Tony Winner JERSEY BOYS - Musical Smash Plays The Broward Center

(Photo By Joan Marcus)

CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR TONY, GRAMMY AND OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL

JERSEY BOYS

The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

DIRECTED BY DES McANUFF

Playing FORT LAUDERDALE’S

BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

FOR 3 WEEKS ONLY

JANUARY 11 – 29, 2012 

Casting has been announced for the much-anticipated Fort Lauderdale engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, playing the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, January 11 – 29, 2012.

The cast of JERSEY BOYS will be led by Preston Truman Boyd (Bob Gaudio), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Frankie Valli), John Gardiner (Tommy DeVito) and Michael Lomenda (Nick Massi), with Jonathan Hadley and Joseph Siravo.

The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Christopher DeAngelis, Nick Cosgrove, Lauren Decierdo, Frankie J. Galasso, Buck Hujabre, Denise Payne, Mauricio Pérez, Timothy Quinlan, Kyli Rae, John Rochette, Brian Silverman, Kara Tremel, Mark Verdino, Donald Webber, Jr., Kevin Worley and Adam Zelasko. 

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). 

The premiere engagement of JERSEY BOYS in Fort Lauderdale was an overwhelming success, seen by over 80,000 theatergoers, breaking Broward Center box office records and hailed as "Solid gold!” by critics and audiences alike. The economic impact of the 2009 JERSEY BOYS – Fort Lauderdale engagement, is estimated around $20 Million.

JERSEY BOYS worldwide has been seen by approximately 13 million people (as of July 17, 2011).  Catch a sneak peek of Jersey Boys! Log on to www.JerseyBoysTour.com/watch.

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 part of the 2011-2012 Broadway Across America – Fort Lauderdale Season made possible with the generous support of Bank of America presented by Florida Theatrical Association and Broadway Across America.

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 opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The JERSEY BOYS First National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, and played a recordbreaking run in Los Angeles and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. There are six current productions of JERSEY BOYS worldwide: New York; London; Las Vegas; Auckland, New Zealand (begins April 2012); and two US National tours. 

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..

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 new holiday CD featuring international cast members of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, is now available on Rhino Records. 

JERSEY BOYS will return to Fort Lauderdale at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, January 11 – 29, 2011. 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: 

Wednesday, January 11 – 8P.M. 

Thursday, January 12 – 2P.M. 

Thursday, January 12 – 8P.M. 

Friday, January 13 – 8P.M. 

Saturday, January 14 – 2P.M. 

Saturday, January 14 – 8P.M. 

Sunday, January 15 – 2P.M. 

Sunday, January 15 – 7:30P.M. 

Tuesday, January 17 – 8P.M. 

Wednesday, January 18 – 8P.M. 

Thursday, January 19 – 8P.M. 

Friday, January 20 – 8P.M. 

Saturday, January 21 – 2P.M. 

Saturday, January 21 – 8P.M. 

Sunday, January 22 – 2P.M. 

Sunday, January 22 – 7:30P.M. 

Tuesday, January 24 – 8P.M. 

Wednesday, January 25 – 8P.M. 

Thursday, January 26 – 8P.M. 

Friday, January 27– 8P.M. 

Saturday, January 28 – 2P.M. 

Saturday, January 28 – 8P.M. 

Sunday, January 29 – 2P.M. 

Sunday, January 29 – 7:30P.M. 

Tickets for JERSEY BOYS begin at $31.25 and are now on sale at the Broward Center Box Office, Monday through Friday 10AM - 5P.M., Saturday and Sunday 12 Noon - 5P.M. and 1 ½ hours prior to show times; or on-line at www.browardcenter.org; by phone 954-462-0222. Groups of 10+ are invited to call 954-626-7814 or 954-462-0222. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to chance without notice. For more information, please visit www.JerseyBoysTour.com or www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

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