Jersey Boys
Suit Alleges Unpublished Biography Helped Inspire Jersey Boys
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The original Jersey boys stand before a poster of the Broadway likeness.
Donna Corbello, the widow of biographer Rex Conrad Woodard, filed a suit alleging that an unpublished biography of The Four Seasons singer-guitarist Tommy DeVito written by her late husband aided in the creation of Jersey Boys. She claims that Mr. Woodward's estate is entitled to some cash from the hit Broadway musical. She is suing Mr. DeVito for a piece of the royalty he makes off the smash musical — although he is not an author of the musical, merely a subject in it.
