Due to the effects of COVID on the cast of the touring production of JERSEY BOYS (currently at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham until 1 January 2022), and the specific physical and vocal demands of the role of Frankie Valli, the actor scheduled to play Frankie today is unable to appear.
Instead, Ben Joyce, who plays the role of Frankie in the current London West End production at the Trafalgar Theatre, has travelled to Birmingham today and will step in at short notice to perform the role at this afternoon’s performance, which begins at 2.30pm.
JERSEY BOYS in London had to cancel performances on 22 and 23 December due to positive COVID cases in the company and no performances were scheduled for today, Christmas Eve, 24 December. The production in London is due to reopen on Boxing Day, 26 December.
JERSEY BOYS originally opened in New York on 6 November 2005 and, by the time it closed over 11 years later on 15 January 2017, it was the 12th longest running show in Broadway history. It first ran in London’s West End from 18 March 2008 to 26 March 2017 – nine amazing years – and, at the time, was the sixth longest musical running in the West End. JERSEY BOYS previously played two record-breaking UK and Ireland Tours from 2014 to 2016 and from 2017 to 2019 and will hit the road again from 24 November 2021.
JERSEY BOYS returned to New York with a new production in November 2017 and will resume performances when Broadway returns this autumn. The JERSEY BOYS US National Tour is still breaking house records in cities across North America.
JERSEY BOYS at the Trafalgar Theatre is staged by the original Broadway creative team, led by the Tony Award-winning team of 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 projections 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 and Trafalgar Theatre Productions, with BB Investments, Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group in association with Latitude Link and Eilene Davidson Productions.
