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Cast announced for Jersey Boys tour
By Amy Somensky Oct 30, 2006, 18:38 GMT
Jersey Boys is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became 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 30. ...more
The cast has been announced for the national tour of Jersey Boys. Starring will be:
Deven May as Tommy DeVito
Erich Bergen as Bob Gaudio
Michael Ingersoll as Nick Massi
Christopher Kale Jones as Frankie Valli
John Altieri as Bob Crewe
Joseph Siravo as Gyp DeCarlo
The ensemble will feature Miles Aubrey, Erik Bate, Sandra DeNise, Jennifer Evans, Rick Faugno, Eric Gutman, Nathan Klau, Brandon Matthieus, Jackie Seiden, Jarrod Spector, Taylor Sternberg, and Melissa Strom.
The tour will launch on December 1st at San Francisco's Curran Theatre. Other stops will include Los Angeles and Chicago.
The musical ran at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2004 and was extended three times. Directed by Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys follows the story of the Four Seasons, and how four blue collar boys became the singing sensation behind such hits as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” Oh What A Night,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.”
The musical is currently playing at the August Wilson Theater. Starring as the foursome on Broadway are Christian Hoff as Tommy DeVito, Daniel Reichard as Bob Gaudio, J. Robert Spencer as Nick Massi, and John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli.
The musical features a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, and lyrics by Bob Crewe.
For tickets to the Jersey Boys tour visit our database here.
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