(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Casting has been announced for the New Brunswick engagement of the Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, playing State Theatre New Jersey October 13-15, 2017. The cast of Jersey Boys will be led by Tommaso Antico (Bob Gaudio), Corey Greenan (Tommy DeVito), Chris Stevens (Nick Massi), and Jonny Wexler (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons. Tickets range from $35-$98.
The ensemble of Jersey Boys includes Dianna Barger, Ben Bogen, Tristen Buettel, Sean Michael Burns, Jonathan Cable, Wade Dooley, Todd DuBail, Kevin Patrick Martin, Michelle Rombola, and Kit Treece.
Jersey Boys is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®, the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia). Jersey Boysworldwide has been seen by over 25 million people (as of August, 2017).
Directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
Jersey Boys is the behind-the-music story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story – a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What A Night,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and “Working My Way Back To You.”
Jersey Boys opened in New York on November 6, 2005 and by the time it closed over 11 years later on January 15, 2017, it was the 12th longest running show in Broadway history, passing such original Broadway productions as 42nd Street, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Producers. Jersey Boys will return to New York with a new production in November 2017. TheJersey Boys U.S. national tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, and is still breaking house records in cities across North America.
The Jersey Boys design and production team comprises Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), Jess Goldstein (Costume Design),Howell Binkley (winner of the 2006 Tony® Award for his Lighting Design of Jersey Boys), Steve Canyon Kennedy (Sound Design), Michael Clark (Projections Design), Charles LaPointe (Wig and Hair Design), Steve Orich (Orchestrations), andRon Melrose (Music Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements, & Incidental Music).
Jersey Boys is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara, and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, withLatitude Link and Rick Steiner.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jersey Boys, produced by Bob Gaudio, was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The cast recording is available on Rhino Records. Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the smash Broadway hit. Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys Christmas, a holiday CD featuring international cast members of Jersey Boys, produced by Bob Gaudio, is available on Rhino Records.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
The Four Seasons
Tommaso Antico (Bob Gaudio) grew up in small town New Baltimore, MI, where he worked at his family’s Italian bakery. His love for the arts started in elementary school when he joined band. He later became involved in theater and moved to New York at 18 by himself to study the arts. At 19, he went on the national tour of Cabaret and since has appeared Off-Broadway in Altarboyz, toured with Hairspray and has been in the films Revolutionary Road and Enchanted. He was recently seen in the closing cast of Jersey Boys on Broadway.
Corey Greenan (Tommy DeVito) Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sky), Scandalous. National Tour: If/Then, Mamma Mia!. International Tour: Evita (Che). New York/Regional: I Am Harvey Milk, Sweeney Todd, 42nd Street, Much Ado About Nothing. B.A. Pepperdine University (Theatre Arts).
Chris Stevens (Nick Massi) moved to NYC to be in Jersey Boys, and now, five years later, that dream is coming true! National tour: Mamma Mia! (Sky), Cats (Rum Tum Tugger). Regional: Grease (Engeman), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific (Walnut), Footloose (Fulton), Tarzan (WPPAC), Cats (TBTS), and The Sound of Music (Paper Mill) NYC: Solo Show UNWRITTEN at 54 Below.
JONNY WEXLER (Frankie Valli) is honored to be re-joining Jersey Boys as Frankie Valli after three amazing seasons as Joe Pesci. Select Theatre: West Side Story (Action, New Canaan), Chasing the Song (Frankie Fontana, La Jolla), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla), Peter Pan (Peter, Drayton Entertainment), It’s A Wonderful Life (Clarence, Grand Theatre), The Music Man (Winthrop, Stratford Festival). Selected Film/TV: The Doodlebops (Disney/CBS, 600+ live shows worldwide).
For tickets or more information, call the State Theatre New Jersey Guest Services at 732-246-SHOW (7469), or visit us online at STNJ.org. The State Theatre New Jersey Guest Services, located at 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, is openMonday through Friday from 10am to 6pm; and at least three hours prior to curtain on performance dates unless otherwise specified. For information on group outings and discounts, call 732-247-7200, ext. 536. Some additional ticket and transaction fees may apply.
