Frankie Valli is “really excited” Nick Jonas is playing him in a film version of ‘Jersey Boys’.
The Jonas Brothers star will portray The Four Seasons’ frontman in an upcoming TV event, and Valli can’t wait to see the latest incarnation of the production.
He tells the ‘Today’ show: “I never thought that Jersey Boys would be the smash hit that it was.
“I remember seeing it for the first time in La Jolla [ San Diego, California], and the response was so incredible, I couldn’t believe it, and when it went to Broadway, I never would have dreamed in a million years that it would last 10 or 11 years the way it did.
“And it’s always exciting because something new is always going on. Jersey Boys has been on cruise ships, has been in almost every country that you can possibly think of, and now it’s being filmed for television and Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers is playing Frankie, so I’m really excited about that.”
The star has been helping Sucker singer Nick prepare for his big performance, revealing the pair “just talked last week for about 15 to 20 minutes,” and he plans to flying out to watch the cast and crew in action on set in Ohio.
Graham King [‘Bohemian Rhapsody’] will produce the show, which traces the band’s origins from Newark, New Jersey, to the top of the charts, with Nick is expected to belt out Valli’s back catalogue as part of the show.
The Four Seasons produced hits including Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, and Working My Way Back to You.
