"5"^^ . . "3"^^ . . "2008-06-19T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . . "2"^^ . "I saw the real Franki Valli perform in 2007 in Boston, singing all the oldies I grew up loving. I remember hearing their songs for the first time as a teenager on TV in the early 80's from mail-order infomercials.\n\n\"Jersey Boys\" brought back a lot of my teen memories, not just with the music, but also with the stellar direction of the story-telling. Of course, it takes a moment to get used to the actors sounding a bit off from the original group, but you very quickly get over that and are very quickly immersed in the narration and direction of this superb production. It has moments of drama, comedy, tragedy, and nostalgia. \n\nA great performance, whether you know the group or not."^^ .