MATTHEW AMIRA (Nick Massi) is thrilled to return to the Ogunquit Playhouse! OP: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Jehan Frollo); National Tours: Dirty Dancing (Robbie Gould); Regional: Madame Defarge (Charles Darnay, Gloucester Stage), She Loves Me (Stephen Kodaly, Infinity Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik, Music Theatre of Wichita), Trees Die Standing Tall (Maurice, Bluff City Theatre), Most Happy Fella (Goodspeed Opera House), South Pacific (Asolo Repertory Theatre); BFA in Musical Theatre from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Special thanks to Holly-Anne, Gerry, Avalon Artists, Brad, Brian, and Anthony! All the love to Mom, Dad, Lauren, and Kat.

ANDY CHRISTOPHER (Bob Gaudio) is elated to be back at the Ogunquit Playhouse where he got his start! OP: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (2012, 4th Cricket/Tommy Allsup); National Tour: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy Holly); Regional: Rock & Roll Man (Bucks County Playhouse), Hank Williams: Lost Highway (Hank Williams, Flat Rock Playhouse, West Virginia Public Theatre), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy Holly, The Muny, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Great Lakes CFA, Fulton Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, Casa MaÒana, The Barn Theatre), Godspell (Garza Theatre), Edges (Man 2, Lubbock Underground Theatre), Disney Cruise Line; Concert: Muny Magic at the Sheldon. Thanks to Brad and the Ogunquit Playhouse, Jockey, D.G.R.W., and the marvelous creative team. Endless love to my family, and Esther & Haven. Ps100.2

MATT MAGNUSSON (Tommy DeVito) is thrilled to be making his Ogunquit Playhouse debut in Jersey Boys. Other favorite regional credits include: Grease (Wintergarden Theatre, TO), Spring Awakening (Los Angeles), American Idiot (Los Angeles), Ring of Fire (Fireside, WI), Floyd Collins (La Mirada Center for the Performing Arts, CA), The History Boys (Stella Adler Lab, CA); Film: American Girl, The Dark Tapes, Masquerade, Lost Angeles; When not on stage and screen he and his wife, Alison, are a singer/songwriter duo known as The Bones. He would like to thank his family, Avalon Artists, Vanguard Management and Ali for their

endless support.

JONATHAN MOUSSET (Frankie Valli) is thrilled to be making his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Regional: Newsies (Jack Kelly, The Fireside Theatre), In the Heights (Usnavi, Axelrod PAC, directed by original Broadway cast member Luis Salgado), Godspell (Jesus, APEX Theatre); He's also performed in concerts at prestigious venues in NYC such as 54 Below, the Times Center and the Town Hall. Proud graduate of The Florida State University (BM). Endless gratitude to my agents at Avalon Artists Group and to my mother for always supporting me come what may. IG: @jonathanmousset

ANDREW AARON BERLIN (Norm Waxman and others) is thrilled to be making his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. National Tour: A Christmas Story: The Musical; International: Priscilla: Queen of the Desert; Favorite NY/Regional: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Norbert), Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera (Shawn), Reefer Madness 10th Anniversary Reunion (Ensemble), Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth), Les Miserables (Feuilly), and The Addams Family (Uncle Fester); Love and thanks to my family, Rich Martino and Mike Cruz at Whole Artist Management, Holly-Anne, Gerry, Anthony C. Daniel, Ryann, Allyson, Courtney, Katie, Evan, Audra and everyone at the Ogunquit Playhouse. IG: @andrewaaronb www.andrew-berlin.com

SEAN BURNS (Joey and others) is so happy to make his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. National Tour: Jersey Boys (Joe Pesci, Frankie Valli u/s), Peter Pan 360 (Michael Darling); Regional: Titanic (Bellboy, Signature Theatre), Elmer Gantry (Will, Signature Theatre), Spring Awakening (Swing, Keegan Theatre), Defiant Requiem (Ensemble, The Kennedy Center),The Nightingale and The Rose (Rose, The Kennedy Center); Disney Cruiseline: Peter Pan. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Tina, Irene, and Rick. IG: @smichaelburns

KRIS COLEMAN (Barry Belson and others) is pleased to make his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Broadway: Jersey Boys (Barry Belson) Regional: Passing Strange (Narrator), Jersey Boys (Las Vegas), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Dreamgirls (Jimmy Early), Sister Act (TJ), Once on This Island (Agwe), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Oberon) and Big River (Jim). Television and film credits include: The Big House (ABC), Dumbbomb Affair, and The Clone. IG: @krisonstage

