Track #2: “Jersey Boys” @Orleans Hotel and Casino
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were not invited into the cool kids club until their 1990 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Broadway premiere of “Jersey Boys” in 2005.
Their ‘60s songs like “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Dawn (Go Away”) were neither heady nor musically challenging. But no matter—they delivered multimillion-selling hits with titanic harmonies and lyrics celebrating teenage romance.
Plus, their handsome looks, Italian American roots, and New Jersey style made them stand out.
“Jersey Boys,” which has returned to Vegas at the off-Strip Orleans Hotel and Casino, shines a light on all this, with 27 of the group’s hits integrated throughout. This full-scale production is solid and convincing, with one wonderfully harmonized musical number after another.
But what gives the show its dramatic sophistication is the dark narrative about how the rigors of road life and financial music biz horrors were constantly pulling the group apart.
The show makes you wonder why anyone would still want to be a pop star. And yet, amazingly, 89-year-old Frankie Valli is still touring. You can catch him at his ongoing residency at The Westgate Resort and Casino, with shows listed through October 26.
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