As the two people in the audience who didn't get senior discounts on our tickets, my boyfriend and I can confidently say that this musical bridges the generation gap, no problem. The writers did a seamless job of elaborating on Franky Valli's life and his journey to and from the Four Seasons. We couldn't tell fact from fiction! To me, that's the mark of a well written play.
As for the musical performances, I was pulled in from the beginning. Our Franky actor had some minor voice issues in the first half, with some cracking on the difficult falsettos. The second half was spot on. There were so many songs that I hadn't realized were the Four Seasons or Franky Valli. They really had something magical for decades. It made me want to stay in those times forever! Alas. Instead I plunge back into meaningless dribble about sex and nothingness, but with a dangerously catchy beat and bass line when I turn on the radio. Smh. Go see Jersey Boys!!!