DOUGLAS CRAWFORD (Gyp Decarlo & others) Douglas is thrilled to make his Ogunquit debut in Jersey Boys, a show he knows quite well. Douglas was the first male actor to appear in four companies of Jersey Boys, beginning with the original cast of the 1st National Tour in 2006. Over the next eight plus years, he also performed in the Chicago, Broadway, and Las Vegas (BroadwayWorld Award - Best Featured Actor) productions and represented the show at high-profile events in Montreal, Singapore, and the Bahamas as well as on television on ìThe Tonight Show,î ìTony Awards,î and ìAmericaís Got Talent.î Douglas made his Broadway debut as Kenickie in Tommy Tuneís enormously successful revival of Grease!. In Vegas, he has originated principal roles in Notre Dame de Paris, Queenís We Will Rock You, and Marilyn!. Huge thanks to Holly-Anne, Gerry Mac, the incredible company, cast, and crew here at the Ogunquit Playhouse for bringing me back to ìJerseyî in this incredible production!

NATHAN YATES DOUGLASS (Electric Bass / Ensemble) is thrilled to make his return to Ogunquit Playhouse. OP: Heartbreak Hotel (Bill Black), Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Mr. Sanders), Million Dollar Quartet (Jay Perkins); National Tours: The Buddy Holly Story (Norman Petty, Boebe Ent.), The Tammy Wynette Story (George Richey/Don Chapel, Capstone Theatricals); Regional: Much Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro, Endstation Theatre Company), Sanders Family Christmas (Stanley, Sierra Rep Theatre), Ring of Fire (Mark, Cortland Rep Theatre), Million Dollar Quartet (Jay P, Berkshire Theatre Group); Off-Broadway: On the Bum (Harry, Chelsea Rep Theatre).

CRAIG GLEN FOSTER (Hank Majewski and others) is very excited to be making his Jersey Boys debut with this amazing production! He has most recently been seen at Harrahs LV with The Tenors of Rock, as well as Casa Mañana as Simon Zealot in Jesus Christ Superstar. He would like to thank his mother who gave him his voice and passion for music.

MAXEL GARCIA (Drummer/Ensemble) is happy to make his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse. His credits include Taming of the Shrew (Tranio, Arkansas Shakes), Loveís Labourís Lost (Moth, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre), Pinkalicious (Mr. Pinkalicious, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Verges, Elon University), Oklahoma! (Ali Hakim, Elon University); Maxel would like to thank the Elon family, his squad, and his incredible mother Mabel for all the dedication and support heís received over the years.

COLIN CAMPBELL MCADOO (Swing/Dance Captain) is grateful to be returning to the Ogunquit Playhouse. OP: Hairspray (Link Larkin); Off-Broadway: We The People (George Washington), The Great Unknown (Mark Hamlin); Regional: Weathervane Theatre, The Weston Theater, MSMT, LTOTS, The Media Theatre, The Mountain Playhouse, a proud member of Transcendence Theatre Company; Disney Cruise Lines: Toy Story The Musical (Woody); Colin has preformed with symphonies all over the world. All the love to Gerry Mac, Holly-Ann, the cast and crew, family, friends, Brad Kenney and the Ogunquit Playhouse, Alejandro, love to Moo. For Ankur. @colinmca2

HILLARY PORTER (Lorraine and others) feels like itís ìjust too good to be trueî to be making her debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse! Broadway: A Bronx Tale. Earlier this year, Hillary also performed on Broadway with Sutton Foster and Gavin Creel in the sold out reunion concert of Thoroughly Modern Mille. National Tours: CATS (Rumpleteazer), Elf; Regional: Jerome Robbinsí Broadway (Rosalia, The MUNY, Regional Premiere), Beauty and the Beast (Belle u/s, Tuacahn Amphitheatre), Guys and Dolls (Asolo Rep); B.A. Communication Studies, Clemson University. Infinite love and gratitude to this incredible team, her ever-supportive family, and Hybrid Agency. Follow @HillaryPorter_

BAILEY PURVIS (Mary Delgado and others) is so grateful to make her debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse! Tours: Bring It On (Skylar), Mamma Mia! (Tanya), Legally Blonde (Norwegian Cruise Lines); Regional/NY: Mamma Mia! (Westchester Broadway), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods, Manship Theatre), Kragtar (Trisch, Theatre Now NY); Other: Happy Hour Entertainment (Prohibition, orig. Fleur), Wine Lovers (Katherine) all over the country and on Norwegian Cruise Lines. Thank you JB team, Ogunquit, Craig & Avalon, my incredible family, and finally Holly ó for all you do and have done. IG: @bailey_purvis

