Brad Weinstock, Jason Kappus, et al. to Lead JERSEY BOYS 2nd National Tour

Casting has been announced for the seocond national tour of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. JERSEY BOYS will launch a new Second National Tour at the Forrest Theatre on Dec. 6 - Jan. 14. The official press opening will be Friday, Dec. 9 at 8:00 pm.

The cast of JERSEY BOYS will be led by Philadelphia-area native Brandon Andrus (Nick Massi), Colby Foytik (Tommy DeVito), Jason Kappus (Bob Gaudio) and Brad Weinstock (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons, with Barry Anderson and Thomas Fiscella.

The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Stephen Cref, E. Clayton Cornelious, Kaleigh Cronin, Brent DiRoma, Larry Esparza, Natalie Gallo, Devon Goffman, Wes Hart, Dave Hiltebrand, Ruby Lewis, Christopher Messina, Hayden Milanes, Michelle Pruiett, Skye Scott and Carlos Valdes.

Last year's phenomenal premiere engagement of JERSEY BOYS at the Forrest Theatre broke box office records and entertained over 140,000 theatergoers. JERSEY BOYS now holds the record for the highest weekly gross ever at the Forrest Theatre.

Tickets for JERSEY BOYS begin at $52.50 and are now available by calling 800-447-7400 or online at www.telecharge.com/jbphilly or at the Forrest Theatre box office (1114 Walnut St). VIP Ticket Packages are also available for all performances. Groups of 20 or more call 866-276-2947 or 215-790-5883 . For more information, please visit, www.forrest-theatre.com or www.JerseyBoysTour.com.

The performance schedule is: Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm; Friday & Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm; Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm; matinees Saturdays at 2:00 pm & Sundays at 1:00 pm, and weekday matinees on Dec. 21, Dec. 28 and Jan. 11 at 2:00 pm. Additional evening performances are scheduled for Dec. 19, Dec. 26 and Jan. 9 at 7:30 pm. There will be no performances on Saturday, Dec. 24, Sunday, Dec. 25 and Sunday, Jan 1. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.

JERSEY BOYS is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®, the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia). JERSEY BOYS worldwide has been seen by approximately 13 million people (as of July 17, 2011).

Catch a sneak peek of Jersey Boys! Log on to www.JerseyBoysTour.com/watch.

Directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.

JERSEY BOYS opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The JERSEY BOYS First National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, played a record-breaking run in Los Angeles and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. There are six Current Productions of JERSEY BOYS worldwide: New York; London; Las Vegas; Sydney, Australia and two US National tours.

The JERSEY BOYS design and production team comprises Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), Jess Goldstein (Costume Design), Howell Binkley (winner of the 2006 Tony® Award for his Lighting Design of JERSEY BOYS), Steve Canyon Kennedy (Sound Design), Michael Clark (Projections Design), Charles LaPointe (Wig and Hair Design), Steve Orich (Orchestrations) and Ron Melrose (Music Direction, Vocal Arrangements & Incidental Music).

JERSEY BOYS is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, was recently certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The cast recording is now available on Rhino Records. JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit. Seasons Greetings: A JERSEY BOYS Christmas, a new holiday CD featuring international cast members of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, is now available on Rhino Records.

JERSEY BOYS is part of the 2011 - 2012 Broadway Season presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization, with productions at the Academy of Music, Forrest Theatre and Merriam Theater. For additional information on the Broadway Season and subscription packages visit
www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway1112.

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

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