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The Story of & The Four Seasons

Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice

Music by Lyrics by

AUDITION PACK Auckland Season Saturday 17 April until Sunday 16 May 2021 Wellington Season Friday 21 May until Monday 7June 2021

Produced by 2021 Ltd and G & T Productions Ltd

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiN™ THEATRICAL ON BEHALF OF THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE, www.origintheatrical.com.au

From the mean streets of Jersey to American Bandstand, this is the thrilling story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks became the biggest doo-wop sensation of all time: The Four Seasons.

With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, JERSEY BOYS follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop- music history. Winner of Best Musical at both the ® and Olivier Awards®, JERSEY BOYS takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of to the heights of stardom. Chart-topping hits include “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “,” and “,” which brought The Four Seasons the highest honour: induction into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

Audition and Rehearsal Information Please read all information carefully. All roles are available for Jersey Boys however you must be 18 years old or older to apply. Diversity is encouraged and all ethnic groups and ages are welcome to audition. All roles available are on a contracted and remunerated basis.

Audition Dates and Venues Christchurch: Tuesday 20 October 2020; 10am until 3pm (agency and open auditions) Venue: Showbiz Christchurch, 369 Saint Asaph Street, Central City

Auckland: Wednesday 28 (agency only) and Thursday 29 (open auditions) October 2020 10am – 5pm Venue: Herald Theatre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland CBD

If you are recalled for a role this will occur in Auckland on Saturday 31 October (at your own cost).

Audition Bookings If you are not applying through agency representation, open audition appointments are required for all roles and can be made by clinking on the link go.oncehub.com/jerseyboysauditions

For any enquires other than audition bookings please contact [email protected] What you need to know • Please prepare a musical theatre song of two minutes duration or less (in its entirety or a cut down version of the song) that showcases your voice to its best advantage - preferably this will be in the style of the featured role for which you are auditioning. Please also prepare 16 bars of a rock n’ roll song that shows as much range as possible which is not a song from the show. We may stop you if the song is longer than two minutes. • Please be prepared with your sheet music for your own selection songs (no chord charts). We will provide an accompanist for all auditions. Backing track facilities will not be available. • There will be a dance audition as part of the process, and you will be advised of your slot for this once you have booked your initial audition. Where possible this will be aligned with and within an hour either side of your audition slot. • Some featured roles have an associated audition song as noted below (Frankie/Bob Gaudio Tommy/ plus all female roles). Please be familiar with this selection. We may or may not ask you to sing a portion of it. You will also need to be prepared to present a choreographed routine on the day as part of your audition. • To view the choreography audition videos and/or download the audition songs please click here. This audition material page is password protected. Please email [email protected] for the password or please check your confirmation email for the password after booking your audition time. • There will also be some cold readings for all auditionees as part of the process. These will be available prior to your audition on the day so please leave time to go over these before the audition. In most cases we will be seeking a strong New Jersey accent for delivery of the dialogue.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: 1. All auditions will be held in intervals of five minutes and are by appointment only. Auditions will only be held in Christchurch and Auckland. 2. On the day of your audition you will be required to complete an audition application form and supply a recent picture of yourself and your CV. Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes before your audition time to complete the forms and prepare yourself. These forms are also available for download at www.gntproductions.co.nz/auditions 3. Auditions are at the risk and the sole financial responsibility of the auditionee. 4. Auditionees may be photographed and recorded as part of their participation in the audition process for casting purposes. 5. Auditionees may be asked to be recorded for media purposes, either inside or outside of the audition room, with such recording to possibly be used for promotional content of the production process including, but not limited to; news stories, programming for broadcast and social media. Such recording will be voluntary and without compensation. 6. You will need to be available for all daytime rehearsals scheduled from Monday 1 March until Saturday 17 April 2021. Rehearsals will be held five to six days a week dependent on show requirements and the rehearsals are anticipated to be held at a central Auckland venue.