ERIN RAMIREZ (Francine and others) is pleased to make her debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Regional: Hairspray (Amber) at KC Starlight, Mamma Mia! at ACT of Connecticut, Rock of Ages, The Little Mermaid, Titanic at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre. BFA Musical Theatre from Emerson College. Appears courtesy of Actorís Equity Association. Love to the Riley, Rydz, Leary and Kull families. www.Erin-Ramirez.com

CONOR SCHULZ (Reeds/Ensemble) is pleased to make his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse! National Tour: Cabaret (Hans/Two Ladies/Emcee u/s); Off-Broadway: Ben, Virginia, and Me (NYMF); Regional: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Fulton Theatre), In The Heights (Hangar Theatre), Grease (Danny Zuko, Old Creamery Theatre), Spring Awakening (Moritz Stiefel); Concerts: 54 Lab Series (Feinsteinís/54 Below); Education: Syracuse/James Madison University; Only love for my parents, Steven, and Lynne Hart for years of private lessons on the clarinet. @conor_schulz

DOUG STORM (Bob Crewe and others) Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Broadway: Motown (Ed Sullivan), Jekyll & Hyde, Dance of the Vampires (Herbert), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Leggett), Les Miserables (Feuilly/Enjolras), Chess in Concert; Off-Broadway: Bat Boy (Rick Taylor - original cast); National Tour: Motown (1st & 2nd Nat. original cast), Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables (3rd Nat.); Regional: Because of Winn Dixie (Jiggs), Notre Dame de Paris (Quasimodo - original Vegas cast), Urinetown, Dreamgirls, Me & Mrs Jones; Development Workshops: Heathers, Disneyís Tarzan, The Civil War; School: Second City - Chicago, HB Studios NYC.

STEPHANIE TOUPS (Female Swing) is thrilled to make her debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Off-Broadway: Polka Dots: The Cool Kids Musical (Ms Square/Mama Square, Atlantic Theater Company), Island Song (Jordan, Davenport Theatre Loft), Lili Marlene (u/s Rosie, u/s Renate, St. Lukeís Theatre); Regional: The Wild Party (Lippa, Queenie, Jasmine Ensemble Theatre Co.), Big River (Mary Jane Wilkes, Tulane Summer Lyric), Evangeline the Musical (Teen Evangeline, u/s Evangeline, Theatre Baton Rouge), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown, Summer Stock Austin); Member of the USO Show Troupe and TCU graduate. Thank you Mom, Dad (and squad), Anthony, Holly-Anne, and the whole team at Ogunquit. www.stephaniemicheletoups.com

MARSHALL BRICKMAN (Book) Marshall entered show business first as a member of the folk group The Tarriers and then, along with John and Michelle Phillips, as one of The New Journeymen, a precursor of The Mamas and the Papas. Mr. Brickmanís film work as author (or co-author with Woody Allen) includes Sleeper, Annie Hall (Academy Award), Manhattan, (AA nomination) and Manhattan Murder Mystery. As film writer/director: Simon, Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, Sister Mary Explains it All. In television: The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (head writer, 1967-70), The Dick Cavett Show (head writer/co-producer, 1970-72). His first foray into musical theater resulted in Jersey Boys, which won the Tony, Olivier, Helpmann, Grammy and many other awards worldwide, is in its twelfth year on Broadway, has been seen by twenty million people worldwide and is currently the 10th-longest running show in the history of Broadway. Mr. Brickmanís other theatrical efforts include Turn of the Century, which played to capacity houses in Chicago, and The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, which ran for two years on Broadway and to date has had over four thousand first and second tier productions internationally. In addition to his work in film and theater, Mr. Brickman has published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Playboy and other periodicals. He is the 2006 recipient of the Writersí Guild of America Ian McClellan Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement. His current project is a stage musical celebrating the life of western star Roy Rogers.

RICK ELICE (Book) co-wrote Jersey Boys (winner 2006 Tony Award, 2007 Grammy Award and 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical) with Marshall Brickman. His play, Peter and the Starcatcher, received nine 2012 Tony Award nominations (including two for Rick) and won five, more than any play of the season. Itís currently playing in New York and on tour across North America. Also on Broadway, Elice wrote The Addams Family (with Marshall Brickman, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa), currently touring North America, with productions in Europe and South America. In 2014, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego presented the world premiere of his new musical, Dog and Pony (music and lyrics by Michael Patrick Walker). Rick is currently writing a musical for Disney Theatricals with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, based on the film Make Believe, and Super Fly (co-written with Seth Zvi Rosenfeld), directed and choreographed by modern dance legend, Bill T. Jones. Heartfelt thanks to those whose work in the theatre makes him grateful for the day he was born: Sondheim, Stoppard, Bennett, Prince, Fosse, Robbins, Nichols, Tune, Nunn, Laurents, Stone, Kushner, Taymor, Papp, Schumacher, Schneider, Coyne, Brickman, Timbers and Rees. Rick thinks about them a lot. He never thought about Jersey much. He does now.

