MAN: Action.

[clap] ♪ To spend one night with you ♪ SONNY: My name is Sonny Paladino, and I'm the music director and arranger for the Doo Wop Project.

♪ ...rendezvous ♪ So, the Doo Wop Project are five of Broadway's greatest stars who got together, they love this music, doo wop music, 1950s, early rock-and-roll and the R&B, and we just want to continue the tradition of this great music.

♪ Doo wop music brings people together.

Doesn't matter where you're from, what your background is, this music makes you feel good, and we just love to continue the tradition of this great music.

♪ ♪ Re-mem-mem ♪ ♪ Re-mem-mem, re-mem-mem-member ♪ ♪ Re-mem-mem, re-mem-mem-member ♪ ♪ Re-mem-mem, re-mem-mem-member ♪ ♪ Then, then, remember then ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Ah, ahhhhh, ahh ahh ahhhh ♪ ♪ That night we fell in love ♪ ♪ Beneath the stars above ♪ ♪ That was a lovely summer night ♪ ♪ Remember then, then ♪ ♪ Then, then, then ♪ ♪ Remember ♪ ♪ Re-mem-mem, re-mem-mem-member ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Remember then ♪ ♪ Summer's over ♪ ♪ That night is over ♪ ♪ To lose that love is such a sin ♪ ♪ Remember then, then ♪ ♪ Then, then, then ♪ ♪ Remember, re-mem-mem, re-mem-mem-member ♪ ♪ Our love is in the past ♪ ♪ Oh, has it gone so fast ♪ ♪ Why didn't our love last?

♪ ♪ Can't last ♪ ♪ Wop, wop ♪ ♪ Patta patta pop pop, shoo-bop shoo wop wop ♪ ♪ I'm broken hearted now ♪ ♪ Since we have parted now ♪ ♪ My mind wanders now and then ♪ ♪ Remember then, then ♪ ♪ Then, then, then ♪ ♪ Remember, re-mem-mem, Re-mem-mem-member ♪ ♪ Ohh, whoa oh ♪ ♪ Remember then ♪ ♪ Waa aaah, woo oooh ♪ ♪ Wee-oooh ♪ ♪ Oooh oooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooooh ♪ ♪ Woo ooh oooh ♪ ♪ Woo ohh oooh oooh ♪ ♪ Remember then ♪ ♪ Remember then ♪ [cheering and applause] ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty ♪ ♪ Baby, come home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ I sent my baby a telegram ♪ ♪ asking to be her man ♪ ♪ Begging her to come back home to me ♪ ♪ Oh, I dotted the i's and I crossed my t's ♪ ♪ And I'm begging you, pretty please ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, come back home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Baby, I want your love ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your love ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, come back home to me ♪ ♪ Boh boh boh ♪ ♪ Got to have your love ♪ ♪ Can't live without your love ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, come back home to me ♪ ♪ Oh, I made mistakes, yes, that is true ♪ ♪ But the biggest one I made was you ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, come back home to me ♪ ♪ Oh, I thought that you would understand ♪ ♪ I'm just a one-woman man ♪ ♪ Not like before, so come back home to me ♪ ♪ Dit dot ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Baby, I want your love ♪ ♪ Woo-oo ♪ ♪ Baby, I need your love ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, come back home to me ♪ ♪ Bo-bo bo bo ♪ ♪ Got to have your love ♪ ♪ Can't live without your love ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, come back home to me ♪ ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty ♪ ♪ Baby, come home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty ♪ ♪ Baby, come home to me ♪ DOMINIC: Alright!

Woo!

DWAYNE: Alright, y'all, it's a party.

Let's get these hands clapping.

♪ Mmm-mmm-mmm mmm-mmm-mmm-mm ♪ ♪ Mmm-mmm-mmm mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ Mmm-mmm-mmm mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ Mmm-mmm-mmm mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Little bitty pretty one ♪ ♪ Come on home to me ♪ ♪ Lovey dovey lovey one ♪ ♪ Come sit down on my knee, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Alright ♪ ♪ ♪ Sonny Paladino!

♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ I tell you a story ♪ ♪ Happened long time ago ♪ ♪ Lovey dovey lovey one ♪ ♪ I've been watchin' you grow, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh, whoa whoa whoa whoa oh ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty ♪ ♪ Baby, come home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty, dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Dip dop ditty ♪ ♪ Baby, come home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Come back, come back to me ♪ ♪ Come back, come back home ♪ ♪ Come back, baby, come home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Come back, come back to me ♪ ♪ Come back, come back home ♪ ♪ Come back, baby, come home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Come back, come back to me ♪ ♪ Come back, come back home ♪ ♪ Come back, baby, come home to me ♪ ♪ Dip dop a ditty ditty ♪ ♪ Come back ♪ ♪ Baby, come home to ♪ ♪ me ♪ [cheering and applause] CHARL: So, ladies and gentlemen, as we said before, we are the Doo Wop Project from New York City, and we all met backstage on Broadway doing a little show called "Jersey Boys," and then... [crowd whoops] ...a few of us went on to do other shows on Broadway, such as "A Bronx Tale," "Hairspray," Carole King's "Beautiful," and "Motown: The Musical" just to name a few.