Rehearsals Rehearsals will commence for the show in Auckland at the beginning of March 2021. Rehearsals are expected to be five or six days a week on a full-time basis. Publicity dates and costume fittings may be required in advance of these dates (exact dates to be advised). For the purposes of contracting and acceptance of roles, all those working on the production will considered to be Auckland based. Throughout the season in Auckland and Wellington there may be some additional rehearsals called as part of the normal maintenance of the show.

There will also be two full days of rehearsals scheduled for Wednesday 19 May and Thursday 20 May 2021 to enable transfer of the show from Auckland to Wellington. Dependent on requirements some time may also be required on Friday 21 May prior to the first performance in Wellington.

Performance Schedule Auckland Fri 16 April 2021 7.30pm Preview Sat 1 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 16 Sat 17 April 2021 2.00pm Preview Sun 2 May 2021 3.00pm Performance 17 Sat17 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 1 Mon 3 May 2021 Dark Day Sun18 April 2021 3.00pm Performance 2 Tue 4 May 2021 6.30pm Performance 18 Mon 19 April 2021 Dark Day Wed 5 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 19 Tue 20 April 2021 6.30pm Performance 3 Thu 6 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 20 Wed 21 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 4 Fri 7 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 21 Thu 22 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 5 Sat 8 May 2021 2.00pm Performance 22 Fri 23 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 6 Sat 8 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 23 Sat 24 April 2021 2.00pm Performance 7 Sun 9 May 2021 3.00pm Performance 24 Sat 24 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 8 Mon 10 May 2021 Dark Day Sun 25 April 2021 3.00pm Performance 9 Tue11 May 2021 6.30pm Performance 25 Mon 26 April 2021 Dark Day Wed 12 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 26 Tue 27 April 2021 6.30pm Performance 10 Thu 13 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 27 Wed 28 April 2021 1.00pm Performance 11 Fri 14 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 28 Wed 28 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 12 Sat 15 May 2021 2.00pm Performance 29 Thu 29 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 13 Sat 15 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 30 Fri 30 April 2021 7.30pm Performance 14 Sun 16 May 2021 3.00pm Performance 31 Sat 1 May 2021 2.00pm Performance 15 Wellington Fri 21 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 32 Sat 29 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 42 Sat 22 May 2021 2.00pm Performance 33 Sun 30 May 2021 3.00pm Performance 43 Sat 22 May 2021 7.30pm Performance 34 Mon 31 May 2021 Dark Day Sun 23 May 2021 3.00pm Performance 35 Tue 1 June 2021 6:30pm Performance 44 Mon 24 May 2021 Dark Day Wed 2 June 2021 7.30pm Performance 45 Tue 25 May 2021 6:30pm Performance 36 Thu 3 June 2021 7:30pm Performance 46 Wed 26 May 2021 1.00pm Performance 37 Fri 4 June 2021 7.30pm Performance 47 Wed 26 May 2021 7:30pm Performance 38 Sat 5 June 2021 2.00pm Performance 48 Thu 27 May 2021 7:30pm Performance 39 Sat 5 June 2021 7.30pm Performance 49 Fri 28 May 2021 7:30pm Performance 40 Sun 6 June 2021 3.00pm Performance 50 Sat 29 May 2021 2:00pm Performance 41 Mon 7 June 2021 1.00pm Performance 51

FRANKIE VALLI – Lead (must be 176cms or shorter) Charismatic and charming; must be a very strong actor (comfortable with narrative text) and have a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies. STAGE AGE – 20 to 35 VOCAL & OTHER: Must have a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and be able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli. A strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G. AUDITION SONG: Walk Like A Man

BOB GAUDIO – Lead (ability to play piano a plus, but not necessary) An intelligent, sensitive and introspective musical prodigy. Also needs to be comfortable with narrative text. Ideally Bob will be tall. STAGE AGE – 20 to 35 VOCAL & OTHER: A strong tenor/baritone voice, needs strong high G; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies AUDITION SONG: December 63’ (Oh What A Night)