BOB GAUDIO (Music) wrote his first hit, ìWho Wears Short Shorts,î at 15, for The Royal Teens, and then went on to become a founding member of The Four Seasons and the bandís principal songwriter. He also produced the hit ìYou Donít Bring Me Flowersî for Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand (Grammy nomination, Record of the Year) as well as six albums for Diamond, including The Jazz Singer. Other producing credits include albums for Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and the soundtrack for the film Little Shop of Horrors. Several songs co-written with Bob Crewe have been cover hits for such artists as the Tremeloes (ìSilence is Goldenî), the Walker Brothers (ìThe Sun Ainít Gonna Shine Anymoreî) and Lauryn Hill (ìCanít Take My Eyes Off Youî). With his wife, Judy Parker, Gaudio produced and co-wrote the Who Loves You album for The Four Seasons and one of Billboardís longest-charted singles (54 weeks), ìOh, What a Night.î A high point in his career came in 1990 when, as a member of the original Four Seasons, Gaudio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1995, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which hailed him as a quintessential music-maker.î To this day, Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli still maintain their partnership on

a handshake.

BOB CREWE (Lyrics) ìNew York was pregnant in the fifties,î says Bob Crewe, ìgestating with possibilities.î Crewe and music partner Frank Slay became independent writer-producers when the category hadnít yet been invented. In 1957 they wrote and produced ìSilhouettesî for The Rays, which skyrocketed to #1. Suddenly, producers in demand, they launched Freddie Cannonís ìTallahassee Lassieî and Billy & Lillieís ìLah Dee Da.î Creweís 1960ís unprecedented producing success with The Four Seasons birthed a new sound, striking a major chord in American pop. ìSherry, ìBig Girls Donít Cry,î ìWalk Like a Man,î ìCandy Girl,î ìRonnieî ñ all smashes! When lead Frankie Valli demanded a solo turn, Crewe and Bob Gaudio wrote (and Crewe produced) ìëCanít Take My Eyes Off of You,î which eventually became the centuryís fifth most-played song. Crewe ran hot with artists from Vicki Carr, Oliver and Lesly Gore to Mitch Ryder, co-writing with Charles Fox the soundtrack for Jane Fondaís film, Barbarella. Then his own Bob Crewe Generation exploded with Music to Watch Girls By. In 1972 Bob was in L.A., where he revived Frankie Valli with ìMy Eyes Adored Youî by Crewe and Kenny Nolan. They also co-wrote Patti LaBelleís ìLady Marmaladeî (#1, July í75), which was a hit again on the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge (#1, June í01)ÖDavid Ritz

HOLLY-ANNE PALMER (Director) is an award winning director, writer and producer. She is the Lead Producer and Creative Director of current global hits Wine Lovers The Musical, running since 2006 and seen by over two million people, PROHIBITION and Holiday Happy Hour. Selected Broadway/Tours: Jersey Boys, Billy Crystalís 700 Sundays, Bring It On: The Musical, Dracula, Walking With Dinosaurs, Cover Girls; Selected Off Broadway/Regional: All Shook Up (Ogunquit Playhouse), The 25th Anniversary Production of Steel Magnolias (Le Petit Theatre), Gentlemanís Wish and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Barrow Group, NYC), Platforms (TASC, NYC), City of Light (Book/Director), Autophobia (Ars Nova), Inventing Avi Aviv (Abingdon Theatre), Oklahoma! (Reagle Players); As a producer she has partnered with Norwegian Cruise Line, amusement parks, concert venues and International festivals creating innovative, interactive productions that are best enjoyed in non-traditional venues. She has been featured on more than a dozen ìOne To Watchî lists across North America for her work as a leading live arts entrepreneur and modern art supporter.