JOHN: And you know, we knew we wanted to sing together outside the theater, but we didn't know what we wanted to do eventually.

Eventually we settled on doo wop music because it's incredible music.

DOMINIC: And that led to a broader conversation about doo wop and how doo wop influenced the popular music that we grew up listening to.

RUSSELL: That's right.

And what we realized is it's all connected.

Doo wop and R&B are like the roots to this giant musical family tree.

DWAYNE: [baritone voice] And tonight... [laughter] ...we're gonna be singing those songs you know and love, as well as songs that we have reimagined as doo wop.

It's the "Project" part of our name.

CHARL: And as we go along tonight, we're each gonna tell you a little bit about ourselves and how we came to know about doo wop music, but first we are gonna start at the beginning.

We're gonna do some old school street corner singing for you, and this next song is a rite of passage for any doo wop group.

SONNY: One, two, three!

♪ To spend one night with you ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ In our old rendezvous ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Cherie, doo wop, I love you so ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ That's my desire ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ To hear you whisper low ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Just when it's time to go ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Cherie, doo wop, I love you so ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ That's my desire ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ To sip a little glass of wine ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo wop ♪ ♪ I'll gaze into your eyes divine ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo wop ♪ ♪ To feel the warmth of your lips ♪ ♪ Doo ♪ ♪ Pressing on mine ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ To spend one night with you ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ In our old rendezvous ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Cherie, doo wop, I love you so ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ That's my desire ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ To sip a little glass of wine ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo wop ♪ ♪ I'll gaze into your eyes divine ♪ ♪ To feel the warmth of your lips ♪ ♪ Doo ♪ ♪ Pressing on mine ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ To spend one night with you ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ In our old rendezvous ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Cherie, doo wop, I love you so ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ That's my ♪ ♪ Desire ♪ ♪ Cherie, Cherie ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ Desire, desire ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa whoa whoa ♪ ♪ Desire ♪ [cheering and applause] Thank you.

[cheering and applause] [Sonny counting off] ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ ♪ Please won't you try ♪ ♪ To give your love to me ♪ ♪ Don't pass me by ♪ ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I've waited so long ♪ ♪ And faithfully ♪ ♪ Don't say I'm wrong ♪ ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I made a vow ♪ ♪ No other love could be ♪ ♪ I'll prove it now ♪ ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I'll never lie ♪ ♪ To you eternally ♪ ♪ My heart is tied ♪ ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ ♪ For all my pleas ♪ ♪ There's been no answer ♪ ♪ But my heart says please ♪ ♪ On what you do ♪ ♪ My life depends ♪ ♪ And with your answer ♪ ♪ Love starts or ends ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I love you ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I want you ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I love you ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ DOMINIC: Alright!

♪ ♪ RUSSELL: Kevin Ramessar on guitar!

[cheering] ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I love you ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I want you ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I love you ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa ♪ ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ ♪ I love you sweet, sweet, sweet ♪ ♪ Rose Marie ♪ ♪ Whoa whoa ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh Rose Marie ♪ [cheering and applause] LAUREN: Oh, have we got a surprise for you.

On PBS, we love to give you breathtaking musical specials like this one, and we also make it our business to take it beyond the concert, introducing you to your favorite artists.

So what do you say?

Let's meet The Doo Wop Project.

Please, welcome Dominic Nolfi, Charl Brown, Russel Fischer, Sonny Paladino, John Michael Dias, and Dwayne "The Bass" Cooper.

Guys, thank you so much for joining us.

We're so glad to have you here on PBS.

RUSSEL: Thanks for having us.

LAUREN: So, you guys have done all kinds of work together and separately in different musicals, tell us a little bit about where you all started and how you came together as The Doo Wop Project.

DOMINIC: Absolutely, well, we're all from different places, but we all met in New York City, and we've all done a variety of different Broadway shows from Hairspray, Motown: the Musical, Beautiful: The Carol King Story to Jersey Boys where we met, and decided to form this group.

LAUREN: Well, we're so glad that you did, and we've been working on this for a long time, right?

How does it feel to finally pull the show off on PBS?

SONNY: Oh, it feels amazing.

This has been a dream of ours for a long time, and to finally be able to pull it off and perform it for PBS audiences is awesome.

