Hit musical Jersey Boys will be touring the UK for the first time from September 2014.
The award-winning show, which will continue in London before moving to its new home at the Piccadilly Theatre from March 2014, will open at the Manchester Palace from 4th September before visiting Edinburgh, Stoke, Hull, Sunderland and Birmingham.
To date Jersey Boys has been seen by over 19 million people worldwide. It’s one of the West End’s longest-running and most popular shows. Jersey Boys tells the true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons charting their rise to stardom from the wrong side of the tracks. The show features 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.
Jersey Boys is written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. The UK Tour will be 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 projections design by Michael Clark. The orchestrations are by Steve Orich and the music supervision and vocal arrangements by Ron Melrose.
The dates confirmed so far are:
4 September – 4 October
Manchester Palace
www.atgtickets.com/manchester
0844 871 3019
General booking opens Friday 14 February
8 – 25 October
Edinburgh Playhouse
www.atgtickets.com/edinburgh
0844 871 3014
General booking opens Friday 21 February
28 October – 8 November
Stoke Regent Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/stoke
0844 871 7649
General booking opens Friday 14 February
11 – 22 November
Hull New Theatre
www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre
01482 300 300
General booking opens Friday 14 February
25 November – 6 December
Sunderland Empire
www.atgtickets.com/sunderland
0844 871 3022
General booking opens Friday 21 February
9 December – 3 January 2015
Birmingham Alexandra
www.atgtickets.com/birmingham
0844 871 3011
General booking opens Friday 14 February
More dates are expected to be announced soon.
