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WATCH ORIGINAL JERSEY BOYS
FRANKIE VALLI & BOB GAUDIO
ON THE TODAY SHOW

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Legendary ‘Jersey Boys’ Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio recently sat down with Jamie Gangel for NBC’s “The Today Show” to talk about Valli’s new album, musical success and JERSEY BOYS, the Tony Award® winning musical that tells their story.

JERSEY BOYS is the winner of four 2006 Tony Awards®. The Grammy Award winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of JERSEY BOYS has held the number one position on the Billboard chart for Cast Albums three weeks in a row.

JERSEY BOYS is written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and is directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo.

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, about a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.

JERSEY BOYS premiered at LaJolla Playhouse, October 17, 2004, where the musical played a record-breaking run prior to the Broadway production. JERSEY BOYS opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 and continues to set new weekly box office records, remaining among the five top grossing shows in New York. One of the hottest shows ever to play San Francisco, JERSEY BOYS opened to rave reviews at the Curran Theatre on December 1, 2006, where it closed on September 30, 2007. By popular demand, the show returns to the Bay Area of a limited engagement November 20 through December 20, 2007. The show recently completed a sold-out run in Los Angeles and is now playing in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour. A Chicago production of the show is now in previews at the La Salle Bank Theatre. Productions have also been announced for London, Toronto and Las Vegas.

JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit and will be published on October 16th, 2007.

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Jersey Boys Salutes “THE SOPRANOS”
in a special performance ON
“THE 59th PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS”

LIVE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, ON FOX

JERSEY BOYS salutes the “The Sopranos” in a special performance at the 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS airing live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 16 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

“We would be remiss if we didn’t recognize the longtime contribution to television by one of our medium’s most creative and durable drama series, ‘The Sopranos.’ In a keystone segment of this year’s telecast, the cast of Broadway’s hottest show will honor the other Jersey boys with a musical send-off featuring songs from the JERSEY BOYS score,” said Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards.

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, about a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.

JERSEY BOYS opened to critical acclaim at the August Wilson Theatre on November 6, 2005. The National Tour of JERSEY BOYS opened to rave reviews at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, where it continues to play through September 30. The show just completed a sold-out run in Los Angeles and is now playing in Sacramento through September 22.

“The Sopranos,” which recently concluded its six-season run, leads all series with 15 Primetime Emmy® nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (James Gandolfini), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Edie Falco), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Michael Imperioli), two for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lorraine Bracco, Aida Turturro), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Tim Daly), Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Alan Taylor), and three for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Matthew Weiner and David Chase; Terrence Winter; and David Chase).

Produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures LLC, the 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS on FOX will originate from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

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JERSEY BOYS
TO APPEAR ON
THE 59TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 8:00PM ON FOX

The San Francisco Company of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS will perform on the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 16 at 8:00pm (7:00pm Central) on Fox.

JERSEY BOYS is currently playing to sold-out houses on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre and in San Francisco at the Curran Theatre. JERSEY BOYS just completed a sold out, record-breaking engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on August 30 and will begin performances in Chicago at the LaSalle Bank Theatre on October 5. Productions have been announced for Las Vegas, London, Toronto and a US National Tour will visit a host of cities across the country.

JERSEY BOYS, winner of four 2006 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, is written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and is directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo.

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, about a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.

The cast of the San Francisco Company includes Drew Gehling (Bob Gaudio), Michael Ingersoll (Nick Massi), Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito), Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), Dominic Bogart, Lyndsey Cole, John Michael Coppola, John Michael Dias, Mike Erickson, Steven M. Goldsmith, John Hickman, Lauren Marshall, Rashad Naylor, Jenny Lee Ramos, Brad Russell, Kevin Russell, Jake Speck, Kara Tremel, Ryan Quinn West with Craig Laurie and Jonathan Weir.

The Grammy Award-winning cast recording is available on Rhino Records.

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Listen to Frankie Valli discuss Jersey Boys on NPR's "Fresh Air"

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