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[applause] ♪ ♪ Ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, ooo, ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ People say I'm the life of the party ♪ ♪ 'Cause I tell a joke or two ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Although I might be laughing loud and hearty ♪ ♪ Deep inside I'm blue ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ So take a good look at my face ♪ ♪ You'll see my smile looks out of place ♪ ♪ If you look closer, it's easy to trace ♪ ♪ The tracks of my tears ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ I need you ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Since you left me ♪ ♪ if you see me with another girl ♪ ♪ Seeming like I'm having fun ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Although she might be cute ♪ ♪ She's just a substitute ♪ ♪ Because you're the permanent one ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ So take a good look ♪ ♪ At my face ♪ ♪ Whoa, you'll see my smile, yeah ♪ ♪ Looks out of place ♪ ♪ Look a little bit closer ♪ ♪ It's easy to trace ♪ ♪ The tracks of my tears ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh oh ♪ ♪ I need you ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Hey yeah ♪ ♪ Outside ♪ ♪ I'm masquerading ♪ ♪ Inside ♪ ♪ My hope is fading ♪ ♪ Just a clown ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, since you put me down ♪ ♪ My smile is my makeup ♪ ♪ I wear since my breakup with you ♪ ♪ Baby, take a good look ♪ ♪ At my face ♪ ♪ Oh, you'll see my smile, yeah ♪ ♪ Looks out of place ♪ ♪ Look a little bit closer ♪ ♪ It's easy ♪ ♪ To trace ♪ ♪ The tracks of my tears ♪ ♪ Baby, baby, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Take a good look ♪ ♪ At my face ♪ ♪ Oh, you'll see my smile, yeah ♪ ♪ Looks out of place ♪ ♪ Look a little bit closer ♪ ♪ It's easy, ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ The tracks of my tears ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Mistakes, I know I've made a few ♪ ♪ But I'm only human ♪ ♪ You've made mistakes, too ♪ ♪ I'm trying ♪ ♪ Ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ I'm just about at the end of my rope ♪ ♪ But I can't stop trying ♪ ♪ I can't give up hope ♪ ♪ Because I need you here ♪ ♪ And one day I'll hold you near ♪ ♪ Whisper, I still love you, baby ♪ ♪ Until that day is here ♪ ♪ I'm crying ♪ ♪ Ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, ooo, ooo, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, ooo, ooo, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪ ♪ A-whoooooo ooooh ♪ [cheering] ♪ Baby, baby ♪ ♪ Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo ♪ [cheering and applause] RUSSELL: Charl Brown!

[cheering and applause] DOMINIC: Ladies and gentlemen, Charl is too modest to mention this himself, but he was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Smokey Robinson in "Motown: The Musical."

[cheering and applause] JOHN: It's true.

And he never lets us forget it.

[laughter] CHARL: But Dominic and Dwayne and I, we had the distinct pleasure of meeting pretty much all of the living Motown legends, including the boss, Miss Ross, herself came opening night along with some of her friends like Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight and Valerie Simpson.

And of course, Smokey Robinson himself not only came to opening night, but then he came to the very next show.

And that time he sat in the second row where I could see him.

So I had to watch him watching me playing him for the entirety of his life, no pressure.

[laughs] Whenever he would come to the show afterwards, he'd wait for me to say hello and he'd be on the stage.

I'd come from my dressing room and he'd see me and open his arms and put on his big Smokey smile and say, "Hey, me!"

[laughter] And that was amazing.

Trust me.

And on that note, here's another one by Smokey and the Miracles.

SONNY: One, two, three!

♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Now if there's a smile on my face ♪ ♪ It's only there trying to fool the public ♪ ♪ But when it comes down to fooling you ♪ ♪ Now, honey, that's quite a different subject ♪ ♪ But don't let my glad expression ♪ ♪ Give you the wrong impression ♪ ♪ Really I'm sad, oh, I'm sadder than sad ♪ ♪ And you're gone and I'm hurting so bad ♪ ♪ Like a clown I pretend to be glad ♪ ♪ Sad, sad, sad, sad ♪ ♪ Now there's some sad things known to man ♪ ♪ But ain't too much sadder than ♪ ♪ The tears of a clown ♪ ♪ When there's no one around ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Now if I appear to be carefree ♪ ♪ It's only to camouflage my sadness ♪ ♪ In order to shield my pride I try ♪ ♪ To cover this hurt with a show of gladness ♪ ♪ But don't let my show convince you ♪ ♪ That I've been happy since you ♪ ♪ Decided to go ♪ ♪ Why did you go?

♪ ♪ Oh, I needed you so ♪ ♪ I need you so ♪ ♪ I'm hurt and I want you to know ♪ ♪ Want you to know ♪ ♪ But for others I put on a show ♪ ♪ It's just a show ♪ ♪ Oh, no, there's some sad things known to man ♪ ♪ But ain't too much sadder than ♪ ♪ The tears of a clown ♪ ♪ When there's no one around, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ Just like Pagliacci did ♪ ♪ I keep my surface hid ♪ ♪ Smiling in the public eye ♪ ♪ But in my lonely room I cry ♪ ♪ The tears of a clown ♪ ♪ When there's no one around ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Now if there's a smile on my face ♪ ♪ Don't let my glad expression ♪ ♪ Give you the wrong impression ♪ ♪ Don't let this smile I wear ♪ ♪ Make you think that I don't care ♪ ♪ It's the tears of a clown ♪ ♪ When there's no one around, baby ♪ ♪ Tears of a clown ♪ [cheering and applause] DWAYNE: So as I mentioned earlier, we're gonna be singing those songs you know and love as well as songs that we have reimagined as doo wop.

