JERSEY BOYS Announces Adelaide Run from October

JERSEY BOYS – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons will open at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide, from October 26, 2012.

The musical opened in Melbourne in July 2009 and played for 13 months before transferring to Sydney's Theatre Royal opening in September 2010 for a 15 month season. Over 1,000,000 people have seen the show in Melbourne and Sydney and over 14 million around the world.

JERSEY BOYS – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons is the story of how four blue collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop sensations of all time. Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi joined forces to become The Four Seasons, writing their own hits and developing their unique sound to sell over 175 million records before they were 30!

Bob Gaudio, original member of the Four Seasons said "Our people were the factory workers, the truck drivers. The pretty girls with circles under their eyes behind the counter at the diner. They were the ones who really got us, who pushed us over the top. The Four Seasons hit the emotional nerves in ways that no other group did because the Seasons were as one with their fans. They moved in a tough world, the world of Bruce Springsteen, of The Sopranos, of the young Sinatra, a world where the Mafia controlled the night clubs, those who supplied them with food and drink, those who served in the clubs and those who performed in them. And if you fell out with them – as Tommy DeVito did – you were in trouble."

Broadway Producer, Michael David, from Dodger Theatricals said – "The remarkable partnership of Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio indelibly sealed by a handshake agreement over 40 years ago will resonate with Adelaide audiences who will identify with the importance of honour and integrity in this touching tribute to the power of loyalty between friends."

JERSEY BOYS features 20 Four Seasons hit songs including "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Rag Doll", "Oh What a Night" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".

Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, choreography by Sergio Trujillo and directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons won four 2006 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2009.

In Australia JERSEY BOYS won two Helpmann Awards being Best Musical and Best Music Direction of a Musical and seven Victorian Green Room Awards. The JERSEY BOYS Original Cast Recording also received a 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album.

JERSEY BOYS will feature the performances of Dion Bilios as Frankie Valli, Declan Egan as Bob Gaudio, Anthony Harkin as Tommy DeVito, and Glaston Toft as Nick Massi – The Four Seasons.

DION BILIOS is Frankie Valli. Dion has been involved in stage and performance since the age of four, training in all aspects of performing arts. His stage credits include the roles of Gavroche in Les Miserable, Sammy in Jolson and Captain in Oliver. In 2008, he toured with the Australian production of Altar Boyz, where he performed the role of Mark and has most recently been part of the award winning Australian production of Mary Poppins. Dion has also featured in numerous television commercials and series including his role as "Bud" in the AFI Award winning film Soft Fruit. He has also had the chance to work with many of Australia's finest Choreographers including Kelley Abbey, Matt Lee, Leah Howard, Cameron Mitchell, William A Forsythe and The Squared Division.

DECLAN EGAN is Bob Gaudio. Declan is thrilled to be making his professional theatre debut as Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys. In 2010 he graduated from the Diploma of Music Theatre course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Declan also graduated from the Talent Development Project in 2011 and performed in the TDP-Start Me up Concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Since graduating Declan has performed with the corporate act Boys in the Band with SMA productions. Prior to NIDA, Declan studied Voice at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music and performed in the 2010 season of Encore at the Sydney Opera House.

ANTHONY HARKIN is Tommy De Vito. Anthony Harkin graduated from the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts in 1999 and has since gone on to a successful career in Theatre and Television. Anthony's recent theatre credits include Rock of Ages (Newtheatricals), Avenue Q (Arts Asia), Shane Warne the Musical and Wind in the Willows (Australian Shakespeare Company). Other theatre credits include the A Month in the Country (Sydney Theatre Company), The Last Five Years (Echelon Productions), Cabaret (IMG), and The Internationalist (The Practical Theatre Company). Anthony also toured Australia nationally with Miss Saigon. Television and Film credits include The Alice, Network Seven's All Saints and Mark Lee's feature film The Bet. Anthony recently directed A Midsummer Night's Dream in Sydney's Centennial Park for WildRumpuS Productions.

GLASTON TOFT is Nick Massi. Glaston graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2005. Prior to WAAPA, he studied Classical Voice at the Queensland Conservatorium and trained in Commercial Dance and Music Theatre at DLDC Studios. In 2008, he performed in TML Enterprises' production of SHOUT- the Legend of the Wild One (Peewee understudy- the Delltones' iconic frontman). Glaston then commenced the national tour of Opera Australia's My Fair Lady (The Cockney & Servant Quartets). His other performance highlights include Little Me and Camelot for The Production Company.

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