NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 : Sarah Knab, Communications Manager, 608.258.4438 / [email protected]

RETURNING TO MADISON BY POPULAR DEMAND! Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-WINNING BEST MUSICAL

DIRECTED BY DES McANUFF WELCOMES CORY JEACOMA TO THE NATIONAL TOURING

Madison, Wis. – Overture Center announced that individual tickets for the Madison return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical , the story of and The Four Seasons, will go on sale Saturday, September 17 at 9 a.m. The show, back by popular demand, will play in Overture Hall Tuesday, January 3 – Sunday, January 8, 2017.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Overture Center ticket office at 201 State Street (doors open at 8:30 a.m.), 11 a.m. online at overture.org or 11 a.m. by phone at 608.258.4141. Subscriptions available now. Tickets for groups of 10 or more available now by calling 608.258.4159.

The tour welcomes Cory Jeacoma () beginning September 15 in Syracuse, NY. He will join a company that includes Matthew Dailey (Tommy DeVito), Aaron De Jesus (Frankie Valli) and Keith Hines () as The Four Seasons, with Wisconsin native Barry Anderson and Thomas Fiscella.

The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Mark Edwards, Corey Greenan, Bryan Hindle, Miguel Jarquin- Moreland, David LaMarr, Austin Owen, Kristen Paulicelli, Leslie Rochette, Andrew Russell, Jenna Nicole Schoen, Dru Serkes, Jonny Wexler and Jesse Wildman.

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 worldwide has been seen by over 23 million people (as of January, 2016).

Catch a sneak peek of Jersey Boys! Log on to www.JerseyBoysTour.com/watch.

Directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award- winner and , with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by and choreography by .

JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.

JERSEY BOYS opened at the on Broadway to critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The JERSEY BOYS US National Tour opened to rave reviews in on December 1, 2006, and is still breaking house records in cities across North America. JERSEY BOYS is currently playing in ; Las Vegas; London; and in cities across North America and the U.K . on National Tours.

The JERSEY BOYS design and production team comprises Klara Zieglerova (Scenic Design), Jess Goldstein (Costume Design), (winner of the 2006 Tony® Award for his Lighting Design of JERSEY BOYS), Steve Canyon Kennedy (Sound Design), Michael Clark (Projections Design), Charles LaPointe (Wig and Design), Steve Orich (Orchestrations) and Ron Melrose (Music Direction, Vocal Arrangements & Incidental Music).

JERSEY BOYS is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, was recently certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The cast recording is now available on Rhino Records. JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook to the Broadway hit. Seasons Greetings: A JERSEY BOYS Christmas, a new holiday CD featuring international cast members of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, is now available on Rhino Records.

JERSEY BOYS is part of the Broadway at Overture Series presented by Broadway Across America. Generous support is provided by community partner Park Bank.

For more information, please visit www.JerseyBoysTour.com.

CAST BIOGRAPHIES The Four Seasons Matthew Dailey (Tommy DeVito) Originally from Denver, CO Matthew has performed professionally from the age of 9. Most recently, Matthew traveled Spain, Italy and in Saturday Night Fever – The Musical. Favorite performances include (Rum Tum Tugger), 7 Brides...Brothers (Daniel/Frank), (Mike), 1940’s Radio Hour (BJ Gibson), Cinderella (Prince), and Viva Vegas (Elvis). @mdailey88

Aaron De Jesus (Frankie Valli) Credits: Jersey Boys (Joey), Disney’s (Timon), (Averic, Boq u/s), Monty Python's (Patsy), Peter Pan (Peter), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), (Tom Sawyer), (Nicely), Cats (Gus), Oliver! (The Artful Dodger), A Funny Thing . . . Forum (Pseudolus), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph), El muerto disimulado (Clarindo), The Crucible (Ezekiel Cheever). aarondejesusonline.com. Instagram: @aaron.dejesus

KEITH HINES (Nick Massi) Recent off-Broadway: Cougar the Musical (Buck), Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man (Stefan). Credits include: Les Miz (Enjolras, WVPT), Camelot (Lancelot, Pittsburgh Public Theatre), 1776 (Thomas Jefferson, Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Urban Cowboy (Bud, WVPT), The Crucible (John Proctor), Picnic (Hal). Master’s Degree in music, Oklahoma City University (voice: Florence Birdwell), The Studio/NY (Jayd McCarty's acting conservatory). www.keith-hines.com

CORY JEACOMA (Bob Gaudio) Regional: (Warner, Fulton Theatre), Mamma Mia! (Sky, MSMT). Lincoln Center’s Sinatra Centennial Concert. Education: BFA in from Pace University 2016. Twitter/Instagram @cocojeacoco

Wisconsin native, Barry Anderson, plays Bob Crewe (the main producer and music genius behind The Four Seasons), was born and raised in Osseo, Wis., and attended the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire where his family resides. Barry is thrilled to be a part of the Jersey family. Broadway: Legally Blonde (Aaron Schultz). National Tours: Legally Blonde, . Regional: Where's Charley? (Charley); (Albert); Honk! (The Cat); The Civil War. T.V./Film: 30 Rock, As The World Turns, FORWARD&GONE. Music graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Thanks to the family, Rusty, Lisa, and Merri! Proud AEA member. Check out www.andersonandpetty.com (songwriting) and follow @4BarryAnderson.

TOUR SCHEDULE

Syracuse, NY Landmark Theater September 15-18, 2016 Cleveland, OH Playhouse Square September 20-25 Baltimore, MD Hippodrome Sept 27 – Oct 2 Boston, MA Opera House October 4-16 Dayton, OH Schuster Center October 18-23 , TN Orpheum Theater October 25-30 Denver, CO Buell Theater November 9-13 Houston, TX Hobby Center November 15-20 Rochester, NY Auditorium Theater Nov 29 – Dec 3 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theater December 6-11 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theater December 13-18, 2016 Madison, WI Overture Center January 3-8, 2017 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theater January 10-15 Scranton, PA Cultural Center January 17-22 Jacksonville, FL Times-Union Center February 14-19 College Station, TX Rudder Auditorium February 22-26 Indianapolis, IN Clowes Hall Feb 28 – March 5 Omaha, NE Orpheum Theater March 7-12 Des Moines, IA Civic Center March 14-19 Hartford, CT Bushnell March 22-26 Ft. Myers, FL Barbara B. Mann March 29 – April 2 Miami, FL Adrienne Arsht Center April 4-9 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium April 18-23 San Diego, CA Civic Theater May 9-14 Los Angeles Ahmanson Theater May 16 – June 24 Charlotte, NC Blumenthal PAC July 5-9, 2017

Additional dates will be announced.

JERSEY BOYS is part of the Broadway Series at Overture Center, presented in partnership with Broadway Across America. Generous support is provided by our community partner Park Bank.

Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies, and hundreds of local artists engage nearly half a million people in educational and artistic experiences each year. Overture.org

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of The John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway.com, under the supervision of John Gore (Owner & CEO). Current and past productions include On Your Feet!, , CATS, Beautiful, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Quartet, , and . BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com; Broadway.com

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