26 Mar 2008
Des McAnuff is no stranger to success. He has twice won the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical, for The Who’s Tommy and Big River, and seen the success translate to London, winning the Best Director Laurence Olivier Award for Tommy in 1997. Read more
A smash hit on Broadway, the musical Jersey Boys tells the story of how four blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks - Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi - became one of the biggest American pop bands of the 1960s, selling 175 million records worldwide.
The musical premiered on Broadway in November 2005 and won several Tony Awards at the 2006 ceremony, including Best Musical. The new London production of Jersey Boys is staged by the entire Broadway creative team, led by director Des McAnuff (who won a Laurence Olivier Award in 1997 for his direction of The Who musical Tommy) and choreographer Sergio Trujillo.
Jersey Boys features many of The Four Season's well-known songs - characterised by the famous falsetto of Valli - including Sherry, Walk Like A Man, December 1963 (Oh What A Night), Bye Bye Baby and Big Girls Don't Cry.
The lead role of Valli is played by Ryan Molloy, who was part of the Laurence Olivier Award-winning ensemble of Jerry Springer The Opera. His Jersey Boys bandmates comprise Stephen Ashfield (Gaudio), Glenn Carter (DeVito) and Philip Bulcock (Massi).
For more about this production read the First Night Feature or the Big Interview with director Des McAnuff.
show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Tue & Sat 14:30
ticket prices: £20-£60
sign language interpreted performance: By Donna Ruane - Theatresign on Thu 23 Oct at 19:30 & Sat 14 Mar at 14:30, tickets £20 T: 0844 482 5165 E: access@delmack.co.uk
cast: Ryan Molloy, Stephen Ashfield, Glenn Carter, Phillip Bulcock, Scott Monello, Simon Adkins, Suzy Bastone, Michelle Francis, Jye Frasca, Tee Jaye, Tom Lorcan, Stuart Milligan, Amy Penberton, Joseph Prouse, Griffin Stevens, Paul Ayres, Laura Brydon, Lucinda Gill, Mark Isherwood, Kieran Jae, Graham Vick, Ben Wheeler
director: Des McAnuff
lyrics by: Bob Crewe
sound: Steve Canyon
set designer: Klara Zieglerova
lighting designer: Howell Binkley
costume: Jess Goldstein
choreographer: Sergio Trujillo
producer: Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J Grano, Tamara & Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group et al
map: View Map
address: Old Compton Street, London, United Kingdom, W1D 4HS
nearest tube: Leicester Square (300m)
nearest bus: 14, 19, 38
parking: Meters on Greek Street. Westminter City Council car park at China Town and Poland Street. NCP at Wardour Street, Denman Street, Newport Place and Brewer Street.
air conditioned: 0
Access Booking: TEL 020 7447 5459
discounts: Discounts available for all disabled customers and their companions.
limited mobility: All of row L in the Stalls has very good leg room.
access description: Level access to the main foyer through double swing doors. Box Office to left and low counter kiosk straight ahead. Most staircases have handrails on both sides. 13 steps up to the Dress Circle from the foyer (3 steps between rows). 22 steps down to the Stalls, 41 to the front of the Grand Circle and 72 to the back. Venue is carpeted throughout.
hearing impaired: Sennheiser system with 40 headsets available from access host for a £5 refundable deposit.
guide dogs policy: 2 guide dogs are allowed inside the auditorium. Staff can also look after them if you arrange this when you book.
wheelchairs: Entrance to the auditorium through a double EXIT door opening outwards on Greek Street, then up a very short, steep ramp to Box 1, where there are 2 spaces for wheelchair users and 2 companions. Transfer seating is available to row A. Venue is suitable for scooter transfers only. The theatre is able to store a maximum of 2 wheelchairs and one scooter per performance, next to the EXIT door.
toilets: Men’s and women’s at Dress Circle level, Grand Circle level and Stalls level. There is an additional ladies toilet in the Stalls bar..
disabled toilets: Adapted toilet on right-hand side of foyer. Patrons requiring the adapted toilets have to go out of the exit on Greek Street and back to the foyer entrance on Old Compton Street.
Jersey Boys - Bob Gaudio (Stephen Ashfield), Tommy Devito (Glenn Carter), Nick Massi (Philip Bulcock), Frankie Valli (Ryan Molloy)- photographer Hugo Glendinning
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