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Nick Cosgrove, Nicolas Dromard Join JERSEY BOYS National Tour

By: Jun. 03, 2013
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The National Tour of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, welcomes Nick Cosgrove (Frankie Valli) and Nicolas Dromard (Tommy DeVito) beginning June 4 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They will join a company that includes Brandon Andrus (Nick Massi) and Jason Kappus (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons, with Barry Anderson and Thomas Fiscella. The Salt Lake City premiere engagement ofJERSEY BOYS will play June 4-15 at the Capitol Theater. Following Salt Lake City, the company will move to Little Rock, Arkansas for a premiere engagement at the Robinson Center Music Hall June 19-23.

The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Stephen Cerf, Kaleigh Cronin, Brent DiRoma, Marlana Dunn, Larry Esparza, Devon Goffman, De'Lon Grant, Dave Hiltebrand, Bryan Hindle, Ian Joseph, Hayden Milanes, Michelle Pruiett, John Rochette, Rachel Schur and Skye Scott.

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 over 17.5 million people (as of April, 2013).

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. JERSEY BOYS is currently playing in New York; Las Vegas; London; Perth, Australia; Johannesburg, South Africa and across North America on Tour; JERSEY BOYS will open soon in Capetown, South Africa.

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.

For more information, please visit www.JerseyBoysTour.com.

CAST BIOGRAPHIES

Brandon Andrus (Nick Massi) Previously: Oklahoma! (Curly, 1st National Tour); Xanadu (Sonny); All Shook Up (Chad, MSMT); Damn Yankees (Rocky); Annie Get Your Gun (Frank u/s); Camelot (Sir Lionel, Goodspeed); Illyria (Duke Orsino, Prospect Theater Co.); Romeo & Juliet: The Musical (Capulet); Snow White an Enchanting Musical (The Prince); Guiding Light (Officer Tucker, CBS Television). Ithaca College graduate.

Nick Cosgrove (Frankie Valli) is extremely grateful and honored to be a part of the Jersey Boys family. Off Broadway: Where's Charley? (Encores!) Regional:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph), The Sound of Music (Rolf), Snapshots (Danny), Titanic (Fleet). NY Readings/Workshops: Saving Aimee(Charlie Chaplin), Natural Woman (Neil Sedaka), It's a Wonderful Life (Harry Bailey), Wanda's World (Ty Belvedere), Tuck Everlasting (dir. Casey Nicholaw). BFA in Acting/Music Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University.

Nicolas DromarD (Tommy DeVito) For the last 14 years, Nicolas been traveling all over the USA and Canada doing what he loves to do. Before being in Jersey Boys, Nicolas led the Broadway cast of Mary Poppins playing Bert. Broadway: 3. National Tours: 4. Regional shows: Yes. Proud Canadian: Ah oui! Astrological Sign: Libra. Thanks mom and dad, bisous Gabrielle. You want more? www.nicolasdromard.com

Jason Kappus (Bob Gaudio) Seattle native. Broadway: American Idiot. National Tour: Legally Blonde. Regional: Catch Me if You Can, West Side Story (5th Avenue Theatre), Hairspray (North Carolina Theatre), High School Musical (Seattle Children's Theatre).

TOUR SCHEDULE

Salt Lake City, UT Capitol Theatre June 4-16

Little Rock, AR Robinson Center June 19-23

Ottawa, ON National Arts Centre June 26-July 7

Greenville, SC Peace Center July 10-22

Des Moines, IA Civic Center July 24-August 4

Fayetteville, AR Walton Arts Center September 3-8

Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall September 10-15

Columbus, OH Ohio Theatre September 17-29

Grand Rapids, MI Devos Hall October 1-6

Waterbury, CT Palace Theater October 9-13

Milwaukee, WI Uihlein Hall October 16-27

Nashville, TN TPAC October 29-November 3

North Charleston, SC N. Charleston PAC November 5-10

Baltimore, MD France-Merrick PAC November 12-24

Additional 2013/14 dates will be announced




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