JERSEY BOYS Casting Announced For Boston Run 12/16-1/30/2011

Casting has been announced for the Boston engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, which will play Boston's Colonial Theatre December 16 - January 30. The cast of JERSEY BOYS will be led by Matt Bailey (Tommy DeVito), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi) and Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons, with Jonathan Hadley and Joseph Siravo. JERSEY BOYS is part of the Lexus Boston Area Dealers Broadway Across America - Boston Series. Ticketing information can be found at the end of this release.
The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Candi Boyd, Jared Bradshaw, Christopher Deangelis, John Michael Dias, John Edwards, Alayna Gallo, John Gardiner, Buck Hujabre, Denise Payne, Brian Silverman, Courter Simmons, Ryan Strand, Lauren Tartaglia, Kara Tremel, Mark Verdino and Kevin Worley.
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).
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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, a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who become 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 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 five Current Productions of JERSEY BOYS: New York, London, Las Vegas, Sydney, Australia and a US National tour.

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.

CAST BIOGRAPHIES - The Four Seasons
Matt Bailey (Tommy DeVito) Originally from Northern California, he has appeared in over 30 shows in 17 states. New York credits include The Most Happy Fella, Cinderella (Lincoln Center), Ghostbrothers of Darkland County (with John Mellencamp & Stephen King), Mental (Cherry Lane), Night of the Hunter. Regional favorites: Edward II, The Full Monty, Bat Boy, Musical of Musicals (Kevin Kline nom.), Hamlet, Jacques Brel..., the Muny, Williamstown Theatre Festival. For more visit www.mattbailey.info.

Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli) opened Jersey Boys Las Vegas before hitting the open road. Favorites from his early years: Highway to Heaven, Mama's Family, The Addams Family, Radio Flyer, Batman Returns, seaQuest DSV. He's performed on the Academy Awards, the Tony Awards and originated 'Chachi' in Happy Days: A New Musical. A member of LA's award-winning Troubadour Theater Co, he also co-wrote/directed a series of original musicals produced by Garry Marshall's Falcon Theatre. Recent Film/TV: The Princess Diaries 2, Race to Witch Mountain as 'Frankie Valet,' and Valentine's Day (upcoming). Emerson College graduate.

Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi) is from the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys. He can also be heard on the original cast recording (2006 Grammy Award). Regional: The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (La Jolla Playhouse, dir. Des McAnuff), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Hair. As a musician/singer/songwriter, Steve has worked with members of The Doors, ManfrEd Mann, Porcupine Tree, Icehouse, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and many others. His new solo album Shine is available at www.cdbaby.com and on iTunes. For more info, check out www.stevegouveia.com.

Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio) played Bob Gaudio in the Toronto Company of Jersey Boys for two years and was nominated for 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Award. Quinn is a California native and graduate of the University of California, Irvine. Off-Broadway: That Other Woman's Child (37 Arts), Take Me America (York Theatre). Regional: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Musical Theatre West), The Haunting of Winchester (San Jose Rep), Atlanta (Geffen Playhouse) and South Pacific at the Hollywood Bowl with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Reba McEntire. Film: Four Christmases.

PERFORMANCES ARE: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm

Friday at 8pm

Saturday at 2pm and 8pm

Sunday at 2pm and 7:30pm

Please note the following schedule additions/changes:

Added performances on Monday 12/20 and 12/27 at 7:30pm

Added matinee performances on Thursday 12/16, 12/23 and 1/27 at 1pm

No performances on Friday 12/24 or 12/31

No 2pm matinee performance on Saturday 12/25

No 7:30pm performance on Sunday 1/30

TICKET PRICES: Starting at $43.00

Premium VIP tickets also available

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the Boston engagement of JERSEY BOYS are currently on sale through an authorized ticket seller found only at Ticketmaster 1-800-982-2787, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Boston and directly at the box office of Boston's Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston during normal business hours Monday through Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm. Applicable service charges may apply. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to chance without notice. Season Series Patrons interested in tickets should call Broadway Across America - Boston directly at 1-866-523-7469. For groups of 15 or more please call the Broadway Across America - Boston Group Sales line directly at 1-866-633-0194 or email BostonGroups@broadwayacrossamerica.com.

ABOUT Broadway Across America

Broadway Across America is owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 40 North American cities. Under the supervision of Beth Williams (COO & Head of Production), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Recent Broadway productions include Promises, Promises; Million Dollar Quartet; La Cage aux Folles; Lend Me A Tenor; A View From The Bridge; Memphis; West Side Story; and Hair. Touring productions include Dreamgirls, Nickelodeon's Storytime Live! featuring Dora the Explorer and the upcoming Madagascar. For more information on Broadway Across America go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

 

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