GERRY MCINTYRE (Choreographer) is thrilled to be back at Ogunquit! As performer: All Shook Up; As choreographer: 9 to 5, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert; and as Director/Choreographer: Chicago (Broadway World award); Off-Broadway: Hallelujah Baby! (York Theatre), Soon of a Morniní (Lions Theatre); Once On This Island (Martin Beck Theatre, Virginia Stage Co., Actorsí Theatre Of Louisville, La Mirada Theatre, Robby Award for Best Director, Ovation nomination for Best Choreography and Best Musical), Ainít Misbehavin (Actorsí Theatre of Louisville), Joseph ... Dreamcoat (starring Diana Degarmo and Anthony Federov, Lyric Theatre), the National Tour of Dreamgirls; As a Choreographer: Side by Side, Tommy and My Fair Lady at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, A Saint She Ainít (Westport Playhouse), Laura Comstockís Bag Punching Dog (LA weekly nomination Best Choreography). After The Storm documentary. Gerry is the choreographer of the hit Off-Broadway show Spamilton. www.gerrymcintyre.net

JONNY BAIRD (Music Director) is excited to be making his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. For the past 3 years he has been Music Supervisor for Norwegian Cruise Line. Shows he worked on includes Million Dollar Quartet, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, After Midnight, Wine Lovers the Musical. Broadway: Annie (Revival, rehearsal pianist); Tours: Bring It On, Sister Act (music assistant); Jonny also orchestrates and arranges music throughout New York City. He will be orchestrating for musical theatre composer Drew Gasparini for the Virginia Symphony. Favorite shows he has worked on, Ragtime, Bat Boy, The Whoís Tommy, Les Miserables. He holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre at Shenandoah Conservatory. He would like to thank everyone at the Ogunquit Playhouse for having him. Heíd also like to thank his family and friends for the countless support.

ADAM KOCH (Scenic Design) Previously at Ogunquit: Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, Heartbreak Hotel; International: Dreamgirls (Seoul); Regional credits include: Serenbe Playhouse (outdoor Titanic), Signature Theatre (Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Helen Hayes nomination), 1st Stage (Bat Boy, Helen Hayes nomination), Fordís Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Paper Mill Playhouse, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Music Theatre of Wichita, Cincinnati Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center, Fulton Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Bucks County Playhouse, and Portland Stage. For the past five years Adam and Steven Royal have jointly designed theater, film and live events across the country including the official events for New York City Pride. Dedicated to William and Mary Koch. IG: @instadamkoch www.adamkochassociates.com

RICHARD LATTA (Lighting Design) designed this seasons' Oklahoma!, An American in Paris and Grumpy Old Men the Musical. He is currently the longest serving employee of the Ogunquit Playhouse; beginning as a crew member in 1985 and as a Lighting Designer since 1987. In that time he's designed hundreds of shows and watched in amazement as the Playhouse evolved from it's humble Summer Stock beginnings to a producing entity that presents musical classics, re-inventions of more recent musicals and gives life to brand new shows. For that he thanks the many Electricians, Programmers, Associates and Follow Spot Operators who participated in making this season great, with an extra shout out to

Travis Maynard.

TRISTAN RAINES (Costume Design) is excited to be making his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Off-Broadway/New York: New York Pops Christmas Concert (Carnegie Hall ë15/í16), Would You Still Love Me If, Stalking the Bogeyman, Bare (New World Stages), The Eternal Space (Theater Row), Moving Light (New York Theatre Ballet), Soul Doctor (Actorís Temple), Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre), Murder in the First (59E59), Falling (Minetta Lane), AZAK, Scarcity (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), Gormanzee (Flea Theater), Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (New World Stages/National tour). Regional: Tribes (Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse), Jesus Christ Superstar, Singing in the Rain, Meet Me in St Louis (The MUNY), San Francisco Orchestra Christmas Concert 17', South Pacific (Maltz Jupiter Theater), Thieves (Rattlestick), Selkie (Rising Phoenix Rep), Treasure Island (FMT Festival), The Cottage, Once, West Side Story (Engeman Theater) One Man, Two Guvnors (Florida Studio Theater), Blue Sky Boys, Paris Time, Assisted Loving (Capital Rep). www.tristanraines.com

KEVIN HEARD (Sound Design) is delighted to return for his fifth season and 16th production at this great American theatre. OP favorites, as Sound Designer: Ragtime (IRNE Award Winner for Best Sound Design), Grumpy Old Men, An American in Paris, From Here to Eternity, Mamma Mia!, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Anything Goes, White Christmas, Million Dollar Quartet, Nice Work If You Can Get It; Broadway: All The Way, The Cherry Orchard, The Country House, Sylvia; Off-Broadway: Smokey Joeís Cafe, In & Of Itself, The View Upstairs, The Total Bent, Clinton The Musical, For The Last Time, Long Story Short, The Underclassman; Along with dozens of productions at regional theatres across the US, Kevin designed the sound for the International Premieres of Fun Home (starring Lea Salonga), Kinky Boots, and Matilda in Manila, Philippines. Kevin is the Associate Producer for BenDeLaCreme Presents and founded the sound design & consulting firm Heard Audio, LLC. www.HeardAudio.com

