Egg on my Face -- "Jersey Boys."

Looked back at my review of "Jersey Boys" at the La Jolla Playhouse back in 2004. Hey, I liked it, gave it 3.5 stars. And I finished it with an astounding lack of foresight.

My closing paragraph:

``Jersey Boys'' has Broadway hopes. If it moves, McAnuff should make every effort to keep this ensemble together. The Four Seasons may have survived a breakup. Without this foursome - (David) Norona in particular - ``Jersey Boys'' may not be nearly so fortunate.

Well, David Norona _ who played Frankie Valle in that production _ did not stay with the production. TV beckoned. He had a wife and a new baby on the West Coast. John Lloyd Young took over the role.

"Jersey Boys" proceeded to storm Broadway, spawn a couple of road companies (one of which is at the Ahmanson Theatre) and will doubtless end up a movie.

Clearly, it's a case of a show being bigger than the sum of any individual falsetto singing part.

And I wonder what David Norona is up to now.