What is the stage musical that tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons?
"take the story to the stage. However, Gaudio and Valli still had final say on whether to end the show if they didn't like it. ""Jersey Boys"" premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse at University of California, San Diego, in an out-of-town tryout on October 5, 2004, and ran through January 16, 2005 Christian Hoff, David Norona, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer played The Four Seasons. At the end of the tryout, Norona, who originated the role of Frankie Valli, was replaced by John Lloyd Young, who originally had auditioned for the role of Tommy DeVito. The musical began"
"four separate points of view by each of the members of The Four Seasons (Tommy DeVito, Frankie Valli, Nick Massi and Bob Gaudio), with Valli himself portrayed by John Lloyd Young in the original production. The musical dramatizes several real-life incidents from Valli's life, including his estrangement from daughter Francine, who died in 1980. The show has been widely acclaimed, financially successful, and won six Tony Awards. The musical has touring companies around the world, as well as a version at Paris Las Vegas. This musical was adapted into a 2014 film of the same name directed by Clint Eastwood,"
"both legs of this tour, The Four Seasons were played by Luke Street/Jonathan Vickers (alternating the role of Frankie Valli), Andrew Bryant (Tommy Devito), Matt Blaker (Bob Gaudio), and Nick Martland (Nick Massi). Only months after closing on Broadway, it was announced that the musical will reopen Off-Broadway, following the example of shows such as ""Avenue Q"". It opened November 22, 2017, at New World Stages. ""Ces soirées-là"", a modern pop-rap song that was released in 2000, is performed. Tommy DeVito arrives, introduces himself and explains how the song is a cover of The Four Seasons' ""December, 1963 (Oh, What"
"Frankie Valli Frankie Valli (born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio; May 3, 1934) is an American singer and actor, known as the frontman of The Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful head voice. Valli scored 29 Top 40 hits with The Four Seasons, one Top 40 hit under The Four Seasons alias The Wonder Who?, and nine Top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of The Four Seasons, Valli's number-one hits included ""Sherry"" (1962), ""Big Girls Don't Cry"" (1962), ""Walk Like a Man"" (1963), ""Rag Doll"" (1964) and ""December, 1963 (Oh, What a"
"history of the Four Seasons in four parts, with each part narrated by a different member of the band and supposedly reflecting that band member's perspective on the band's history. The author of the book of the play, Rick Elice, interviewed Valli, Gaudio, and DeVito in writing the play, and pieced together Nick Massi's point of view based on those interviews (Massi had died before the play was written.) The Broadway production won four 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Actor (for John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli), Best Featured Actor (for Christian Hoff as Tommy DeVito), and Best"
"with Young again appearing as Valli. In October 2007, Valli released ""Romancing the '60s"", an album containing covers of his favorite songs from the 1960s, two of which—""Sunny"" and ""Any Day Now""—he had previously recorded. In October 2012, Valli made his Broadway debut with a week-long concert engagement at the Broadway Theatre in New York starting October 19. From March 2016 to January 2017, ""Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons"" were touring the US, scheduled to play small-to-mid-size venues such as the Silver Legacy Casino in Reno, Nevada, the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona and the County Fair in Bloomsburg,"
"The Four Seasons (band) The Four Seasons are an American rock and pop band that became internationally successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. In 1960, the band known as The Four Lovers evolved into the Four Seasons, with Frankie Valli as the lead singer, Bob Gaudio (formerly of the Royal Teens) on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on electric bass and bass vocals. The legal name of the organization is the Four Seasons Partnership,"
"in his name to an Italian-American music student during the foundation's East Coast Gala. In May 2012, Valli received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his commitment to many humanitarian causes. Singles Many of Valli's solo recordings recorded before 1975 included the participation of one or more members of The Four Seasons. Compilations and miscellaneous Four Seasons albums with Frankie Valli ""solo"" recordings Frankie Valli Frankie Valli (born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio; May 3, 1934) is an American singer and actor, known as the frontman of The Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful head"
