DUE TO OVERWHELMING PUBLIC DEMAND
EXTRA PERFORMANCE ADDED TO
LONDON’S WEST END SMASH HIT MUSICAL
MUST END 26 MARCH 2017 AT THE PICCADILLY THEATRE
Due to overwhelming public demand, there will be an extra performance of the West End smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS in its final week at the Piccadilly Theatre on Thursday 23 March at 3.00pm.This week – week commencing 13 February 2017 – JERSEY BOYS has broken the house record for ticket sales in the history of the Piccadilly Theatre.
JERSEY BOYS will close on Sunday 26 March 2017 following nine amazing years in London. The show is currently the sixth longest musical running in the West End.
JERSEY BOYS first opened in London at the Prince Edward Theatre on 18 March 2008 and moved to the Piccadilly Theatre in March 2014. The first UK and Irish Tour of JERSEY BOYS was a record-breaking success and ran for 18 months, from 4 September 2014 to 5 March 2016. The second national tour will open at the New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham in December 2017.
The London cast of JERSEY BOYS is led by Matt Corner as Frankie Valli, Simon Bailey as Tommy DeVito, Declan Egan as Bob Gaudio and Matt Hunt as Nick Massi. Dayle Hodge plays the role of Frankie Valli at certain performances. Also in the cast are Amelia Adams-Pearce, Nicola Brazil, Stuart Dawes, Mark Dugdale, Leanne Garretty, Lucinda Gill, Nicky Griffiths, Will Haswell, Mark Heenehan, Mark Isherwood, Ben Jennings, Joe Maxwell, Nathaniel Morrison, Dan O’Brien, Chris Stoddart, Helen Ternent and Ben Wheeler.
JERSEY BOYS is the remarkable true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and their rise to stardom from the wrong side of the tracks. These four boys from New Jersey became one of the most successful bands in pop history, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and sold 175 million records worldwide, all before they turned 30. The show is packed with their hits, including Beggin’, Sherry, Walk Like A Man, December, 1963 (Oh What a Night), Big Girls Don’t Cry, My Eyes Adored You, Let’s Hang On (To What We’ve Got), Bye Bye Baby, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,Working My Way Back to You, Fallen Angel, Rag Doll and Who Loves You.
Winner of Broadway’s Tony, London’s Olivier and Australia’s Helpmann Awards for Best New Musical, JERSEY BOYS is the winner of 57 major awards worldwide and has been seen by over 24 million people worldwide. As well as running in the West End, JERSEY BOYS can be seen across the United States on its US National Tour and has just completed record-breaking runs on Broadway and in Las Vegas. A second National Tour of the UK and Ireland will open in Birmingham in December 2017.
JERSEY BOYS is written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. The London production is staged by the entire original Broadway creative team, led by director Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo, with scenic design by Klara Zieglerova, costume design by Jess Goldstein, lighting by Howell Binkley, sound by Steve Canyon Kennedy and projection design by Michael Clark. The orchestrations are by Steve Orich and the music supervision and vocal arrangements by Ron Melrose.
JERSEY BOYS is produced in London by the Dodgers, with Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, in association with Latitude Link, Rick Steiner, and a small clutch of UK colleagues.
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Piccadilly Theatre
16 Denman Street
London W1D 7DY
Booking until Sunday 26 March 2017
Performances: Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm, Tuesday & Saturday matinees at 3.00pm,Sundays at 5.00pm – N.B. Extra 3.00pm matinee Thursday 23 March
Tickets from £24.50
Box Office: 0844 871 7630
Website: www.jerseyboyslondon.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JerseyBoysLondon
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JerseyBoysUK