Andrew Rannells will step into the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway cast of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning smash hit musical, on Tuesday, January 13. Sebastian Arcelus, who currently plays the role of Bob Gaudio, will play his final performances on Sunday, January 11, 2009.
Andrew Rannells will step into the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway cast of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning smash hit musical, on Tuesday, January 13. Sebastian Arcelus, who currently plays the role of Bob Gaudio, will play his final performances on Sunday, January 11, 2009.
The Tony® and Grammy® award-winning musical Jersey Boys celebrated three standing-room-only years on Broadway this past Thursday, November 6. BroadwayWorld.com sent in ace photographer Peter James Zielinski to capture all the birthday ‘Boys' fun!
As of September 30th 2008 the cast of Jersey Boys is now led by Sebastian Arcelus (Bob Gaudio), Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Dominic Nolfi (Tommy DeVito) and Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons; with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito. The cast also includes Miles Aubrey, Bridget Berger, Kris Coleman, Douglas Crawford, Ken Dow, Heather Ferguson, Russell Fischer, Eric Gutman, Katie O'Toole, Joe Payne, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Sara Schmidt, Eric Schneider and Jake Speck.
Dominic Nolfi and Jarrod Spector will step into the roles of Tommy DeVito and Frankie Valli, respectively, in the Broadway cast of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning smash hit musical, on Tuesday, September 30. Tony Award® winner Christian Hoff, who originated the role of Tommy DeVito at La Jolla Playhouse and on Broadway, and Michael Longoria, currently playing Frankie Valli, played their final performances on Sunday, September 28.
Dominic Nolfi and Jarrod Spector will step into the roles of Tommy DeVito and Frankie Valli, respectively, in the Broadway cast of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning smash hit musical, on Tuesday, September 30. Tony Award® winner Christian Hoff, who originated the role of Tommy DeVito at La Jolla Playhouse and on Broadway, and Michael Longoria, currently playing Frankie Valli, will play their final performances on Sunday, September 28.
There will be two invitation only industry readings of the original new musical Empire, written by Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull. Directed by Clayton Phillips, New Hampshire Theater's Best Direction Award winner, the cast will include Matt Cavenaugh (A Catered Affair, Grey Gardens), Karen Ziemba (Curtains, Contact), Michael McCormick (Curtains, The Pajama Game), Mark Lotito (Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof), Megan Sikora (Curtains, Wonderful Town), and Kevyn Morrow (Smokey Joes Café, Dreamgirls).
A 2003 Ovation Award winner in Los Angeles and 2004 featured production at Connecticut's Stamford Center for the Arts, Empire is a celebration of the American spirit embodied by those who bravely banded together to build what was then the tallest structure in the world, the Empire State Building. Michael, an architect, hired to build the Empire State building in record time, takes on politicians, deadlines, and a nosy but beautiful reporter, Hildy, dead set on derailing the project. A classic struggle of idealism versus advancement, Empire is filled with romance, dreams, and the struggles that surrounded us when we face a monumental challenge.
Written in the spirit of the classic musicals of the 40's and the 50's with big dance numbers and pop-driven melodies, the musical premiered at LA's Hudson Backstage Theatre in 2003. At the Hudson, Empire played to sold out audiences, excellent reviews and garnered 3 LA Theatre Ovation Award-nominations, including Best Musical, and won the award for Best Choreography. Daily Variety called the show 'A fast, flavorful, exciting tale … joyously fresh …', and Backstage West said Empire was a 'Tribute and testimony to the dreamers, doers, and unsung heroes … big and brave, like the building it celebrates …'. The production was then chosen to open the 2004 season for the SCA's Rich Forum and was called 'An outstanding new musical' by the Scarsdale Inquirer.
Clayton Phillips, who recently won the New Hampshire Theater Award for Best Direction and Best Musical for Slow Dance with a Hot Pickup by John Pielmeier and Matty Selmen, has been at the helm of the production since its York Theater reading in 2001.
The industry readings will be produced by Ricky Stevens and John O'Boyle whose credits include, Is He Dead by Mark Twain, A Catered Affair, by Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino, Glory Days by Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner, and Marguerite Music by Michel Legrand, Book by Alain Boublil/Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer.
The new musical Wanda's World, which began performances on January 16 at the 45th Street Theatre, officially opened Wednesday, January 23, with performances slated to run through February 10, 2008.
Jersey Boys recently welcomed two new Seasons to their Broadway quartet. Joining original cast members Tony Award winner Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito) and J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi) are Sebastian Arcelus (Bob Gaudio) and Michael Longoria (Frankie Valli).
Sebastian Arcelus will join the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, the Tony Award winning Best Musical, in the role of Bob Gaudio on Thursday, January 10. Daniel Reichard, who originated the role at La Jolla Playhouse and on Broadway, will play his final performance on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.
The Broadway smash hit Jersey Boys, winner of four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical, celebrated its 1-millionth customer on Tuesday, October 2. The lucky audience member, Robin Becker from New Jersey, was brought on-stage after curtain call and presented with a Jersey Boys poster, tote-bag and applauded by the entire company.
On Thursday, July 20th, Dan May's portrait of Jersey Boys stars John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer was unveiled at Tony's DiNapoli Times Square, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the event!
BroadwayWorld was there for Jersey Boys' Tony party at Hard Rock Cafe on June 11th, the night of the Tonys to celebrate their 4 wins, including Best Musical!
Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, has set a new house record at the August Wilson Theatre, grossing $1,013,616 for the week ending April 16th
John Lloyd Young, currently starring as Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys, will have his caricature unveiled at Sardi's Restaurant on Thursday, February 23th