LEAH J. LOUKAS (Wig Design) Broadway: Escape to Margaritaville, Time and the Conways, Marvinís Room, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Sweat, Oh, Hello, The Heidi Chronicles, On the Town, A Night with Janis Joplin, Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike, American Idiot, Irenaís Vow; Off-Broadway: Tribes, Bare: The Musical, Heathers: The Musical; The Signature Theater (Arlington, VA): Crazy for You, Freaky Friday, Jellyís Last Jam; Williamstown Theater Festival: Lempika, Member of the Wedding, And No More Shall We Part, An American Daughter; The Public Theater: Girl from the North Country, Sweat, Plenty, Barbecue, Fortress of Solitude, Julius Caesar, Taming of the Shrew, Loveís Labourís Lost, Into the Woods. Leah has designed for Off-Broadway and regional theaters including: Papermill Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Signature Theater (NYC). The Muny (St. Louis, MO). Leah holds a BFA from the University of Cincinnatiís CCM in theater design and production/makeup and wig design.

ANTHONY C. DANIEL (Casting Director) Casting: Ogunquit Playhouse's productions of Anything Goes, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Disneyís Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act, Victor/Victoria, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Million Dollar Quartet, Saturday Night Fever, White Christmas, Grease, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, Witches of Eastwick, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, and The Addams Family. He has also served as Associate Director on the PlayhouseÌs productions of Victor/Victoria, Mary Poppins and Witches of Eastwick. Anthony is a faculty member at The Growing Studio in NYC, where he serves as the Director of Musical Theatre Showcase. As an Associate Director, Anthony has worked alongside Matt Lenz on the National Tour of Cheers: Live On Stage! and the upcoming production of Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz. www.anthonycdaniel.com

KAREN PARLATO (Production Stage Manager) is very happy to return to Ogunquit for her fourth season. Credits at the Playhouse include Mary Poppins (at The Music Hall), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, White Christmas, Sister Act, Million Dollar Quartet, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia!, Ragtime, From Here to Eternity, and An American in Paris. Other regional theatres include the Fulton Theatre, Reagle Music Theatre, The Gateway, and Crossroads Theatre Company. Off-Broadway productions include Silence! The Musical, Triassic Parq, The Fantasticks, Revolution in the Elbow..., Bingo: The Musical, Frankenstein, Charles Busch's Cleopatra, and others. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera. She is also the stage manager for Denman Theatre & Dance Company. Twitter: @headsetchatter.

JACOB YATES (Associate Music Director) is a classically trained Cellist and Music Director. His most recent Broadway credit is Associate Conductor/Cello for Home For the Holidays at the August Wilson but has also been heard in the orchestra pits of Wicked, Les Miserables, and Spring Awakening. In New York City he can often be seen performing at 54 Below, The Highline Ballroom, and Rockwood Music Hall. He regularly works with Broadway and TV stars on crafting their solo concerts at various venues around the country. When he is not performing in NYC, Jacob serves as a Vocal Director for Celebrity Cruise Lines. Jacob can also be heard on many recordings with the likes of Joey Contreras, Michael Mott, and Laura Michelle Kelly. An album of his improvisational work called ìMusic For Meditationî can now be found on iTunes.

DANIEL EVERETT (Assistant Stage Manager) saw his first production at the Ogunquit Playhouse at the age of eleven. OP: An American in Paris, White Christmas, From Here to Eternity, Ragtime, Mamma Mia!, Beauty and the Beast, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sister Act, The Addams Family, Mary Poppins, Grease, Young Frankenstein, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story; Off-Broadway: Culture Project, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Manhattan Ensemble Theatre; Regional: North Carolina Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, West Virginia Public Theatre. Special thanks to his family for all

their support.

GEOF DOLAN (Technical Director) is excited to be returning for his 12th season as the Ogunquit Playhouse's Technical Director and Scenic Coordinator. Immediately prior to Ogunquit, he served as Technical Director for Worcester Foothills Theatre. He has done supplemental design work for several shows. He is also the Technical Supervisor for the Children's Theatre program. Geof began his technical career working backstage for both of his parents who are theatre directors and began his professional career at Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. For five years, he split his seasons between Maine and Florida, working the same technical areas for the Orlando Shakespeare, but now stays with the Playhouse year-round. His wife Cheryl (Scenic Charge Artist at the Playhouse for ten seasons) has designed award-winning parade floats and designs many of the Childrenís Theatre shows. His daughter Ash is an aspiring writer and artist who can definitely call the Playhouse her second home.