"Liberties Union since 1995. He is a practictioner and student of Chinese Chan Buddhism. John Lloyd Young John Lloyd Mills Young is an American actor and singer. In 2006, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli in Broadway's ""Jersey Boys"". He is the only American actor to date to have received a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Award for a Broadway debut. Young sang lead vocals on the Grammy-award winning ""Jersey Boys"" cast album, certified Platinum by the Recording Industry"
"include Andy Karl and Richard H. Blake as Tommy DeVito, Sebastian Arcelus as Bob Gaudio and Ryan Molloy, who originated the role in the West End production, as Frankie Valli. The Broadway production closed on January 15, 2017 after 4,642 performances, with Mark Ballas as the final Frankie Valli. The first national U.S. tour of the musical began on December 10, 2006, at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco and went on to play in 38 cities. ""Jersey Boys"" played at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, where it broke the box office record eight times before moving on to a"
"as an artist, having designed a number of album covers as well as having had highly successful one-man gallery showings of his paintings at the Earl McGrath Gallery, Thomas Soloman's Garage, and the Jan Baum Gallery in Los Angeles. Since 2005 Crewe has been featured as a supporting character (played originally by Peter Gregus) in ""Jersey Boys"", the long-running, multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on the story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. Although the 2014 film version (with Mike Doyle as Crewe) was only a modest success, the play has gone on to become an international hit,"
"cast were Ryan Molloy as Frankie Valli, Stephen Ashfield as Bob Gaudio, Glenn Carter as Tommy DeVito, Philip Bulcock as Nick Massi, Stuart Milligan as DeCarlo and Tom Lorcan as Donnie/Knuckles. The production won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Molloy performed the lead role for six years, making him the longest-running star in a West End musical. The production moved to the Piccadilly Theatre on March 15, 2014, the same day that John Lloyd Young assumed the role of Frankie Valli. On September 28, 2016, it was announced that the West End production will close after nine"
"John Lloyd Young John Lloyd Mills Young is an American actor and singer. In 2006, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli in Broadway's ""Jersey Boys"". He is the only American actor to date to have received a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Award for a Broadway debut. Young sang lead vocals on the Grammy-award winning ""Jersey Boys"" cast album, certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Young reprised his role as Frankie Valli in Warner Brothers' film"
"2014, the album has sold 1.4 million copies in the US. Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Actor (John Lloyd Young), Best Featured Actor (Christian Hoff) and Best Lighting (Howell Binkley). Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording is the Grammy-winning cast album for the Broadway musical ""Jersey Boys"", the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The album was produced by original Four Season, Bob Gaudio. Principal vocals include Christian Hoff as ""Tommy DeVito,"" Daniel Reichard as ""Bob Gaudio,"" J. Robert Spencer as ""Nick Massi"" and John Lloyd Young"
"previews on Broadway on October 4, 2005, and officially opened on November 6, 2005, at the August Wilson Theatre. The cast starred John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli, Christian Hoff as Tommy DeVito, Daniel Reichard as Bob Gaudio and J. Robert Spencer as Nick Massi. The musical is directed by Des McAnuff, the then-artistic director at La Jolla Playhouse, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo, and music technical design by composer and conductor Deborah Hurwitz. The Broadway production had 38 previews. It reached its 4093rd performance on September 22, 2015, making it the 12th longest-running show on Broadway. Notable cast replacements"
