The fabulous Jersey Boys
By Rama Gaind
Re-acquaint yourself with Frankie Vallie and The Four Seasons – and you will not regret it!
‘The Jersey Boys’ is an all-singing, all-dancing musical experience which will have you dancing in your seat.
The show wowed Broadway and is now proving to be sensational at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre. The collective appreciation of the packed audience was patently audible during the matinee I attended. That was one afternoon of nostalgia which will not be forgotten in a hurry.
It’s the rags-to-riches tale of a group of singing scallywags (Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi) from the wrong side of the New Jersey tracks.
It tells the story of the ‘60s idols Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons whose songs, with their infectious tunes and soulful falsetto vocal, are part of the most people’s memory jukebox.
It also includes darker tales of run-ins with the mob, acrimonious fall-outs and gambling debts.
They went on to become one of the biggest musical acts in the world, selling more than 175 million records in the process. However, they were very nearly destroyed by infighting, disastrous financial decisions and family tragedy.
With such classics as ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Walk Like a Man’, ‘Oh, What A Night’, ‘Let’s Hang On’ and ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’, they wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30!
Whatever you do, don’t miss out on this opportunity to see not only a fabulously staged musical, but also your chance to remember some marvellous lyrics, music and to sing-a-long to your heart’s content!
