Jersey Boys Podcast

The 33rd edition of the Jersey Boys Podcast has been posted. Today’s podcast has two segments: an interview Jersey Boys Broadway swing Heather Ferguson, and our review of the Jersey Boys Tour Cast Party with pictures posted here.

Thanks for all the great recent feedback from:  Stephanie, Allan, Gina, TLV100 @ LiveJournal, Angela, Ron & Eloise, Jim, and Daniella @ Jersey-Boys.org.

Don't forget to check out Eric Gutman’s Tour This blog and Jersey Boys Blog.

Song segments played in this podcast courtesy of Rhino Records:

• "Dawn" [Cast CD]
• "Bye Bye Baby" [Cast CD]
• "Silver Star [Anthology CD]

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The 32nd Jersey Boys Podcast has been posted. Thanks for a great 2006! Happy 2007! Best wishes to the fans of this podcast, Jersey Boys Broadway, Jersey Boys Tour, Genuine Imitation Life Gazette, and Jersey Boys Blog.

This podcast includes a great fan introduction at the very start of the podcast, and it also includes our recent in-person interview with Bob Gaudio recorded on Dec. 11, 2006 in San Francisco, CA.

Songs samples played in this podcast thanks to Rhino Records:

• "December 1963" [Cast CD]
• "Rag Doll" [Anthology CD]
• "Bye Bye Baby" [Anthology CD]

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• Post a comment on: www.jerseyboyspodcast.com
• Send email to: [email protected]
• Listener supported donations are appreciated!

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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.

The Jersey Boys Podcast #029 recorded for Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 has been posted.  This edition includes the following content: Jersey Boys singing the National Anthem at the New York City Marathon; Christy's interview with Jennifer Naimo; and then Part 1 of 2 of a radio interview with Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio on Ron Owens' KGO 810 radio show which is on in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Links mentioned in this podcast include:

• Genuine Imitation Life Gazette
• Jersey Boys Broadway
• Jersey Boys Blog
• Rhino Records
• Jersey Boys Tour
• CBS TV
• Coverville

Song segments played in this podcast include [all can be found on the Cast CD]:

• "My Eyes Adored You"
• "Oh What a Night"
• "Dawn"

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

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• Post a comment on: www.jerseyboyspodcast.com
• Send email to: [email protected]

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Jersey Boys Podcast #026 was released on 11/9/2006.  These are all the links mentioned during this podcast:

• Jersey Boys Broadway 1 Year Anniversary [playbill]
• Jersey Boys Cast Album Billboard Chart [jerseyboysblog, playbill]
• Broadway to Baghdad sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America [jerseyboysblog]
• WABC 7 presented “Broadway Backstage: Fall Preview” [playbill#1, playbill#2]
• NYC Marathon National Anthem [broadwayworld, jerseyboysblog, playbill]
• Christopher Reeve Foundation “ A Magical Evening” benefit [playbill]
• TV game show Jeopardy appearance on Nov 17 [broadwayworld]
• Broadway Cast members extend contracts [playbill]
• Christian Hoff’s new baby girl [blog]
• Christian Hoff @ Actorfest [backstage, actorfestny]
• Christian Hoff @ Theater Talk on Oct 2 [playbill, jerseyboysblog]
  
• John Lloyd Young’s vocal coach Katie Agresta [jerseyboysblog]
• Jersey Boys BC/EFA Fundraising Update [jerseyboysblog]

• John Lloyd Young’s blog
• J. Robert Spencer’s Indie Film called “Farm Girl In New York” [playbill]
• The Jersey Boys Tour [jerseyboysblog, playbill#1, playbill#2, monstersandcritics]
• Jersey Boys Tour @ Myspace
• Jersey Boys Tour Cast & Ensemble Members Sites:
• Sandra DeNise
• Eric Gutman
• Erich Bergen @ Myspace & Blog
• Deven May
• Erik Bates @ Myspace
• Taylor Sternberg
• Nathan Klau @ Myspace 
• Brandon Matthieus @ Myspace
• Jackie Seiden
• Melissa Strom
• Michael Ingersoll
• Honolulu Advertiser on Christopher Kale Jones
• Broadway.com on Deven May
• Associated Press on Broadway Podcast
• Collectors' Choice Music! [antimusic, ccmusic, partageznouvelles, theopenpress]
• Frankie Valli receives Lifetime Achievement Award from National Italian American Foundation [broadwayworld, contactmusic, washingtontimes]
• Frankie Valli @ Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel
• Frankie Valli Postpones Nokia Threatre [dfw]
• Jay Lustig reviews Frankie Valli for the NJ Star-Ledger [nj.com]
• Bob Gaudio, Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice at the House of Blues in Los Angeles [tinyurl]
• Send Joe Long to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [blogspot]
• Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons UK Enthusiasts and Historical Society [seasonally]
• What's Happening In Tokyo Podcast
• JIndies (the music of Japanese independent musicians) Podcast
• Coverville

