New casting announced for THE JERSEY BOYS UK tour
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 thewinner 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.
GLASGOW PERFORMANCES
Tues 8 Dec 2015 – Sun 3 Jan 2016
Tue 8 – Sat 19 Dec 7.30pm
Thu 10, Sat 12, Thu 17 & Sat 19 Dec 2.30pm
Sun 13 & Sun 20 Dec 3pm
Tue 22 & Wed 23 Dec 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sat 26 Dec 7.30pm
Sun 27 Dec 3pm
& 7.30pm
Tue 29 – Thu 31 Dec 7.30pm
Tue 29 & Thu 31 Dec 2.30pm
Sat 2 Jan 2.30pm
& 7.30pm
Sun 3 Jan 3pm
& 7.30pm
No Mon Perfs
Box Office 0844 871 7647 (bkg fee) Calls cost 7p per minute plus your
phone company’s access charge. www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkg fee)
JERSEY BOYS
UK & IRELAND TOUR 2015
23 June – 4
July
Liverpool Empire
0844 871 3017
7 – 18
July
Norwich Theatre
Royal
01603 63 00 00
21 July – 1 August
Wales Millennium Centre,
Cardiff
029 2063 6464
4 – 15
August
Southampton Mayflower
02380 711811
18 August – 5
September
Theatre Royal
Plymouth
01752 267222
8 – 19
September
Sunderland
Empire
0844 871 3022
22 September – 3 October
Waterside Theatre Aylesbury
0844 871 7607
27 October – 7
November
Manchester Opera House
08448713018
10 – 21 November
Venue Cymru
Llandudno
01492 872000
24 November – 5 December
Congress Theatre Eastbourne
01323 412000
8 December – 3
January
Theatre Royal
Glasgow
0844 871 7647
2016
13 – 23 January
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
0818 719 377
26 January – 6
February
Royal and Derngate, Northampton
01604 624811
9 – 20 February
Grand Theatre,
Wolverhampton
01902 429 212
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