And that's where the "Project" part of our name comes in.

We figured why not appeal to the younger generation and the older generation by taking a contemporary song and giving it a doo wop twist.

Something that I like to call "doo-wopify."

[laughter] CHARL: He made that up himself.

He's so very proud of it.

DWAYNE: That's right.

Don't take it.

I know where you live.

[laughing] Sonny Paladino, our music director, came to us with this particular song, and we're gonna test it out for you tonight.

And if you don't like it, blame Sonny.

SONNY: One, two, one, two, three, and!

♪ Doo dah, ba doo dah, ba doo dah, ba boo dah ♪ ♪ Ba doo da, ba doo dah ♪ ♪ Ba boo dah, ba doo dah ♪ ♪ Ba doo dah, ba doo dah ♪ ♪ Ba doo dah, ba doo dah ♪ ♪ Ba doo dah, ba doo dah ♪ ♪ Ba doo ♪ ♪ Well, you done done me ♪ ♪ And you bet I felt it ♪ ♪ I tried to be chill ♪ ♪ but you're so hot that I melted ♪ ♪ I fell right through the cracks ♪ ♪ Now I'm trying to get back ♪ ♪ Before the cool done run out ♪ ♪ I'll be giving it my bestest ♪ ♪ And nothing's gonna stop me ♪ ♪ But divine intervention ♪ ♪ I reckon it's again my turn ♪ ♪ To win some or learn some ♪ ♪ But I won't hesitate no more ♪ ♪ No more, it cannot wait ♪ ♪ I'm yours ♪ ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Alright.

RUSSELL: Listen.

♪ Open up your mind and see like me ♪ ♪ Open up your plans and damn, you're free ♪ ♪ Look into your heart and you'll find ♪ ♪ Love, love, love, love ♪ ♪ Listen to the music of the moment, people ♪ ♪ Dance and sing, we're just one big family ♪ ♪ And it's our godforsaken right ♪ ♪ to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved ♪ ♪ So I won't hesitate no more ♪ ♪ No more, it cannot wait, I'm sure ♪ ♪ There's no need to complicate ♪ ♪ Our time is short ♪ ♪ This is our fate ♪ ♪ I'm yours ♪ ♪ Do, do, do you, do you, do you, do, do ♪ ♪ Do you want to come on ♪ ♪ Scooch on over closer, dear ♪ ♪ And I will nibble your ear ♪ ♪ A-soo-da-ba ba-ba-bay-um ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ Let me see your hands!

♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I've been spending way too long ♪ ♪ Checking my tongue in the mirror ♪ ♪ And bending over backwards ♪ ♪ Just so I can see it clearer ♪ ♪ And my breath fogged up the glass ♪ ♪ And so I drew a new face and I laughed ♪ ♪ I guess that what we're saying ♪ ♪ is there ain't no better reason ♪ ♪ To rid yourself of vanities ♪ ♪ and just go with the season ♪ ♪ It's what we aim to do ♪ ♪ Our name is our virtue ♪ ♪ But I won't hesitate no more ♪ ♪ No more, this is our fate ♪ ♪ I'm yours ♪ ♪ Well, open up your mind and see like me ♪ ♪ Open up your plans and damn, you're free ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart and you'll find that ♪ ♪ the sky is yours ♪ ♪ Oh, please, don't, please, don't ♪ ♪ please, don't ♪ ♪ There's no need to complicate ♪ ♪ 'Cause our time is short ♪ ♪ This, oh, this, oh, this is our fate ♪ ♪ I'm yours ♪ DWAYNE: Alright!

Ha ha ha!

CHARL: Yeah!

[cheering and applause] DWAYNE: Think they like it!

RUSSELL: Alright, alright.

[cheering and applause] ♪ DOMINIC: And, ladies and gentlemen, quick question: Are you familiar with the Del-Vikings?

[cheering] I knew you would be.

The Del-Vikings is our favorite doo wop group for two reasons.

One, they wrote and produced and performed great songs.

Two, they were one of the first integrated doo wop groups to really push themselves out into the national spotlight, and for that, we love and respect them.

Now, this next song is an American classic.

I know you guys know it.

So do me a solid, help me out and sing a little bit with me.

Ready?

Come on, boys.

Here we go.

♪ ♪ Dom-dom dom-dom-dom ♪ ♪ Dom-de-doo-be-dom ♪ [audience joins] ♪ Dom dom dom dom ♪ ♪ Dom-de-doo-be-dom dom dom dom dom ♪ ♪ Dom-be-doo-be-dom ♪ ♪ Wha-wha-wha-whaah ♪ ♪ Dom-dom dom-dom-dom ♪ ♪ Dom-de-doo-be-dom dom dom dom dom ♪ ♪ Dom-de-doo-be-dom dom dom dom dom ♪ ♪ Dom-be-doo-be-dom ♪ ♪ Wha-wha-wha-whaah ♪ ♪ Well, I love, love you, darlin' ♪ ♪ Come and go with me ♪ ♪ Please don't send me ♪ ♪ Way beyond the sea ♪ ♪ I need you darlin' ♪ ♪ So come go with me ♪ ♪ Come, come, come, come ♪ ♪ Come into my heart ♪ ♪ Tell me darlin' ♪ ♪ We will never part ♪ ♪ I need you darlin' ♪ ♪ So come go with me ♪ ♪ Wha-wha-wha-whaah ♪ ♪ Yes, I need you ♪ ♪ Yes, I really need you ♪ ♪ Please say you'll never leave me ♪ ♪ Well, say you never ♪ ♪ Say you really never ♪ ♪ Never give me a chance ♪ ♪ Chance!

