Cast Announced for Dutch JERSEY BOYS!
May 24th, 2013
A Dutch version of JERSEY BOYS will open September 22, 2013 at the Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht with Tim Driesen, Dieter Spileers, Robbert van den Bergh and René van Kooten portraying Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
Valli will be played by Belgian-born Tim Driesen, who is mostly known for his roles in the UK and on the West End. He played Mark Owen in the Take That musical NEVER FORGET and is currently part of the cast of ROCK OF AGES at the Garrick Theatre.
Dieter Spileers will portray Bob Gaudio. Spileers, like Driesen, is Belgian and recently understudied Fiyero in the Dutch WICKED.
Robbert van den Bergh (Nick Massi) is currently alternating the title role in the hit musical SOLDAAT VAN ORANJE.
Tommy DeVito will be played by René van Kooten who has been playing leading roles in the Netherlands for the past few years, such as Jean Valjean in the LES MISERABLES revival, Alex in ASPECTS OF LOVE, Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden in NEXT TO NORMAL, Gaston in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and Radames in AIDA.
In the Dutch version of the show, the songs will remain in English while all dialogue will be translated into Dutch. JERSEY BOYS will play the Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht.
For full details, visit BroadwayWorld.com.
