Casting has been announced for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center premiere engagement of the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier® Award winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The cast of JERSEY BOYS will be led by Matt Bailey (Tommy DeVito), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), Steve Gouveia (Nick Massi) and Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons, with Jonathan Hadley and Joseph Siravo.
The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Candi Boyd, Jared Bradshaw, Christopher DeAngelis, John Michael Dias, John Edwards, Alayna Gallo, John Gardiner, Buck Hujabre, Hayden Milanes, Denise Payne, Brian Reardon, Courter Simmons, Lauren Tartaglia, Kara Tremel, Mark Verdino and Kevin Worley.
JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This 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 thirty.
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). As of January 30, 2011, JERSEY BOYS worldwide has grossed over $1 billion dollars and been seen by approximately 12 million people.
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.
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) and Ron Melrose (Music Direction, Vocal Arrangements & Incidental Music).
JERSEY BOYS is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner.
JERSEY BOYS will premiere in Wisconsin at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center June 1-19, 2011. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (excluding the evening performance on Sunday, June 19). Special matinee performances will be presented on Thursday, June 2 and Thursday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets for JERSEY BOYS start at $61 and are on sale now. Tickets for JERSEY BOYS can be purchased in person at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, by phone through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or online at foxcitiespac.com. There is an eight ticket limit per person. Groups of 20 or more can order tickets by calling (920) 730-3786. Additional fees may apply. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice. JERSEY BOYS is part of the M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series presented at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.
For more information, please visit JerseyBoysInfo.com or foxcitiespac.com.
