Jersey Boys

Valli musical biography

Jersey Boys is a jukebox musical featuring the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, tracing the group's rise from Newark street corners to pop stardom.

The title plays on the band members' New Jersey origins.

The show premiered on Broadway in 2005 and was adapted into a 2014 film directed by Clint Eastwood.

Related

doo-wop · harmony · Tony Award · wiseguys · theater · suit · Frankie Valli · production · vinyl records · crowd · working class heroes · 1960s · jukebox musical · Garden State · boardwalks · Atlantic City · biopic · flashbacks

Categories
Opposites
musical genre/era

Jersey BoysBritish Invasion

Sixties UK music takeover

Beatlemania · Let It Be

geographic/cultural origin

Jersey BoysThe Beatles

Legendary British rock group

British Invasion · The Rolling Stones · The Kinks · The Who · Herman's Hermits

gender representation

Jersey BoysTina

Feminine given name

Jagged Little Pill · Chicago

Family

boyfriend, boys, boyish, boyhood, cowboys, Jersey, New Jersey, paperboy, choirboys

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG