Photo Flash: Jersey Boys 2nd National Tour

The 2nd National Tour company of Jersey Boys, the winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, began performances at San Francisco's Curran Theatre Friday, May 4.  

Meanwhile, the 1st National Tour moves on to Los Angeles to begin performances at the Ahmanson Theatre Friday, May 25.

The new touring cast of Jersey Boys, which has extended its run in San Francisco through September 30, 2007, stars Drew Gehling as Bob Gaudio, Steve Gouveia as Nick Massi, Jeremy Kushnier as Tommy DeVito, and Jarrod Spector as Frankie Valli. 

The ensemble includes Eddie Driscoll, Craig Laurie, John Michael Coppola, Lyndsey Cole, John Michael Dias, Mike Erickson, Steven M. Goldsmith, John Hickman, Lauren Marshall, Wade McCollum, Rashad Naylor, Jenny Lee Ramos, Jake Speck, Kara Tremel, and Ryan Quinn West.

Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito), Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), Drew Gehling (Bob Gaudio)

Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), Drew Gehling (Bob Gaudio), Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito)

Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli) , Drew Gehling (Bob Gaudio), Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito), Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi)

Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi), Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), Drew Gehling (Bob Gaudio), Jeremy Kushnier (Tommy DeVito)

Photos by Joan Marcus

Tickets for Jersey Boys ($30 - $99) and can be purchased online at www.shnsf.com, through Ticketmaster by calling 415-512-7770, at www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers and the Curran Theatre Box Office (445 Geary between Taylor and Mason, Monday 12-6PM, Tuesday – Saturday 12-8:30PM, and Sunday 12-4PM) or Orpheum Theatre Box Office (1192 Market at 8th St., Monday – Saturday 10AM-6PM). For groups of 20 or more, call Group Sales at 415-551-2020.

Regular performance schedule: Tuesdays – Saturdays at 8PM; Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays at 2PM.  Added performances: Sunday evening, May 13, July 1, 8 & 15 at 7:30PM.  No Wednesday matinee on May 9; and no performances on Sunday, June 24 or Wednesday, July 4.

Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, and how this 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 sound and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.   Jersey Boys features such Four Seasons hits as "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Sherry," "Walk Like A Man," "Oh, What A Night," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."

Jersey Boys opened at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco to rave reviews on December 1, 2006, and continues to be one of the hottest shows ever to play San Francisco. The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jersey Boys, produced by Bob Gaudio, received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.