TOMMY DEVITO – Lead (ability to play guitar a very strong plus) A natural-born leader with an appealing, bad-boy quality. Also needs to be comfortable with narrative text. STAGE AGE – 30 to 39 VOCAL & OTHER: A strong tenor/baritone voice; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies. AUDITION SONG: Earth Angel

NICK MASSI – Lead (ability to play the bass a plus, but not necessary) A quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons. Needs to be comfortable with narrative text. STAGE AGE – 30 to 39 VOCAL & OTHER: A strong bass/baritone voice, low E would be an asset; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies AUDITION SONG: Big Girls Don’t Cry “silly boy… silly girl”

GYP DECARLO - Supporting A tough, mafioso type; must be a good actor and strong . STAGE AGE – 45 to 55 VOCAL & OTHER: Strong singer

BOB CREWE - Supporting An intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons. May understudy the role of Bob Gaudio. STAGE AGE – 30 to 40 VOCAL & OTHER: Strong singer/actor

JOE PESCI - Supporting A young, energetic character that is streetwise. Must be a good actor and a strong singer. May understudy the role of Frankie Vallie. STAGE AGE – 20 to 40 VOCAL & OTHER: Must have a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and be able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli. A strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G.

NICK DEVITO - Supporting Is part of the Variety Trio and Tommy’s brother. STAGE AGE – 25 to 35 VOCAL & OTHER: Strong singer and comfortable with four-part harmonies

BARRY BELSON – Supporting A strong actor and singer to play various roles (friends, producers, etc) STAGE AGE – 20 to 49 VOCAL & OTHER: A strong tenor to high C, with a strong falsetto to G above high C; has the ability to riff in rhythm-and-blues style.

NORM WAXMAN – Supporting A loan shark from Las Vegas. Strong actor and singer to play various roles (friends, producers, etc). This role may understudy the role of Tommy Devito. STAGE AGE – 30 to 49 VOCAL & OTHER: A strong tenor/baritone voice; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies.

MARY - Supporting A strong singer, actor, and dancer; Frankie’s wife; tough, "seen it all," Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humour; actor also plays a variety of other roles, including member of a 60s style girl group. STAGE AGE – 20 to 39 VOCAL & OTHER: A strong belt useful. A high straight tone soprano useful but not required. AUDITION SONG: My Boyfriend’s Back

LORRAINE - Supporting A fabulous, versatile actress, singer, and dancer with flexible vocal registers to play a variety of roles (the many girlfriends of The Four Seasons, etc); should fit well together a la 60s band Shangri-las and be believable as "tough-as-nails" Jersey girls; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies. STAGE AGE – 20 to 35 VOCAL & OTHER: Versatile voice with a strong belt. AUDITION SONG: My Boyfriend’s Back

FRANCINE – Supporting A fabulous, versatile actress, singer, & dancer with flexible vocal register to play a variety of roles (Frankie’s teenage daughter, the many girlfriends of The Four Seasons, etc); should fit well together a la 60s band Shangri-las and be believable as ‘tough-as-nails’ Jersey girls; must be very comfortable with traditional four- part harmonies. STAGE AGE – 20 to 35 VOCAL & OTHER: Versatile voice with a strong belt. AUDITION SONG: My Boyfriend’s Back

FEMALE ENSEMBLE/SWING x 1 A versatile actress/singer/dancer with flexible vocal registers to play a variety of roles as well as understudy the roles of Mary, Lorraine and Francine. STAGE AGE – 20 to 39 VOCAL & OTHER: Versatile voice with a strong belt. AUDITION SONG: My Boyfriend’s Back

MALE ENSEMBLE/SWING x 4 Versatile actors/singers and movers with strong actors and singers to play various roles (friends, producers, police officers, studio engineers etc). All ensemble/swings must be comfortable with narrative text and with singing four-part harmonies. Any abilities to play guitar, bass or drums a strong plus. STAGE AGE – 20 to 59 VOCAL & OTHER: All four men need to be strong singers.

Audition songs can be downloaded from the website. Please email [email protected] for the password.