♪ ♪ Come, come, come, come ♪ ♪ Come into my heart ♪ ♪ Tell me, darlin' ♪ ♪ We will never part ♪ ♪ I need you darlin' ♪ ♪ So come go with me ♪ ♪ Wha-wha-wha-whaah ♪ DOMINIC: Alright!

♪ ♪ Ladies and gentlemen, Dave Mann!

Give it up!

[cheering] ♪ Yes, I need you ♪ ♪ Yes, I really need you ♪ ♪ Please say you'll never leave me ♪ ♪ Well, say you never ♪ ♪ Say you really never ♪ ♪ Never give me a chance ♪ ♪ Chance!

♪ ♪ Love you, love you, darlin' ♪ ♪ Come and go with me ♪ ♪ Please don't send me ♪ ♪ Way beyond the sea ♪ ♪ I need you darlin' ♪ ♪ So come go with me ♪ ♪ Come on, go with me ♪ ♪ Come on, go with me ♪ ♪ Come on, go with me ♪ ♪ Wha-wha-wha-whaah ♪ [cheering and applause] LAUREN: The Doo Wop Project is a supergroup made up of some of Broadway's greatest performers, including Charl Brown and John Michael Dias.

[Charl laughs] Welcome, you two, so glad to have you here.

CHARL: Good to be here.

LAUREN: So, you've already had some amazing careers.

What inspired you to come together for The Doo Wop Project?

JOHN: You know, it's rare that you, not rare, I shouldn't say rare, but it's- it's- it's exceptional when you get to work with people that you like, you know.

And we were like, we kind of just stuck together because we were like, "Okay, "let's do this offstage and give... make our own performance opportunities."

So, it's been a blast to perform with each other outside of a Broadway stage.

CHARL: Yeah.

We had the opportunity to be in Jersey Boys together and we had a lot of antics backstage that we brought on the road with us now.

[laughs] LAUREN: It seems like you have a lot of fun together.

JOHN: We do, for sure.

CHARL: We do.

LAUREN: Tell us a little bit more about Charl.

What is he really like?

CHARL: Uh-oh JOHN: Well, Charl is super fashionable, clearly.

CHARL: Oh, yes, it's true.

LAUREN: I can see that.

JOHN: And he's usually in charge of what we look like.

Um, we call him "the Senator" jokingly because he just is in charge everywhere he goes and you know, he's great to be around.

He's very funny and we connect on many levels.

We're, well, ex- almost exactly the same age, which is, you know, within a month of each other.

CHARL: We won't say what age that is.

JOHN: No, it doesn't matter.

[all laughing] They don't need to know that.

LAUREN: So tell us, what do we need to know about John?

CHARL: Well, John also is very funny.

In fact, he has the dry, I call it the Bea Arthur humor, where he just gets in these zingers without any expression.

Then you get it like a minute later like that was hilarious.

[John laughing] So, and also he's a consummate professional and he sings his face off.

He's one of the best singers I know.

In fact, all these guys are.

We're very lucky, we're spoiled with riches in this group.

Everyone can hold their own as a soloist and also blend and be in a part of a Doo Wop group.

And so, John is no exception to that.

He's incredible to work with.

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[cheering and applause] DOMINIC: Ladies and gentlemen, this one's from the Bronx.

♪ Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun ♪ ♪ Na da da da da dun dun ♪ ♪ dun dun dun dun dun dun da ♪ ♪ Know why I love you like I do ♪ ♪ Dun dun dun dun da ♪ ♪ Know why I do ♪ ♪ Don't know why I love you ♪ ♪ Don't know why I care ♪ ♪ I just want your love to share ♪ ♪ I wonder why I love you like I do ♪ ♪ Is it because you say you love me, too?

♪ ♪ I wonder why I love you like I do ♪ ♪ Like I do ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ah wop wop ♪ ♪ Wop wop, wop wop wop wop ♪ ♪ I told my friends that we would never part ♪ ♪ They often said that you would break my heart ♪ ♪ I wonder why they think that we will part ♪ ♪ We will part ♪ ♪ Duh duh dun dun dun dah ♪ ♪ Bah ah bah ah dun dun dun bah ♪ ♪ Beh do beh do bah ♪ ♪ Doo doo bah ♪ ♪ Duh duh dun dun dun dah ♪ ♪ Dun dun duh dah ♪ ♪ Wop wop ♪ ♪ Wop wop wop wop wop ♪ ♪ When you're with me ♪ ♪ I'm sure you're always true ♪ ♪ When you're away, I wonder what you'll do ♪ ♪ I wonder why I'm sure you're always true ♪ ♪ Always true ♪ ♪ Dun dun dun dun dun dun dah ♪ ♪ Don't know why I do ♪ ♪ Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun ♪ ♪ Di di dun dun dun di dun dun ♪ ♪ Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun ♪ ♪ Di di dun dun dun di dun dun ♪ ♪ Haaaa... ♪ [cheering and applause] JOHN: Thank you so much.

