JERSEY BOYS, the award-winning musical which opened in London's West End at the Prince Edward Theatre two years ago, will celebrate its second London birthday on March 18. Joining the cast for the third year of its run will be Jon Boydon playing Tommy DeVito and Eugene McCoy playing Nick Massi. JERSEY BOYS has won twenty-one major international awards since first opening on Broadway in 2006. This rich haul includes ‘Best Musical Award' at the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Whatonstage.com Awards, the Visit London People's Choice Awards, the highly sought-after Tony Award and the Grammy Award for Best Show Album.
Jon Boydon has just completed two years in the West End show We Will Rock You playing the alternate ‘Galileo / Figaro', having previously starred in touring productions of Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror Show and What A Feeling. Eugene McCoy has recently played featured roles in Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre and Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, following diverse acting parts in stage shows throughout Europe. The London cast continues to be headed by
Ryan Molloy as
Frankie Valli and
Stephen Ashfield as
Bob Gaudio, with
Scott Monello as the alternate
Frankie Valli. They are joined by
Simon Adkins as
Bob Crewe, Jade Westaby as Mary Delgado,
Mark Carroll as Donnie/Knuckles,
Jye Frasca as
Joe Pesci, Charlie Bull as Lorraine,
Michelle Francis as Francine,
Tee Jaye as Barry,
Stuart Milligan as Gyp Decarlo,
Joseph Prouse as Norm Waxman and
James Winter as Hank. Also in the cast are Michael Conway,
Ben Evans,
Lucinda Gill,
Mark Isherwood,
Paul Iveson, Zara Warren and
Ben Wheeler.
JERSEY BOYS is the story of
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons -
Frankie Valli,
Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi and
Tommy DeVito. The internationally acclaimed hit musical tells the remarkable rise to stardom of one of the most successful bands in pop history and how four New Jersey boys from the wrong side of the tracks invented their own unique sound, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and sold 100 million records worldwide all before they were thirty. JERSEY BOYS is the electrifying true-life story which includes the hits ‘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'.
JERSEY BOYS is written by
Marshall Brickman and
Rick Elice, with music by
Bob Gaudio and lyrics by
Bob Crewe. The London production is staged by the entire original Broadway creative team, led by director
Des McAnuff and choreographer
Sergio Trujillo. JERSEY BOYS has scenic design by
Klara Zieglerova, costume design by
Jess Goldstein, lighting by
Howell Binkley, sound by
Steve Canyon Kennedy and projections design by
Michael Clark. The orchestrations are by
Steve Orich and the music supervision and vocal arrangements by
Ron Melrose.
JERSEY BOYS is produced by
Dodger Theatricals,
Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and
Kevin Kinsella,
Pelican Group, in association with
Latitude Link and
Rick Steiner, and a small group of UK colleagues.
Performances of JERSEY BOYS at the Prince Edward Theatre are Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7.30pm, with Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3.00pm. Tickets, priced from £20.00-£62.50, are available from the Prince Edward Theatre Box Office on 0844 482 5151 or online at
www.jerseyboyslondon.com
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