"and features a house party with famous celebrities such as David Beckham, Russel Simmons, Kevin Garnett, Missy Elliott, Katy Perry and Mark Gonzales. Since 2008 Frankie Valli has continued to tour worldwide with a new band of Four Seasons consisting of Todd Fournier, Brian Brigham, Brandon Brigham and Landon Beard providing him with backup vocal harmonies. From 1956 until ""My Eyes Adored You"" in 1975, records which the Four Seasons recorded had the following artist credit (a sampling): Frankie Valli<br> Frankie Valley The Four Seasons<br> Hal Miller and the Rays<br> Johnny Halo featuring the Four Seasons<br> The 4 Seasons<br> The"
"Driesen as Frankie Valli, René van Kooten as Tommy DeVito, Dieter Spileers as Bob Gaudio and Robbert van den Bergh as Nick Massi. A national UK tour was launched in autumn 2014, opening at Palace Theatre, Manchester, where it ran from September 4 to October 4. This production has the same creative team as the Broadway and West End productions. The cast includes Tim Driesen reprising his role from the Dutch production as Frankie Valli, with Stephen Webb as Tommy DeVito, Sam Ferriday as Bob Gaudio and Lewis Griffiths as Nick Massi. A second national tour began on December 2017"
"Young reprised his Frankie Valli role in the Broadway production of ""Jersey Boys"" from July 3 - September 30, 2012. In March 2014, Young made his West End Theatre debut, starring in the musical's London production. He reprised the role in director Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of ""Jersey Boys"", which was released in June 2014. Young's extensive charity work includes frequent appearances with and support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, amfAR, Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang, AIDS Project Los Angeles and the United Service Organization (USO). Young has been a member of the American Civil"
"at the New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham. In late 2014, a tour of the United States performed in a number of U.S. cities, including Den ver in December. A Japanese production, directed by Shuntaro Fujita, opened at the Theatre Crea in Tokyo on July 1, 2016. The cast includes Akinori Nakagawa as Frankie Valli. A tour in 19 cities of the United States is scheduled from March 2016 through March 2017. An international tour of Jersey Boys opened at the ""Dubai Opera"" in October 2017. This production then embarked on a tour of China from November 2017 - January 2018. For"
"Wonder Who?<br> Frankie Valli<br> The Valli Boys<br> Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons<br> The Romans Current members This is not a complete list of album releases. These recordings have been reissued on a variety of labels, some of which are noted here. This only includes Frankie Valli solo albums that were recorded as Four Seasons productions, which are his first two. The peak position on the ""Billboard"" Top 200 albums chart follows the album title. The US chart position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart follows the song title. Only singles that reached a position of #30 or higher"
"ailing Frankie Valli (who was gradually losing his hearing due to otosclerosis, though eventually surgery restored most of it). As ""My Eyes Adored You"" climbed the Hot 100 singles chart in early 1975, Valli and Gaudio managed to get the Four Seasons signed with Warner Bros. Records as the disco era dawned. At the same time, Uttal was persuaded to release ""The Four Seasons Story"", a two-record compilation of the band's biggest hit singles from 1962 to 1970. It quickly became a gold record, selling over one million copies before the RIAA started awarding platinum records for million-selling albums. In"
"Bobby Fox Bobby Fox is an Irish born Australian actor who originated the role of Franki Valli in the Australian production of ""Jersey Boys"". He is a former 4 times World Irish Dance Champion and toured with dance productions ""Riverdance"", ""Dancing on Dangerous Ground"" (principal understudy), ""To Dance on the Moon"" (principal dancer) and starred in the revival of Australian musical ""Hot Shoe Shuffle"" as Spring. Fox has also had roles in ""Ladies in Black"", ""Blood Brothers"", ""Mamma Mia!"", ""Leader of the Pack"", ""Dusty – The Original Pop Diva"", ""We Will Rock You"", ""Spamalot"" and The Production Company’s ""Sweet Charity"""
"The Wonder Who? The Wonder Who? was a ""nom de disque"" of The Four Seasons for four single records released from 1965 to 1967. It was one of a handful of ""names"" used by the group at that time, including Frankie Valli (as a ""solo"" artist even though the Four Seasons were present on the record) and The Valli Boys. Wonder Who? recordings generally feature the falsetto singing by Valli, but with a softer falsetto than on ""typical"" Four Seasons recordings. The Four Seasons evolved from The Four Lovers, which recorded under a variety of names between 1956 and 1960."
