NEWSFLASH: Jersey Boys Heads to London!
March 23rd, 2007Baz Bamigbove of the Daily Mail reports that Cameron Mackintosh is in negotiations to open the prize-winning Broadway musical Jersey Boys at one of his West End theatres. The plan is to open the show in late March 2008!
Mackintosh was vying with Andrew Lloyd Webber to provide the venue for the fingersnapping, toe-tapping show about the rise of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The choice was the Adelphi (which is controlled by Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group) or Mackintosh’s Prince Edward Theatre. Jersey Boys director Des McAnuff and producer Michael David had coveted the Adelphi, but there was an architectural problem over stage size.
“We are in discussions with the Prince Edward and we are not looking at any other theatres at this time,” says Julian Stoneman, Jersey Boys’ UK general manager.
Now the search is on for a young actor who possesses a voice from God to hit those Frankie Valli high notes. If there are problems finding such a performer in Britain, the producers might bring over John Lloyd Young, who created the role so memorably in New York..
WOW!!! THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR. I WOULD SAY TO BRING OVER MORE THAN JUST JLY TO FILL MULTIPLE CAST SPOTS IN THE LONDON SHOW. ANYONE WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
ALSO CONGRATS TO THE TRIVIA WINNERS!
Comment by stacey — March 23, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
This is great news! I agree with Stacey. I can see it now – - a charter flight from NYC to London booked to capacity with NYC JB fans! I am ready but not until I see the show at least 12 more times in NY.
Irene Eizen
Comment by Irene Eizen — March 23, 2007 @ 6:01 pm