The Jersey Boys are back for a new UK and Ireland tour to mark the musical’s 20th anniversary, beginning this June at New Wimbledon Theatre.
The tour boasts a cast lead by Luke Baker as Frankie Valli, Carlo Boumouglbay as Tommy DeVito, Lewis Kennedy as Nick Massi, Toby Miles as Bob Gaudio and Ellis Kirk as Alternate Frankie Valli.
Also featuring are Aiden Carson as Joey, Artemis Chrisoulakis as Francine, Sydnie Hocknell as Mary Delgado, Michael Levi as Bob Crewe, Olivia Mitchell as Lorraine, Jarryd Nurden as Hank Majewski, Oliver Tester as Norm Waxman, Damien Winchester as Barry Belson and Fed Zanni as Gyp DeCarlo.
The cast is completed by swings Scott Goncalves, Melissa Potts, Zach Sorrow and Joshua Spencer-Pepper.
Jersey Boys goes behind the music to tell the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the true-life stage musical, from the streets of New Jersey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story – a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits, including Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Beggin’, Oh What a Night and more.
Jersey Boys originally opened in New York on November 6, 2005, and by the time it closed on January 15, 2017, it was the 12th longest running show in Broadway history. It returned to New York with a new production from November 2017 to May 2022.
The show first ran in London’s West End from March 18, 2008, to March 26, 2017 and, at the time, was the sixth longest musical running in the West End. The musical returned to the West End as the first show to play the reinstated Trafalgar Theatre from April 14, 2021, to January 4, 2024. It previously played three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours from 2014 to 2016, 2017 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022.
Jersey Boys is written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe.
The 20th Anniversary UK and Ireland tour is staged by the original Broadway creative team, led by the director Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo, with musical supervision, vocal arrangements & incidental music by Ron Melrose. Danny Austin is the associate director & choreographer, 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 casting is by Jill Green. The associate UK musical supervisor is Ed Bussey, the musical director is Lauren Ronan, the resident director is Luke Zammit and general management is by Dodgers UK Productions.
Jersey Boys plays New Wimbledon Theatre from June 17-27, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: L-R Carlo Boumouglbay as Tommy DeVito, Luke Baker as Frankie Valli, Toby Miles as Bob Guadio & Lewis Kennedy as Nick Massi, credit Matt Crockett (image supplied)