So like I said before, my name is John Michael Dias.

I'm from Tiverton, Rhode Island.

[audience whooping] Oh.

You're not from Rhode Island, but thank you for the support.

Um, you know, I grew up with a mother, who was a nurse, and my father, who was a police officer.

So very practical jobs, right?

So they, when I told them I wanted to be a singer... for a living... [laughter] ...they had that very same reaction, actually, um...

So, you know, eventually they became supportive because they found out that I was okay at it.

And they said you're gonna go to school, you're gonna go get your degree so you have something to fall back on.

We love that, right?

All you parents have said that to your kids, haven't you?

Yes, that's right.

But that's why I went to Boston Conservatory, where I met Dominic Nolfi here.

DOMINIC: That's right, that's right.

JOHN: Yeah.

And pounded the pavement for a few years.

Um, went to about 13 different auditions for this show called "Jersey Boys."

Yeah.

Over the course of two years.

Um... Yeah, I know.

Um, and I finally wore them down, and they gave me the part of Frankie Valli in the Chicago Company of "Jersey Boys."

[cheering and applause] Thank you.

You know, we actually have not just one Frankie on stage tonight, we have two.

So you know what's better than one Frankie.

TOGETHER: Two Frankies.

[laughs] JOHN: So...

So how do you feel about some "Jersey Boys" tunes?

Is that okay?

[cheering] All right, let's get it.

♪ RUSSELL: Put your hands together.

Come on.

♪ ♪ Sherry, Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry, can you come out tonight?

♪ ♪ Come, come, come out tonight ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry, can you come out tonight?

♪ ♪ Why don't you come out ♪ ♪ To my twist party ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ Where the bright moon shines ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ We'll dance the night away ♪ ♪ I'm gonna make you mine ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Sherry, can you come out tonight?

♪ ♪ Come, come, come out tonight ♪ ♪ Come come, come out tonight ♪ ♪ You better ask your mama ♪ ♪ Sherry baby ♪ ♪ Tell her everything is alright ♪ ♪ Why don't you come out, come out ♪ ♪ With your red dress on ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ Ooh, you look so fine ♪ ♪ Come out ♪ ♪ Movin' nice and easy ♪ ♪ Girl, you make me lose my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ They don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ Who said they don't cry?

♪ ♪ My girl ♪ ♪ Said good-bye ♪ ♪ My oh my ♪ ♪ My girl didn't cry ♪ ♪ I wonder why ♪ ♪ Silly boy ♪ ♪ I told my girl we had to break up ♪ ♪ Silly boy ♪ ♪ I hoped that she would call my bluff ♪ ♪ Silly boy ♪ ♪ And then she said to my surprise ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ They don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Who said they don't cry?

♪ ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ I was cruel ♪ ♪ I was cruel ♪ ♪ Baby, I'm a fool ♪ ♪ I'm such a fool ♪ ♪ Silly girl ♪ ♪ Shame on you your mama said ♪ ♪ Silly girl ♪ ♪ Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed ♪ ♪ Silly girl ♪ ♪ Shame on you, you told a lie ♪ ♪ Big girls do cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ They don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ That's just an alibi ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ Big girls don't cry ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooo weee ooooh ♪ [cheering and applause] RUSSELL: John Michael Dias!

DOMINIC: Russell Fischer, ladies and gentlemen.

[cheering and applause] RUSSELL: So I grew up listening to this music, singing along to this music, harmonizing to this music, so much so that in the 1980s, I thought this music was current.

[laughter] But it did serve me many years later, when I auditioned for and was cast in the Broadway company of "Jersey Boys."

Fun fact.

My birthday is on August 22nd, and I got the phone call to join the Broadway company of Jersey Boys on my 22nd birthday.

[applause and cheering] And with that, here's another one from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons!

♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh wah ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Walk like a man ♪ ♪ Oh, how you tried to cut me down to size ♪ ♪ Tellin' dirty lies to my friends ♪ ♪ Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh ♪ ♪ My own father said give her up, don't bother ♪ ♪ The world isn't comin' to an end ♪ ♪ He said ♪ ♪ Walk like a man, talk like a man ♪ ♪ Walk like a man, my son ♪ ♪ No woman's worth crawlin' on the earth ♪ ♪ So walk like a man, my son ♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Bye, baby, I don't mean maybe ♪ ♪ Gonna get along somehow ♪ ♪ Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh ♪ ♪ Soon you'll be cryin' ♪ ♪ on account of all your lyin' ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, just look who's laughin' now ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ♪ ♪ Walk like a man, fast as I can ♪ ♪ Walk like a man from you ♪ ♪ I'll tell the world, forget about it, girl ♪ ♪ And walk like a man from you ♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Ooh-wee-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Walk like a man ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] Thank you so much.

