Ryan Jesse will join the Broadway company of Jersey Boys in the role of Bob Gaudio beginning October 12. He replaces Sebastian Arcelus, who as previously reported will be starring in the new Broadway musical Elf, and will play his final performance in Jersey Boys, performing at the August Wilson Theatre, on October 10.
Ryan Jesse will step into the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys
As of October 12, the cast will also include Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Dominic Nolfi (Tommy DeVito), and Jarrod Spector (Frankie Valli), along with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito, Miles Aubrey, Erik Bates, Bridget Berger, Scott J. Campbell, Kris Coleman, Ken Dow, Russell Fischer, John Hickman, Katie O’Toole, Joe Payne, Jessica Rush, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Sara Schmidt, and Taylor Sternberg.
Jesse, who will be making his Broadway debut, comes to the production directly from the Jersey Boys national tour. His previous credits include the international tour of Cinderella, Grey Gardens at Portland Center Stage, and the NYMF production of The Last Starfighter.
Watch the ‘Who Loves You?’–Jersey Boys Broadway’s Fifth Anniversary Commercial on Youtube.
Jersey Boys, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, celebrates five years on Broadway this November! To celebrate, the production has released a new commercial featuring celebrities, the Jersey Boys Broadway Four Seasons, and people all over town!
The Jersey Boys Las Vegas cast will grace the big screen in Sony Pictures’ new action-comedy, “The Other Guys,” starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. “The Other Guys” opens Friday, August 6 and includes a scene where the film’s characters attend a performance of Jersey Boys in New York City. Though the film is set in The Big Apple, the scene was actually shot with the Las Vegas cast at The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino.
“The Other Guys” is the story of two mismatched police detectives who fight to prove themselves as the city’s top cops but things do not go exactly as planned.
The musical phenomenon Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, now in its third year at The Palazzo Resort-Hotel Casino, has been named the number one show on The Strip by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Weekly.
One question with Joseph Leo Bwarie:
What’s it like being on the road for years at a time with a touring show?
Joseph Leo Bwarie’s Answer: Not being able to come home is the hardest part. Really difficult. We become a family on tour, our cast and crew and administration that travels with us. We become a “don’t mess with us, we’re Jersey boys, and we’ll take care of each other no matter what” kind of group. When you’re away from your friends and family and relationships, it is isolating, so to be in such a company where everyone takes care of each other is important. We have that and I know that’s not true for a lot of tours. We have managed to not only be good at our jobs, but be good at being people together, co-existing as we travel in this crazy job we have pretending to be legendary rock stars.
You still haven’t seen Jersey Boys yet? Well what are you waiting for people? It is still one of Broadway’s hottest selling shows. Jersey Boys is one of the best shows. Besides some of the best songs ever written it takes you thru an incredible journey that will warm your heart and inspire you all at the same time.
Jersey Boys is a must see no matter what your age. Jersey Boys Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one 15-minute intermission. Now for those of you who can’t make it to New York to see the show I do have good news. This Tony winning favorite is currently playing at theatres around the country. Click here for the Complete Jersey Boys Tour Dates. Not only that but you can get tickets to see the Musical Jersey Boys Show on Broadway or any city in between. Don’t forget London too. Believe it or not there are other places to see the show besides the “Good Old U.S.A.” Get your tickets to see Jersey Boys. You will love it.
“Jersey Boys,” the 2006 Tony winner for best musical, has been a long time coming to Detroit. The phenomenal production at the Fisher Theatre proves it was more than worth the wait.
The show charts the meteoric rise of the Four Seasons, the 1960s chart toppers known for their soaring harmonies and working class roots.
More than a greatest hits collection, the play recounts the compelling story of the group’s ups and downs, including repeated brushes with the Mafia.
What makes “Jersey Boys” a winner is the care that has gone into every aspect of its production. The clever script (by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice) uses the seasons to take the audience through the different phases of the quartet’s career. In spring, we learn how musician/wiseguy Tommy DeVito (Matt Bailey) launched the group in between prison stints. We also see how he nearly scuttled it with a half-million dollars in gambling and tax debts.
Bob Gaudio (Josh Franklin), the Seasons member that wrote most of its hits, represents Summer. He talks about the salad days of the group, which scored its first big hit with “Sherry” in 1962 and successfully staved off the British Invasion with “Let’s Hang On!” and “C’mon Marianne” in the mid-’60s. Bass man Nick Massi (Steve Gouveia), who describes himself as the group’s Ringo, adds a welcome note of self-deprecating humor.
