A duo of Frankie Vallis will step under the Broadway streetlight. Jersey Boys alums Mauricio Pérez and Dominic Scaglione Jr. will share the role of Frankie Valli in the Broadway production beginning April 26.
Both will play four performances a week; a performance schedule will be announced later. They take over for Joseph Leo Bwarie, who appeared in his final performance at the August Wilson Theatre on April 24.
Pérez made his Broadway debut with Jersey Boys and also appeared in the national tour; his additional credits include Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage and Altar Boyz off-Broadway. Scaglione, who also made his Great White Way debut in the Tony-winning musical, is an alum of the Chicago and Las Vegas companies.
Jersey Boys, featuring a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and directed by Des McAnuff, tells the story of how Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons went from being unknown kids in Jersey to international pop superstars. The show features over 30 of their hit songs, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”
The current cast also includes Richard H. Blake as Tommy DeVito, Quinn VanAntwerp as Bob Gaudio and Matt Bogart as Nick Massi; Michael Lomenda will step in temporarily for Bogart beginning May 3.