadway and with several National Touring Companies (San Diego, San Francisco, & Chicago plus in 2008 look for them in London & Las Vegas).

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.

The Jersey Boys are planning to come back to San Francisco during the holidays.  The specific dates are: Nov. 20 - Dec. 20, 2007. [More info: kgoam810, examiner, broadwayworld, mercurynews]
 

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Please check out the San Diego Cohn Restaurants' Jersey Boys Ticket & Dining Deal!

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]

If you are online and would like to chat and share videos about the Jersey Boys Broadway or Tour then check out the Meebo Jersey Boys room:

The 43rd Jersey Boys Podcast (recorded for May 31, 2007) has been released.  The main topic for this podcast is covering the latest news about Jersey Boys Broadway and Jersey Boys Tour.  We also examine some classic Four Seasons music.

Content for this podcast came from: Playbill, Broadway, Jersey Boys Blog, Contra Costa Times, and Inside Bay Area.

Links mentioned in this podcast includes:

• Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito Jersey Boys Broadway)
• Joe's Pub Concert
• Florence Henderson
• J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi Jersey Boys Broadway)
• Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio Jersey Boys Broadway)
• Peter Gregus (Cast member Jersey Boys Broadway)
• John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli Jersey Boys Broadway)
  
• Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi SF Jersey Boys Tour)
• Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito SF Jersey Boys Tour)
• Michael Ingersoll (Nick Massi LA Jersey Boys Tour)
• Eric Gutman (Cast member LA Jersey Boys Tour)
• Jersey Boys Toronto!
• Jersey Boys Las Vegas!

Music samples played in this podcast thanks to Rhino Records and CCMusic includes:

• "Sherry" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Cry For Me" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "Cry For Me" [B-Side of Frankie Valli's 'Ready Now' single]
• "Mack The Knife" [On Stage With The Four Seasons CD]
• "Everybody Knows My Name" [Working My Way Back To You CD]

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