CHERYL DOLAN (Resident Scenic Charge) is excited to be returning to the Ogunquit Playhouse for her 11th season. After taking over as Resident Scenic Charge eight years ago, she has designed several Children's Theatre sets, as well as added her artistic eye to many of the main stage productions. In the off-season, Cheryl is a Scenic Charge and Prop Master for The Good Theater in Portland, Maine. Since falling in love with the Ogunquit Playhouse, Cheryl, her husband Geof Dolan (the Ogunquit Playhouse Technical Director) and their daughter Ash, who is a budding writer, have made the Seacoast their home year-round. Cheryl considers the staff at OP her family and hopes that her love and passion for theater is translated through the productions to all of you.

KENT BRIDGES (Managing Director) is a seasoned business leader with 30 years of experience in business administration, finance and strategic planning both in the private sector and as an independent consultant. He joined Ogunquit Playhouse in the fall of 2017. Working with the Board of Directors, the Executive Artistic Director, dedicated managers and staff, the community, and the organizationís business partners, Kentís focus is to strengthen the theatreís financial position, guide its long-term future, and ensure its rich and well-respected legacy is firmly secured. A native of Presque Isle, Maine, Kent returned to the state in late 2014 after a successful career in the Washington, D.C. metro area. He is excited to be back in Maine and to call Ogunquit

his home.

BRIAN J. SWASEY (Associate Producer) Originally from South Portland, ME and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. After moving to NYC in 1995 and focusing on pursuing a career as an actor, he changed focus and became the Founding Artistic Director of The Astoria Performing Arts Center, followed by the Associate Producer position at Queens Theatre in the Park in Flushing, NY. There he was involved in producing the 20th Anniversary Revival of Closer Than Ever starring Sally Mayes and Lynne Winterstellar. Prior to coming to Ogunquit, he was the Managing Director for The New York Theatre Barn. NYC developmental projects have included: the rock musical The 12 and a new holiday musical entitled Tim and Scrooge. As a Director/Choreographer, Brian has had the pleasure of directing such shows as Pump Boys and Dinettes, Hairspray, Chicago, A New Brain, and Altar Boyz. He was the Assistant Director for the NYC Revival of Die, Mommie, Die! starring Charles Busch. At the Playhouse, Brian directed the TYA productions of The Berenstain Bears and The Cat In The Hat. In addition, Brian has been involved with booking cabaret entertainment at The Triad in NYC, as well as bringing such artists as Christina Bianco and Bruce Vilanch to MaineStreet in Ogunquit, ME.

BRADFORD T. KENNEY (Executive Artistic Director) is an artistic director, producer, stage and film director, and artist. Since joining the Ogunquit Playhouse in 2005, the Playhouse has tripled its audience growing from a single season summer stock theatre into one of the America's pre-eminent regional theatres with a three-season performance schedule and year round operation. During his stewardship, the Playhouse has garnered a number of awards and honors including the Moss Hart Trophy, Regional Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre from the New England Theatre Conference, multiple IRNE Awards and a number of BroadwayWorld Awards including Best Musical and others. Mr. Kenney is also noted for his work at Carnegie Hall including directing the holiday special The Christmas Rose starring Jane Seymour and producing An American Christmas Carol with Tim Janis. Mr. Kenneyís film work includes the upcoming movie musical ìButtonsî starring Dick Van Dyke, Jane Seymour, and Charles Shaughnessy. In New England, Mr. Kenney has been proud to be associated with a number of different theatre companies. He was also formerly the Artistic Director of the Foothills Theatre and Wachusett Theatre Companies in Massachusetts. He is a fourth generation plein air landscape artist, having studied with Beth Ellis and at Rhode Island School of Design, Heartwood College of Art, and Maine College of Art.

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August 23, 2018

Cheryl Farley, Director of Marketing and Public Relations

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Ogunquit Playhouse Set to Stage the Northeast Regional Premiere of the Multi-Tony Award-Winning Musical Jersey Boys

Ogunquit, ME — The multi-Tony Award-winning, international sensation that took Broadway and the world by storm, makes its Northeast premiere at the Ogunquit Playhouse, on stage September 5 through October 28. Jersey Boys takes audiences on an exhilarating journey behind the music of mega-stars Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The musical was penned by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice with music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. It follows the incredible story of four guys bound by one dream, who worked their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. Audiences around the world have gone wild over the electrifying performances of the golden greats that took these hometown boys from Jersey all the way to the top of the charts: “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Dawn,” “My Eyes Adored You,” and many more.

