Jersey Boys
Aug. 18-24 The story behind the music.
Performances at 8:15 p.m. nightly
Jersey Boys tells the inspiring story of four blue-collar kids who became pop-music legends. This global sensation explores the journey of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, uncovering the secrets behind their 40-year friendship as they rise from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of superstardom. Featuring chart-topping hits such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Dawn” and “My Eyes Adored You,” Jersey Boys is a heartfelt celebration of the bonds of brotherhood, the pursuit of dreams and the price of fame.
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice • Music by Bob Gaudio • Lyrics by Bob Crewe
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Maggie Burrows
Director
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William Carlos Angulo
Choreographer
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Paul Byssainthe Jr.
Music Director/Conductor
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Krit Robinson
Scenic Design
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Leon Dobkowski
Costume Design
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Rob Denton
Lighting Design
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John Shivers
Sound Design
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David Patridge
Sound Design
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Greg Emetaz
Video Design
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Kylee Loera
Video Design
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Kelley Jordan
Wig Design
Cast
RYAN VASQUEZ
Tommy DeVito
starred in The Notebook on Broadway, after originating leading roles in the world premiere productions of The Outsiders and Water for Elephants. Ryan also starred as Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton on Broadway and is the only actor to also play Aaron Burr, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He also appeared in the original Broadway cast of Waitress, the Broadway company of Wicked and in the recent Kennedy Center premiere of Schmigadoon! A 2020 Drama Desk Award nominee for his portrayal of The Man in Black in The Wrong Man at MCC Theater, Ryan also appeared in Gavin Creel’s original, autobiographical musical, Walk on Through. Film/TV: Tick … Tick … BOOM!, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Good Fight, Vivo!, In the Heights and more. Proud Michigan graduate.
CORY JEACOMA
Nick Massi
Cory revisits his dream show after playing his dream role, Bob Gaudio, for a year on the national tour, as well as reopening the show at New World Stages. Cory also recently finished his run as Ferris in the new off-Broadway musical Beau. Other theatre/TV credits: Florence Welch’s Gastsby at A.R.T. (Tom Buchanan), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway (Gerry Goffin), Trace Weston in Power Book II: Ghost for Starz, Agent Chris Ulrich in FBI for CBS, Logan in 4400 for the CW and a few more that haven’t yet been released.
PABLO DAVID LAUCERICA
Frankie Valli
A Northwestern University voice performance and music theatre grad, Pablo’s main artistic interests include acting, songwriting, music production and content creation. His biggest inspirations are Freddie Mercury, Donald Glover and Charlie Brown. Upcoming: The Queen of Versailles (Broadway). Recent: Wicked (Universal Pictures), Dear Evan Hansen (first national tour).
ANDREW POSTON
Bob Gaudio
is an actor, singer and worship leader with a BM in commercial music from Anderson University. Broadway: Almost Famous. National tour: Kinky Boots. Select regional: Bull Durham, Newsies, Godspell and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
JOHN LEONE
Gyp DeCarlo & Others
makes his Muny debut in a show that’s near and dear to his heart. As a member of the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, John understudied seven roles, including Gyp DeCarlo, before taking over the role of Nick Massi. Other Broadway and national tours include starring roles in Les Misérables, Titanic, Grease and Avenue X. Lots of off-Broadway and regional theatre in everything from Shakespeare to O’Neill to Sam Shepard. Recent television: FBI: Most Wanted, The Blacklist, Show Me Hero, every iteration of Law & Order, and the upcoming season of Only Murders in the Building, opposite Martin Short and Meryl Streep. Current film: The Friend, alongside Naomi Watts and Bill Murray. John is a proud graduate of Hofstra University and The Neighborhood Playhouse.
SHEA COFFMAN
Bob Crewe & Others
was last seen at The Muny as Kyle the UPS guy in Legally Blonde. Favorite credits include Rock of Ages (Lonny) at the Paramount Theatre; Kiss Me, Kate (Gunman), Shrek (Shrek), Oklahoma! (Jud), Footloose (Coach Dunbar), Ragtime, Newsies and Bridges of Madison County at Marriott Theatre; Hands on a Hardbody, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and bare at Unicorn Theatre; Spelling Bee, Joseph … and All Shook Up at New Theatre; Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn; Fully Committed; workshops of Proxy Marriage, Love and Other Fables, and La Revolution Francaise with the creators of Les Misérables.
Creative Team
MAGGIE BURROWS
Director
is thrilled to return to The Muny after directing Little Shop of Horrors, On Your Feet! and Legally Blonde. She has directed and developed work with Playwrights Horizons, Atlantic Theatre Company, New York Theatre Workshop, WP Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival and The Geffen. Member of Lincoln Center Directors Lab, nominee for Yale’s Sudler Prize, 2018 Sagal Directing Fellow at Williamstown and the 2018-2020 BOLD Resident Director at Northern Stage. Select credits: Indecent (Juilliard), Man of God (Williamstown, Geffen), TRAYF (Geffen), The Sound of Music (Northern Stage), Spacebar (Wild Project). Associate director: My Fair Lady (Beaumont), The Taming of the Shrew (Delacorte) and Constellations (MTC). Film: Condolences and the GOTV video for Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote organization.
WILLIAM CARLOS ANGULO
Choreographer
is thrilled to return to The Muny for a fifth summer! He previously directed/choreographed In the Heights and choreographed On Your Feet!, Legally Blonde and Little Shop of Horrors. Theatre credits include MTC, Roundabout, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakes, Ford’s Theatre in DC, Seattle Rep, Portland Center Stage and PCLO. He has served as guest artist/teaching artist at Northwestern, Juilliard, Indiana University, NYU and the US Department of State’s Fulbright Program. William is a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and the Alliance of Latine Theatre Artists, and he currently serves as director of education for Dance Lab New York, where he mentors emerging choreographers.
PAUL BYSSAINTHE JR.
Music Director/Conductor
is an award-winning music director, organist and conductor. He recently served as associate music director for the New York City Center Gala Presentation of Ragtime, having previously served as music director and conductor for the Broadway revival of The Wiz. Paul was associate music director for the premiere of Hercules at Paper Mill Playhouse, associate music director/conductor for the world premiere of American Prophet at Arena Stage and conductor for the world premiere of Grace at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. For his work on American Prophet, he received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for best music direction. Paul is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance at Peabody, where he holds the Dean’s Fellowship.
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