Jersey Boys is the true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and their rise to stardom from the wrong side of the tracks. The four boys from New Jersey became one of the most successful bands in pop history, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and sold 175 million records worldwide, all before they turned 30. The show is packed with their hits, including Beggin', Sherry, Walk Like A Man, December, 1963 (Oh What a Night), Big Girls Don't Cry, My Eyes Adored You, Let's Hang On (To What We've Got), Bye Bye Baby, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Working My Way Back to You, Fallen Angel, Rag Doll and Who Loves You.
Winner of Broadway's Tony, London's Olivier and Australia's Helpmann awards for Best New Musical, Jersey Boys has also won 57 major awards worldwide and has been seen by more than 25 million people around the globe.
The four leading men have all previously performed their Jersey Boy roles to great acclaim, in the West End, Australia, and on UK tours.
Michael Watson (Frankie Valli) made his West End debut in We Will Rock You and was also in the original London casts of Imagine This, Sister Act and Shrek The Musical. Dayle Hodge will return to the production to play Frankie at certain performances.
A founder member of theatre super-group Teatro, Simon Bailey (Tommy De Vito) also played Raoul in The Phantom Of The Opera. His other West End credits include I Can't Sing: The X Factor Musical and We Will Rock You. Declan (Bob Gaudio) played the role in Jersey Boys in his native Australia and has toured the USA in The Book Of Mormon. Lewis Griffiths (Nick Massi) played Johnny Castle in the recent tour of Dirty Dancing. He also appeared in the original UK touring productions of Ghost - The Musical and Legally Blonde - The Musical. Dayle Hodge made his West End debut as Chip in the original London cast of Disney's Beauty And The Beast and has appeared in Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Scrooge.
Jersey Boys is at The Marlowe Theatre from Tuesday 2 to Saturday 13 October, with performances at 2.30pm (Wednesday 3, Thursdays and Saturdays) and 7.30pm. Tickets, priced from £28.25 to £55.75 (concessions available) are from the Box Office on 01227 787787, and marlowetheatre.com. See the website for details of accessible performances.
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