"becomes Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, with Gaudio now acting solely as songwriter and producer. Valli learns from his now ex-wife, Mary, that his daughter, Francine, now a drug addict, has escaped from home. Valli meets his estranged daughter and regrets not acting as a better father for her when she was growing up. He also arranges for Gaudio to offer her singing lessons and for Crewe to cut a demo for her. A few years later, the group has finally paid off Tommy's debt. However, this coincides with the news of Francine's death by drug overdose. Frankie and"
"Four Seasons records with increasing frequency as the British invasion began. With the blessing of Philips officials, Valli rekindled his ""solo"" career in the latter part of 1965, releasing records that were credited to him and having the group as backing musicians. In 1966 and 1967, Four Seasons records and Frankie Valli singles were listed on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, with both names appearing simultaneously in the chart in several issues of the magazine. On the heels of recording a live album of Broadway tunes (to complete the settlement of the group's lawsuit with Vee-Jay), Valli, Crewe, and Gaudio"
"to March 23, 2014. The same production performed an edited family-friendly version without profanity at Istana Budaya, Malaysia from April 15 to 27, 2014. This cast includes Grant Almiral as Frankie Valli, Daniel Buys as Tommy DeVito, Kenneth Meyer as Bob Gaudio and Emmanuel Castis as Nick Massi. A Dutch production, produced by Stage Entertainment, opened at the Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht on September 22, 2013. This production features the songs performed in English and the dialogue performed in Dutch, making it the first time the show has been performed in a language other than English. The cast includes Tim"
"released simultaneously, it was the quartet's only foray onto the Hot 100 before the formation of The Four Seasons five years later. The Four Lovers (1956 personnel: Frankie Valli, Nick and Tommy DeVito, and Hank Majewski) was the eventual result of Valli joining The Variety Trio in 1954 to form The Variatones (which briefly included mutual friends on a part-time basis). The group performed at various New Jersey clubs and lounges and established a reputation for its musical versatility, incorporating country music, pop music, doo wop, Broadway standards, rhythm and blues, and an occasional foray into Italian love songs. An"
"soar to a piercing, emotionally expressive falsetto that became one of the emblematic and widely imitated sounds of the era. Record sales racked up by the Four Seasons are estimated as being between anywhere from 100 million to 199 million. As the ""Four Seasons sound"" became more and more defined, other signature touches emerged, including dense but pristine-sounding percussion, such as the military-sounding march cadences and drum-stomps of ""Sherry"", ""Big Girls Don't Cry"", and ""Walk Like a Man"". The sophisticated harmonic patterns of the Four Seasons punctuated by the distinctive falsetto of Frankie Valli were at once classic and innovative,"
"singer. Frankie changes his professional name to Frankie Vally, and then Frankie Valli. At a performance, Frankie is entranced by a woman named Mary Delgado. He takes her to dinner, and they are soon married. The group, now called ""The Four Lovers"", is in need of a songwriter after Nicky leaves. Tommy's friend, Joe Pesci, tells him about a talented singer-songwriter, Bob Gaudio, and invites him to hear the group perform. Gaudio is impressed with Valli's vocals, and agrees to join. The band, having recorded several demos, attempts to attract interest, but has little success. One day, in New York"
"Mary both grieve for their daughter. Gaudio composes a new number for Valli to sing, his first as a solo artist. At first, Frankie is hesitant, as he is still in mourning, but eventually agrees. The track, ""Can't Take My Eyes Off You"", becomes a commercial success. In 1990, the Four Seasons are about to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band performs ""Rag Doll"" onstage, their first performance together in over twenty years. The music fades as the four men take turns addressing the audience. Tommy, in an ironic twist, now works for Joe"
"Jarrod Spector Jarrod Spector (born 1981) is an American actor. Spector was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Broadway debut in ""Les Misérables"", playing Gavroche. Afterward, he studied at Princeton University and then returned to acting. An original cast member of the Chicago company of ""Jersey Boys"", Spector played Frankie Valli, a role he played on Broadway starting in September in 2008. He appeared on Broadway in """" as Barry Mann from January 2014 to February 2016. He received a nomination for a 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and a nomination for the 2014"
"Frankie Valli in the original run of ""Jersey Boys"" on La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California. On January 24, 2005, he received the prize for ""Lead Performance in a Musical, Male"" for his role during the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle 2004 awards He also played the role of George in a Latin remake of ""Of Mice and Men"" at the Pasadena Playhouse. David Noroña is co-writer and co-lyricist of ""Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings"", a groundbreaking piece that combined classical singing with ambient, trance and dance electronica. It received rave reviews, critical acclaim and nominations to ten Ovation"
"which the audience sees the action in the world of the play”. The 2015-2016 seasons includes: ""The Last Five Years"", ""Songs for a New World"", and ""Big Fish"". Friends, who all worked as performers or artistic staff members at the Montclair Operetta Club in Montclair, NJ, conceived the idea of the non-profit 4th Wall Musical Theatre in 1996. The original founding members included Mark Frawley and Deborah Martin (Artistic Directors) with original board members, Richard Colonna, Lisa Hughes, Kathi Iannacone, Ed Kamholz, Nancy Marino, Gwen Ricks-Spencer, along with Charles Alexander Hay and Beth Vecchio. The group wanted to do smaller,"