Jersey Boys Podcast

Frankie Valli (Left) and Joe Long (Right) [October 21, 2007]

It is with a heavy heart that we are sharing the sad news that long-time Four Seasons' member Joe Long has passed away.   He will be missed deeply by his family, friends, and fans.  The Jersey Boys Fan Podcast attended several events where Joe was present, and he was always very approachable, and willing to discuss his passion for music.  Unfortunately we were never able to sit down for an interview.

Coverage of his passing was reported in: FoxNews, NorthJersey.com, Patch.com, NJ 101.5, Yahoo, NJ.com, People.com, AmoMama, Metro.uk, and app.com.

Sad news from The New York Times - Howell Binkley, lighting designer and Tony Award winner for "Jersey Boys" has passed away.

Today’s Jersey Boys Podcast examines the new Jersey Boys Movie trailer & poster (IMDB), news, and an interview from our vault with Jersey Boys cast member John Gardiner.  The podcast starts off with a "fan thank you" intro from Daniel Reichard.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• John Lloyd Young
• Erich Bergen
• Miles Aubrey
• Donnie Kehr
• Erica Piccininni
• Clint Eastwood
• Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
• Q&A with Frankie Valli at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Monday June 2, 2014
• Midtown Men
• Under The Street Lamp
• The Four Lovers CD @ Amazon
• The Motown Years @ Amazon
• Billy Dixon via YouTube
• Jersey Boys Blog & Podcast on Facebook

You can get all the latest news about Jersey Boys at the Jersey Boys Blog. If you want to see Jersey Boys the musical then check out Jersey Boys Info (Broadway, Tour, London, etc).

The music samples played in this podcast come from: Off Seasons: Criminally Ignored Sides from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (with  “Big Man's World”); John’s CD “The Way We Weren’t”; and Jersey Boys Musical CD (with “Backup Sessions”).

 Listen! (Size: 19.8-MBs, Time: 21m16s)

You can get the latest news about Jersey Boys at the Jersey Boys Blog.  You can also join the Blog & Podcast over on Facebook.  You can learn more at: Jersey Boys Musical, Jersey Boys Movie, & Jersey Boys Music.

This podcast includes: a quick review of the current news related to the Jersey Boys Musical (see show notes prep for links); Christy's review of Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young (JLY) return to Jersey Boys Broadway playing the role Frankie Valli; and an interview from our archive with Jersey Boys Las Vegas cast member Nikka Wahl.

Song segments played in this podcast:

• "Candy Girl" by THE MIDTOWN MEN
• "Stay" by The Four Seasons [Anthology CD]
• "Stay" by Jersey Boys Broadway
• "Sherry" by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons [Reunited Live]
• "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" by John Lloyd Young  [My Turn ...]
• "Since I Fell For You" by John Lloyd Young  [My Turn ...]
• "Hey There, Lonely Girl" by John Lloyd Young  [My Turn ...]

 Listen! (Size: 32.2-MBs, Time: 34m47s)

Currently making preparations for putting out a new podcast. As we work on the production, we will update this blog post with the latest info.

The main focus: review of John Lloyd Young's (JLY) return to Broadway; updates on news (remember the best place is the Jersey Boys Blog); a cast member "vault" interview from a Jersey Boys Las Vegas visit; and a bunch of music samples (including a medley from JLY new album & "Stay").

Current Jersey Boys news:

• Tour: Denver review (also CBS), Joseph Leo Bwarie leaving, Frankie Camp, Michael Lomenda interview
• Broadway: Jeremy Kushnier to return, Six Flags, Boston.com
• Movie: Seattle Times, FirstShowing, Empire, Mercury News, Examiner
• Australia: Opening in Brisbane, Return to Melbourne, MovieHole
• Las Vegas: Aaron MacKenzie
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Christmas Album

Current Four Seasons news:

• Bob Gaudio interview in Australia
• Frankie Valli touring UK: theguardian, EADT
• Frankie Valli NYC Concerts
• That Four Seasons' Sound Blog

Midtown Men news:

• Latest news from The Midtown Men on Facebook
• Midtwon Men PR from MarketWatch

JLY Medley @ end of the podcast (suggestions):

• From Linda: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me; Since I Fell for You; & Hey There, Lonely Girl
• From Carolyn: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me; Since I Fell for You; & Hey There, Lonely Girl
• Buy the new album on iTunes

Today's Jersey Boys Podcast is an interview from the archives (recorded August 2010) with Peter Saide who was at the time of the recording and also when we are publishing this podcast playing the lead role of Bob Guadio with the Jersey Boys Las Vegas company.  This podcast also includes news about: Jersey Boys Tour News (Ohio);  The MidTown Men's upcoming show in San Diego, CA (Sycuan) ; and Austrailia and New Zealand News from BroadWayWorld.

 Listen! (Size: 17.8-MBs, Time: 18m55s)

Song samples included in this podcast (thanks to Rhino Records): "Sunday Kinda Love" [Cast CD], The Sun Ain't Going To Shine (Anymore) [Anthology]; and Working My Way Back To You [Cast CD].

P.S. Thanks to John Lloyd Young for the podcast introduction! 

Today's Jersey Boys Podcast show is a quick run down of the latest news and pointers related to the Jersey Boys National Tour.  Currently the National Tour cast is in Atlanta, GA.  We start off the podcast with music from the Broadway show highlighting the song "You're The Apple Of My Eye" written by Otis Blackwell, and give you a sample from the 1950s recording from The Four Lovers.

Listen! (Size: 11.5-MBs, Time: 16m40s)

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Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Jersey Boys Blog
• The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette
• Broadway World on "1000th Performance" 
• Jersey Boys interview on Atlanta Oldies Station
• Broadway World on "Record Breaking in Florida"
• Interview with Jonathan Hadley
• Jersey Boys Sing At Atlanta Braves Game
• AJC on "Frankie Valli Camp"
• Rick Elice on "Why Jersey Boys Matters"
• Jersey Boys coming to Washington DC [about.com, broadwayworld.com]
• Detroit is getting ready for Jersey Boys

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

• "You're The Apple Of My Eye" [Jersey Boys Cast CD]
• "You're The Apple Of My Eye" [The Four Lovers CD]

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Here are some top Jersey Boys news items we are tracking:

• Variety has updates on box office numbers for the Chicago and Tour (currently in Pittsburgh, PA until 01Feb09) companies.  They are very strong.
• The Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute group Let's Hang On is coming to the Pasco-Hernando Community College Performing Arts Center in Florida on Feb. 7, 2009. [Tampa Bay Times]
• The UK based Chameleon blog has posted a perspective piece entitled "Looking Back to the future."
• Jersey Boys Toronto recently got some great press coverage from: Broadway World, Toronto Sun, and The Star.
• Michelle Alexandria recently reviewed Jersey Boys Las Vegas for Eclipse Magazine.  And according to The Las Vegas News Feed Blog the Las Vegas Review-Journal has named Jersey Boys Las Vegas at The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino the the number one show of 2008.
• The 1st National Tour of Jersey Boys is finishing up in Pittsburgh, PA and getting ready to head to Hartford, CN.  While in Pittsburgh they garnered several great reviews from Pittsburgh Live, Observer-Recorder, and Post-Gazette.
• The History Mike Blog named Frankie Valli the #1 falsettos in Rock and Pop history.
• The Chicago Examiner has an 'update' story about the success of Jersey Boys Chicago and details on recent cast member changes.  In addition, the Worcester Telegram & Gazzette has a focus piece on Chicago cast member Merissa Haddad.