From Tuesday 18 August 2015, Matt Corner will play the role of Frankie Valli in the ongoing UK and Ireland tour of Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS. Matt previously played the role at certain performances.
Sam Ferriday as
Bob Gaudio,
Lewis Griffiths as Nick Massi and
Stephen Webb as
Tommy DeVito will continue in their roles.
Michael Pickering will join the cast to play the role of
Frankie Valli at certain performances.
Also joining the tour cast will be
Mark Heenehan as Gyp DeCarlo, Joel Elferink as
Bob Crewe, Joe Maxwell as Norm Waxman and Samantha Hull as Francine, with
Ste Clough, Tom Partridge and Amy West.
Continuing in their roles are
Nathaniel Morrison as Barry Belson,
Damian Buhagiar as
Joe Pesci,
Henry Davis as Hank Majewski, Leanne Garretty as Lorraine,
Amelia Adams-Pearce as Mary Delgado, with
Dayle Hodge.
JERSEY BOYS has been seen by over 22 million people worldwide and is firmly established as one of London's longest running and most popular shows, where it continues to play at the Piccadilly Theatre.
JERSEY BOYS is the remarkable true story of
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and their rise to stardom from the wrong side of the tracks. These 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 100 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 is the winner of 57 major awards worldwide. As well as still running on Broadway and in the West End, and on tour in the UK and Ireland, JERSEY BOYS can be seen in Las Vegas and across the United States on its US National Tour.
JERSEY BOYS is written by
Marshall Brickman and
Rick Elice, with music by
Bob Gaudio and lyrics by
Bob Crewe. The UK Tour will be staged by the entire original Broadway creative team, led by director
Des McAnuff and choreographer
Sergio Trujillo, with 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.
The UK and Irish Tour of JERSEY BOYS is produced by
Dodger Theatricals,
David Ian /
Michael Watt and Ambassador Theatre Group, with
Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and
Kevin Kinsella,
Pelican Group, in association with
Latitude Link,
Rick Steiner, DHST Inc.
For further details visit
www.jerseyboysuktour.com.
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