DOMINIC: Russell Fischer, ladies and gentlemen.

[cheering and applause] DWAYNE: And now it's my turn to talk.

[laughter] [cheering] I discovered doo wop in a different way.

My mom used to date one of the Drifters.

[cheering] [laughter] But he's not my daddy.

[laughing] He drifted on.

[laughter] But the thing that I like about doo wop music is that it brings people together, and we're gonna do our best to keep it alive.

[cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ It's not Marie ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ It's not Sherie ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ But she's not in love with me ♪ ♪ With me ♪ ♪ And you'll see ♪ ♪ It's not Marie ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ It's not Sherie ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ But she's not in love with me ♪ ♪ But maybe she loves me ♪ ♪ Loves me ♪ ♪ But how am I to know?

♪ ♪ And maybe she wants me ♪ ♪ Wants me ♪ ♪ But how am I to know?

♪ ♪ Bom bom bom bom bom bom ♪ ♪ Bom bom bom bom bom ♪ ♪ Bom bom bom ♪ ♪ Bom bom bom bom bom ♪ ♪ Well, now they often call me Speedo ♪ ♪ But my real name is Mister Earl ♪ ♪ Mmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ Well, now they often call me Speedo ♪ ♪ But my real name is Mister Earl ♪ ♪ Mmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ Known for meetin' brand new fellas ♪ ♪ And chasin' other folks's girls ♪ ♪ Mmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ Well, now they often call me Speedo ♪ ♪ 'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time ♪ ♪ Mmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ Well, now they often call me Speedo ♪ ♪ 'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time ♪ ♪ Mmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ And I've known some pretty ladies ♪ ♪ I caused them to change their mind ♪ ♪ Brrrrr ♪ ♪ Well, now some may call me Joe ♪ ♪ Some may call me Moe ♪ ♪ Just remember Speedo ♪ ♪ He don't ever take it slow ♪ ♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Woo hoo hoo!

♪ ♪ Alright, alright!

♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Woo!

♪ Come on, put your hands together ♪ ♪ Come on, put your hands together ♪ ♪ Come on, come on, put your hands together ♪ ♪ Come on, put your hands together ♪ ♪ Come on, put your hands together ♪ ♪ Come on, put your hands together ♪ ♪ Come on and put your hands together ♪ ♪ Now, now, now, now, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Now, now, now, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey-ey-ey-ey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Hey hey hey!

♪ ♪ Ow, ow, ow, yeah ♪ [cheering] ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, Speedo, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Awwwwwaaaah!

♪ ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Aaaaahhhh!

♪ ♪ Some may call me Joe ♪ ♪ Some may call me Moe ♪ ♪ Just remember Speedo ♪ ♪ He don't ever take it slow ♪ ♪ Often they call me Speedo ♪ ♪ But my real name is Mister Earl ♪ ♪ Mmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ Now they often call me Speedo ♪ ♪ My real name is Mister Earl ♪ ♪ Mmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ Bop do be do be bop ♪ [cheering and applause] CHARL: Dwayne Cooper!

[cheering and applause] Ladies and gentlemen, did you have fun tonight?

[cheering] Would you like another song?

[cheering] Oh, what a night we had with you all.

We got one more for you.

Stay on your feet if you want.

We can dance this night out of here.

Come on, let's make it a party.

You know the song.

Sing along.

Hey.

Here we go.

♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ Late December back in '63 ♪ ♪ What a very special time for me ♪ ♪ As I remember, what a night ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ You know I didn't even know her name ♪ ♪ But I was never gonna be the same ♪ ♪ What a lady, what a night ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, I ♪ ♪ I got a funny feelin' ♪ ♪ when she walked in the room ♪ ♪ Yeah, and my ♪ ♪ As I recall, it ended much too soon ♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ Hypnotizin', mesmerizing me ♪ ♪ She was everything I dreamed she'd be ♪ ♪ Sweet surrender, what a night ♪ CHARL: Alright, boys, are you ready?

Here we go.

DWP, let's hit it!

Go!

♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ I felt a rush ♪ ♪ like a rollin' ball of thunder ♪ ♪ Spinnin' my head around ♪ ♪ and takin' my body under ♪ ♪ Oh, what a night ♪ ♪ DWAYNE: Hands up!

It's a party!

Hands up!

It's a party!

Hey hey!

CHARL: Come on, Russell.

♪ Oh, I ♪ ♪ I got a funny feelin' ♪ ♪ when she walked in the room ♪ ♪ Yeah, my ♪ ♪ As I recall, it ended much too soon, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ Why'd it take so long to see the light?

♪ ♪ Seemed so wrong, but now it seems so right ♪ ♪ Sweet surrender, what a night ♪ CHARL: Alright, here we go!

One more time!

Let's hit it!

Hey!

