Facts and Figures

The Company  49 people in the traveling company  19 actors - 14 tracks onstage, 1 Frankie Alternate, 4 swings, 7 musicians (incl. Conductor), many of whom appear on stage.  Management: 3 stage managers, 2 company managers  Crew: 4 carpenters, 2 props, 3 electrics, 2 sound, 3 wardrobe, 2 hair  2 Merchandise Sellers  Multiple roles played by various cast members: o Gyp DeCarlo plays 3 other parts o Norman Waxman plays 10 others parts o Hank Majewski plays 8 other parts o Barry Belson plays 16 other parts o Joe Pesci plays 11 other parts o Detective Two (“Knuckles”) plays 15 other parts o Mary Delgado plays 11 other parts o Lorraine plays 15 other parts o Francine plays 17 other parts

Casting the show  11 cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago, Nashville, Miami, Toronto and internationally in London, Dublin and Edinburgh.  7 weeks to cast the show; including pre-screens with casting team, callbacks for the creative team which includes casting team, the music director, the production supervisor and the dance dept., and then final callbacks with Des McAnuff. During the finals, the room often includes Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio and the producers.  Auditions for future replacements are ongoing, and Equity required calls occur in each city of origin every 6 months  Actors are asked not to sing songs from the show, but many elect to sing other songs by The Four Seasons.

The Music  The Four Seasons sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty years old.  33 songs in the show, including 5 #1 hits, and 11 songs that made Billboard’s top ten.  19 hit songs by The Four Seasons or Frankie Valli didn’t make it into the show, and are listed in the playbill as “The Ones That Got Away” (including 4 top ten hits).  As the musical traces the origins of the group when they performed songs written by other groups, the songs in the show represent work by 34 songwriters, including Otis Blackwell, Dorothy Fields, Louis Prima and Judy Parker. Most of the hits of The Four Seasons were written by original member of The Four Seasons Bob Gaudio and their producer/lyricist, Bob Crewe.

The Lights  615 Lighting Cues  142 Conventional Lighting Units  46 Moving Lights  LED Wall

The Costumes  196 total costumes/looks in the show, incl. some vintage suits, ties and dresses.  Tommy has 12 costume changes, Nick has 11, Frankie has 15 and Bob has 10.  Frankie runs through 1 pair of pants each week, with repairs every other day. (He slides on his knees in the number “Beggin’ & ‘Marianne”)  9 seconds - Fastest quick change in the show, for Mary Delgado to get out of the car and into her robe for “My Eyes Adored You”  12 quick changes for Frankie Valli. His shortest quick change is 15 seconds.  5 hours – time spent per week hand-beading repairs to the “Snowflake” dresses. Originally beaded by machine (cost: $300 per yard).  102 shirts in the show, including reproductions of vintage shirts (patterns are printed on fabric by computer and then made into shirts. Cost: over $200 per yard)  75 costumes/looks for the male swing  37 costumes/looks for the female swing  87 shoes used in one performance  1 gallon of detergent used per week for cleaning  ½ gallon of spot cleaner used each week  2.4 miles - Distance a dresser will walk/run during a day, including day work, pre-show call, working the show and post-show work.

The Sound  Despite being on a moving and rotating drum platform, all 11 microphones on the drum kit are hard wired.  The full sound system includes 60 speakers  Over 2 miles of cabling are run in each venue to connect all of the sound system.  Every signal travels at the speed of light across more than 700 feet of fiber optic cabling connecting 2 different sound consoles.  Our 40 wireless microphones broadcast into television channels around the local TV channels. We wouldn’t want “American Idol” accidentally coming out of the system when we turn Frankie’s mic on!  In each city, we have technical rehearsals of the set, lights and sound system, plus the local wardrobe and hair crews- with the cast, crew and band to prepare for performances in the theater - and to adjust the sound mix to adapt for acoustic need.