'Jersey Boys' Returns to City Where it All Began | Hit Musical to Play Limited Engagement at San Diego Civic Theatre from October 21-26

October 5, 2014

The San Diego engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, will play at The San Diego Civic Theatre from October 21-26. The cast of Jersey Boys will be led by Nicolas Dromard (Tommy DeVito), Keith Hines (Nick Massi), Hayden Milanes (Frankie Valli) and Drew Seeley (Bob Gaudio) as The Four Seasons, with Barry Anderson and Thomas Fiscella. San Diego has a close relationship with Jersey Boys, as the musical got its start at the La Jolla Playhouse before going on to become a Broadway sensation, before touring the world and setting up shop in Las Vegas.

Jersey Boys is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award, the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the 2010 Helpmann Award for Best Musical (Australia). Jersey Boys has been seen by over 20 million people worldwide as of August 2014. Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the true story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What A Night,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and “Working My Way Back To You.”

Original play bill for Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse at UCSD, in an out-of-town tryout on October 5, 2004 and ran through January 16, 2005. The musical began previews on Broadway on October 4, 2005, and Jersey Boys officially opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The Jersey Boys First National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December 1, 2006, played a record-breaking run in Los Angeles and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. Jersey Boys is currently playing in New York, Las Vegas, London and in cities across North America and the United Kingdom on national tours.

Tickets for Jersey Boys at the San Diego Civic Theatre begin at $33.50 (note that this is less expensive than when the play first started) are available at online, in-person at the box office, or over the phone. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit JerseyBoysTour.com or BroadwaySD.com.