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

Eric Gutman who is part of the recently announced cast ensemble for Jersey Boys Tour has his on blog, and he is posting a great deal of very interesting information on the preparations for the tour.

There is a new podcast site called Pluggd that is still in Beta but you can get your Jersey Boys Podcast via this URL: http://www.pluggd.com/channel/show/jersey_boys_podcast. 

If you are listening to the Jersey Boys Podcast via a web browser than this might be a nicer interface for listening. 

They are going to start offering in-podcast audio search so you can quickly find a topic if you are so interested.

Jersey Boys Podcast hopes everyone has been having a great summer.  Our family just got back from a two-week family vacation.  And are looking forward to getting a new podcast about Jersey Boys Broadway out this upcoming weekend. 

It should be noted that Jersey Boys Tour is now online and it looks like after San Francisco, CA that Los Angeles, CA will be the second city in the tour. 

More updates as news becomes available via the podcast/this site, or more than likely if you are on the Internet a lot that you'll get text news faster via Jersey Boys Blog.

Here is some news that we have been following with regards to Jersey Boys:

• Cast Members:
  • Pictures: theatermania, broadway.com
  • Tituss Burgess: theatermania, broadwayworld
  • Matthew Scott: jerseyboysblog
  • Jennifer Naimo: jerseyboysblog
  • Bobby Spencer: jerseyboysblog, app, broadwayworld
  • John Lloyd Young: browndailyherald, usaweekend
  • Mary Delgado: jerseyboysblog
  • Daniel Reichard: broadwayworld
  • Chrisitan Hoff: broadwayworld (video)
• Production:
  • London Calling?!?
  • Cast CD [playbill]
  • Box Office Totals
  • 300th Show
  • Balloon Photo Contest [balloonfestival.com]
  • San Francisco Update
  • Marshall Brickman on A&E's Breakfast With The Arts
  • On Sirus Radio - Seth Rudetsky
  • Des McAnuff [broadwayworld]
• Original Four Seasons:
  • Bob Gaudio: Cigar Aficionado [article]
  • Frankie Valli: broadwayworld, biz.yahoo.com (for Grease), app, uca.edu

The latest Jersey Boys Podcast has been released (recorded 06-05-06). This podcast has our interview with Daniel Reichard, and a summary of the latest Jersey Boys news. The questions we asked Daniel in this podcast includes:

• What is your favorite thing about Jersey Boys?
• Playing the role of Bob Gaudio, there seems to be some similarities between yourself and Bob and the way you play the role, people seem to fall in love with the character and the performance. I was wondering if you had some thoughts or ideas on why that might be?
• What was it like to meet Bob Gaudio?
• Tell us a little bit about your past theatre experiences and how you got into the theatre?
• What are some of the differences that you can see between the La Jolla Playhouse production and this one (that means something special to you)?
• What is your favorite Frankie Valli song?

The following song segments are played in this podcast thanks to Rhino Records:

• "Sherry with Bob Gaudio Intro" [Cast CD]
• "Cry For Me" [Cast CD]
• "December 1963 with Bob Gaudio Intro" [Cast CD]
• "Rag Doll" [Anthology CD]

And here are the news links to some of the key recent awards (pre-Tony Awards) that Jersey Boys won that includes references to Drama League, Theatre World Award, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk Awards: Union Tribune, BroadwayWorld#1, Playbill#1, Playbill#2, Backstage#1, Backstage#2, Chron.com, NY1.com, and BroadwayWorld#2.

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• Post a comment on: www.jerseyboyspodcast.com
• Send email to: [email protected]

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