♪ ♪ Come on up!

♪ DWAYNE: Ain't no party like a PBS party!

ALL: 'Cause a PBS party don't stop!

♪ I felt a rush ♪ ♪ like a rollin' ball of thunder ♪ ♪ Spinnin' my head around ♪ ♪ and takin' my body under ♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ Do-do-do-do-do ♪ ♪ Do-do-do ♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ Do-do-do-do-do ♪ ♪ Do-do-do ♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ Do-do-do-do-do ♪ ♪ Do-do-do ♪ ♪ Oh what a night ♪ ♪ Do-do-do-do-do ♪ ♪ Do-do-do ♪ ♪ Oh what a night!

♪ [cheering and applause] LAUREN: And we're back again, once more with The Doo Wop Project.

Guys, I'm starting to feel a little sad that our time together is coming to an end.

ALL: We know.

JOHN: It's not over yet though.

We've got one more.

RUSSEL: PBS has been such an integral part of our development.

I mean I spent my mornings watching Sesame Street, and my evenings watching Great Performances.

CHARL: And, you know, and I talk about this in the show, the first time I saw Smokey Robinson was on Sesame Street, singing with a giant letter U that was ♪ Trying to get a hold on you ♪ [all laughing] DOMINIC: I think we were all greatly influenced by PBS specials.

You know, Les Mis, for me personally, was a huge influence on my impact as a Broadway performer.

CHARL: Yeah RUSSEL: Yep SONNY: Yeah, and I literally grew up, watching my uncle perform Doo Wop music on PBS.

LAUREN: I love that so much.

DWAYNE: And PBS gave me time to spend time with my grandfather.

LAUREN: That's amazing.

You guys have made it through your first PBS special.

Do you think you'll be back for more?

CHARL: We hope so.

JOHN: I hope so.

DOMINIC: Yes!

[laughs] JOHN: And you know, that really depends on you if you liked what you saw tonight.

And if you've been bobbing along in your seats at home, please give what you can.

LAUREN: Well, thank you guys so much for sharing your talent.

It's amazing.

And also your hearts, you guys are the sweetest.

And we- we've had so much fun working with you.

RUSSEL: Thank you.

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♪ RUSSELL: Thank you so much for joining us this evening.

We're gonna take it home with a song made famous by the late, great Amy Winehouse.

And if there are any Valeries out in the house, well, you're in luck, because this one, it's for you.

Take it, Dominic.

♪ ♪ Well, sometimes I go out by myself ♪ ♪ As I look across the water ♪ ♪ ♪ And I think of all the things ♪ ♪ like what you're doing ♪ ♪ And in my head I paint a picture ♪ Come on, Charl.

♪ Well, since you've gone on home ♪ ♪ My body's been a mess ♪ ♪ And I miss your ginger hair ♪ ♪ And the way you like to dress ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you come on over?

♪ ♪ Stop making a fool out of me ♪ ♪ Why don't you come on over, Valerie?

♪ ♪ Valerie ♪ ♪ Oh, my sweet Valerie ♪ ♪ Valerie-ie-ie-ie-ie ♪ DOMINIC: Come on, John.

♪ Did you have to go to jail?

♪ ♪ Put your house up for sale?

♪ ♪ Did you get a good lawyer?

♪ ♪ Hope you didn't catch a tan ♪ ♪ I hope you found the right man ♪ ♪ Who'll fix it for ya ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-ohhh ♪ ♪ Oh, since you've come on home ♪ ♪ Well, my body's been a mess ♪ ♪ And I miss your ginger hair ♪ ♪ And the way you like to dress ♪ ♪ Won't you come on over?

♪ ♪ Stop making a fool out of me ♪ ♪ Why don't you come on over, Valerie?

♪ ♪ Valerie ♪ ♪ My sweet Valerie ♪ ♪ Woo, Valerie ♪ Come on, boys.

♪ ♪ Well, sometimes I go out by myself ♪ ♪ As I look across the water ♪ Oh, yeah.

♪ And I think of all the things ♪ ♪ like what you're doing ♪ ♪ And in my head I paint a picture ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh whoa oh ♪ ♪ Since you've gone on home ♪ ♪ Well, my body's been a mess ♪ ♪ And I miss your ginger hair ♪ ♪ And the way you like to dress ♪ ♪ Won't you come on over?

♪ ♪ Stop making a fool out of me ♪ ♪ Oh, why don't you come on over, Valerie?

♪ ♪ Ba ba ba da ba ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba da ba ♪ ♪ Valerie ♪ ♪ My sweet Valerie ♪ ♪ Valerie ♪ ♪ Oh, my sweet Valerie ♪ ♪ Ooh, Valerie ♪ ♪ Why don't you come on over, Valerie?

♪ ♪ Ba ba ba da ba ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba da ba ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba da ba ♪ ♪ Why don't you come on over, Valerie?

♪ [cheering and applause] RUSSELL: We are the Doo Wop Project.

Thank you all so much for joining us this evening.

We love you.

Good night!

[cheering and applause] ♪