Belleville, New Jersey, native Dominic Scaglione Jr. has played Frankie Valli in the Chicago and Las Vegas companies of Jersey Boys as well as covering the role on Broadway. After four and a half years, he is understandably thrilled to be headlining the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical. Though he was born more than 40 years after the legendary Four Seasons frontman, Scaglione feels a connection to Valli since both were raised in Essex County in Italian-American families, and both became singers with heart-stopping falsettos. The new Broadway star recently chatted with Broadway.com about the best advice he received from Valli, why social media-savvy fans at the stage door can be initimidating and what else he hopes to tackle on Broadway.
How does it feel to have the part of Frankie Valli on Broadway as your own? Are you relieved?
It’s pretty unbelievable! It was always a dream to get here, so it’s surreal. I got really proud once it all sunk in.
Did you always know that you could produce Frankie Valli's signature sound?
I was born 100 steps away from where he was born and raised in Belleville, which is cool. My ...