North Downs and beyond (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Last weeks poll, where I asked which of the four seasons (Frankie Valli was not an option) was the naturalists favorite, spring came top with 59% of the vote. This surprised me. I would have put money on the birding element boosting autumn into top spot. I went for summer as it is the season in which all of my interests are firing on all cylinders (not so hot for birding admittedly). Other percentages...
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Toronto Escapes.com Calendar of Events: Featuring Fun for Everyone Before finalizing your vacation plans this season, perhaps you should consider looking at the upcoming Toronto events taking place over the next couple of months. Travel to Toronto/Ontario has never been easier nor has it offered such a diverse calendar of events for every type of traveler. With our Cracked Pepper cufflinks, not only...
Honour & Wisdom (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Last night I watched Jersey Boys and it brought back memories for my mother. I did not even think I could recognise a large number of the songs by the Four Seasons aside from December 1963, Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry and Working My Back To You. I listen to Smooth Radio and the DJs like their binge on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons so I guess it could be down to that. But I really enjoyed the musical...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
On Saturday afternoon, my mother-in-law emailed me a saucy photo of alleged Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel, along with a single sentence of text: "If this is true, I'm done with Tiger." This got my attention. My wife's parents are major golf freaks. They watch it all weekend. And when Tiger plays, he's the one they root for. Is "it" true? I have no idea. (For the record, both...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
If the Shirelles can’t quite do for “Baby It’s You!” what Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons did for “Jersey Boys,” please don’t blame the music. The sound of this path-breaking girl group, which skyrocketed up the charts in the...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Tens of thousands of people are set to line the streets to watch the annual Myer Christmas parade in Melbourne.
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
What a difference "Jersey Boys" makes. For the past two decades, you could usually see Frankie Valli for free: He's hit the Hatch Shell regularly on the summer...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Frankie Valli – the lead singer of The Four Seasons – and Jeff Madden – the actor who's playing him in "Jersey Boys" – walked across the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel and shook hands like old friends. And in a way, they were.
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Frankie Valli will appear early next year at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Valli and the latest iteration of his group, The Four Seasons, will perform an evening of their classic hits on Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. During their mid-century reign, Valli and The Four Seasons produced 19 Top Ten hits, including “It’s Just [...]
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Soupy sends a pie to fellow funnyman Pat Cooper during Soup's 75th birthday party at the Friar's Club in New York. Soupy Sales has died. His former manager reported that Sales died of multiple health problems Thursday night in...
By the Lights (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Soon playing at the renowned Blackpool North Pier - the umissable Let’s Hang On - tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons With plenty of people in Blackpool and beyond wanting to visit Blackpool North Pier, be sure you buy a ticket now rather than later so you can avoid disappointment. Don’t miss this fantastic [...]
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
STEPHEN Gately had been tipped to take one of the lead roles in the hit musical Jersey Boys, it has been revealed.
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Newsday (MCT) -- Frankie Valli's still got it going on with the Four Seasons. The Tony Award-winning "Jersey Boys" continues to wow audiences around the globe. Valli, 75, predicts it will be made into a film, although he won't say who he thinks should play him. The onetime cast member of HBO's "The Sopranos" says he wants to do more acting, and that's not all. He's getting into...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
The Boss is back in town. No, not that grizzled rocker on the cover of AARP magazine — another New Jersey native, Frankie Valli, who, with the Four Seasons, is the complex hero of the explosive bio-musical "Jersey Boys." This evolution of a pop supergroup — onstage at the National Theatre through Dec. 12 — may seem at first glance to be just another jukebox musical, an energetic...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
You don't need to be a fan of the 4 Seasons to like the musical In the crowded field of great American pop acts from the 1960s and '70s, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons may not rank at the top in profound artistic quality, but certainly in high notes and - as it turns out - in back story.
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