Dominic Nolfi and Jarrod Spector will step into the roles of Tommy DeVito and Frankie Valli, respectively, in the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning smash hit musical, Tonight, Tuesday, September 30. Tony Award® winner Christian Hoff, who originated the role of Tommy DeVito at La Jolla Playhouse and on Broadway, and Michael Longoria, currently playing Frankie Valli, will play their final performances on Sunday, September 28.
Beginning Tuesday, September 30, the cast of
Jersey Boys will be led by
Sebastian Arcelus (
Bob Gaudio),
Matt Bogart (Nick Massi),
Dominic Nolfi (
Tommy DeVito) and
Jarrod Spector (
Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons; with
Peter Gregus and
Mark Lotito. The cast also includes
Miles Aubrey,
Bridget Berger,
Kris Coleman,
Douglas Crawford,
Ken Dow,
Heather Ferguson, Russell Fischer,
Eric Gutman, Katie O’Toole,
Joe Payne, Dominic Scaglione Jr.,
Sara Schmidt,
Eric Schneider and
Jake Speck.
Jersey Boys is written by
Marshall Brickman &
Rick Elice, with music by
Bob Gaudio, lyrics by
Bob Crewe, and is directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner
Des McAnuff and choreographed by
Sergio Trujillo.
Jersey Boys is the story of
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons:
Frankie Valli,
Bob Gaudio,
Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, about a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who 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 on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005 and continues to break box office records at the
August Wilson Theatre. The
Jersey Boys North American Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006 and played a 44-week, record-breaking run. The show is currently playing in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, London and in cities across the U.S. on a National Tour, and will open in Melbourne, Australia in March, 2009.
Jersey Boys: The Story of
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit and is currently on sale in bookstores nationwide.
Dominic Nolfi is an original cast member of the Broadway and
La Jolla Playhouse productions of
Jersey Boys. European Tour: Danny in
Grease. Other theatre credits include William Hogarth in The Art of Success, Cousin Kevin in The Who's Tommy and Tim in Suburbia. Film: Zombie Prom. TV: CBS’s “Broadway Under the Stars.” Dominic has performed as a soloist for The Boston Pops and with his
Jersey Boys cast mates at The White House. BFA, The Boston Conservatory. www.dominicnolfi.com
Jarrod Spector is honored to be a member of the
Jersey Boys family. Theater credits include: Broadway – Les Misérables (Gavroche); Natl. Tours –
Jersey Boys (
Frankie Valli – Original Chicago Cast), Les Miz; Other NYC – Hamlet (Hamlet), Our Country's Good (Sideway), The Viy (Gorobets); Regional – Twist (Pistol – world premiere, Walnut St. Theater). Jarrod grew up in Philadelphia, attended Princeton University, and trained at the Atlantic Theater Company NYC. Endless thanks to
Katie Agresta and JLY; the creative staff & producers for their support; Danni, for her love and inspiration; and to his extraordinary family for everything. AEA.
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