Original sentence: Although the group also scored a minor hit with "Silver Star", "December 1963" also seems to mark the end of the Seasons' hit recording (a remix version of "December 1963" returned them briefly to the upper reaches of the Billboard singles charts almost two decades later).Jersey Boys, a musical play based on the lives of The Four Seasons, directed by Des McAnuff (The Who's Tommy, 700 Sundays) premiered at his La Jolla (California) Playhouse and opened on November 6, 2005 to generally positive reviews and subsequently won multiple Tony Awards.The latest edition of The Four Seasons, including Valli, is conducting a North American tour in the latter half of 2007
Edited sentence: Although the group also scored a minor hit with "Silver Star", "December 1963" also seems to mark the end of the Seasons' hit recording (a remix version of "December 1963" returned them briefly to the upper reaches of the Billboard singles charts two decades later.Despite Joe Long's extensive contributions to the Four Seasons, he remains the only member of the group's “definitive line-up” not inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, most likely because he was not in the original group.However, by the 1980s, Valli was the only original group member left.It won 2006 Tony Awards for Best Leading and Featured Actor in a Musical won by John Lloyd Young and Christian Hoff, Best Light Design in a Musical and Best Musical.Jersey Boys, a musical play based on the lives of The Four Seasons, directed by Des McAnuff (The Who's Tommy, 700 Sundays) premiered at his La Jolla (California) Playhouse and opened on Broadway on November 6, 2005 to generally positive reviews.Much controversy still exists over this decision, especially in light of the many Top 10 hits the group had during his tenure.Nick Massi died in 2000 of cancer.The group's music was one of many influences to the Jersey Shore sound of the 1970s and 1980s.Valli still tours today, performing many of The Four Seasons classic songs