Starring as Frankie Valli, lead vocalist of The Four Seasons is Jonathan Mousset. He has performed in many regional theatres across the U.S. in such shows as Newsies, In the Heights, and Godspell. Mr. Mousset has also performed in concerts at New York City venues including 54 Below, the Times Center, and the Town Hall. Matt Magnusson makes his Ogunquit Playhouse debut as Tommy DeVito, lead guitar player of The Four Seasons. Mr. Magnusson has numerous regional theatre credits including Grease, Spring Awakening, American Idiot, and Ring of Fire.

Performing as Bob Gaudio, songwriter behind The Four Seasons is Andy Christopher. Mr. Christopher has performed as Buddy Holly in the National Tour of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story and in many regional theatres across the U.S. including Bucks County Playhouse, Flat Rock Playhouse, West Virginia Public Theatre, The Muny, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Great Lakes CFA, Fulton Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, Casa Mañana, and the Ogunquit Playhouse where he got his start in 2012. Returning to the Playhouse to star as Nick Massi, The Four Seasons bassist is Matthew Amira. Mr. Amira was last seen at the Ogunquit Playhouse in the 2016 production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His many regional theatre credits include Madame Defarge, She Loves Me, Fiddler on the Roof, and South Pacific among others.

Joining the ensemble of Jersey Boys is Andrew Aaron Berlin, Sean Burns, Kris Coleman, Nathan Yates Douglass, Craig Glen Foster, Maxel Garcia, Colin Campbell McAdoo, David McDonald, Hillary Porter, Bailey Purvis, Erin Ramirez, Conor Schulz, Doug Storm, and Stephanie Toups.

The Ogunquit Playhouse production will be helmed by Award-winning director, writer and producer Holly-Anne Palmer. Ms. Palmer is the lead Producer and Creative Director of the global hits Wine Lovers the Musical, PROHIBITION, and Holiday Happy Hour. She has numerous Broadway credits including Jersey Boys, Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Bring It On: The Musical, Dracula, Walking With Dinosaurs, and Cover Girls. Her many Off-Broadway and regional credits include the 25th Anniversary Production of Steel Magnolias at Le Petit Theatre, Gentleman’s Wish and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? at Barrow Group, Platforms at TASC, Autophobia, at Ars Nova, Inventing Avi Avivat Abingdon Theatre, Oklahoma! for the Reagle Players, and for the Ogunquit Playhouse 2009 production of All Shook Up starring Sally Struthers.

Jonny Baird joins the creative team as Music Director for Jersey Boys. For the past three years, Mr. Baird has been the Music Supervisor for Norwegian Cruise Lines. He has worked on such productions as Million Dollar Quartet, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, After Midnight, Wine Lovers the Musical, Ragtime, Bat Boy, Les Miserables and the Broadway revival of Annie.

Returning to the Ogunquit Playhouse as Choreographer is Gerry McIntyre. He most recently choreographed the Ogunquit production of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert in 2016, as well as 9 to 5 in 2012. Mr. McIntyre was also the Director/Choreographer for the Ogunquit Production of Chicago in 2010. Off-Broadway he has worked on many productions including Hallelujah Baby!, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once On This Island, and the National Tour of Dreamgirls. Mr. McIntyre is the choreographer of the hit Off-Broadway show, Spamilton.

Scenic Design for Jersey Boys is by Adam Koch. His previous set designs for the Ogunquit Playhouse include last season’s Mamma Mia! and Heartbreak Hotel and 2015’s Sister Act and Saturday Night Fever. Mr. Koch was nominated for Best Scenic Design by the IRNE Awards for the 2016 Ogunquit Playhouse production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He has worked for numerous regional theatres including Signature Theatre, Serenbe Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Portland Stage, among many others.

Joining the Jersey Boys creative team as Costume Designer is Tristan Raines. His costume design credits include New York Pops Christmas Concert at Carnegie Hall in 2015 and 2016, Would You Still Love Me If, Stalking the Bogeyman, and Bare at New World Stages, Moving Light at New York Theatre Ballet, and Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, for both New World Stages and the National Tour. He has also created costume designs for The MUNY productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Singing in the Rain, and Meet Me in St. Louis. Wig/Hair and Makeup Design for Jersey Boys is by Leah Loukas. Ms. Loukas has designed for numerous Broadway productions including Escape to Margaritaville, Time and the Conways, Marvin’s Room, American Idiot, On the Town, A Night with Janis Joplin, and Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. She has created wig designs for both Off-Broadway and regional theatres including Paper Mill Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center, La Jolla Playhouse, The Muny and NYC’s Signature Theatre.

Sound Designer for Jersey Boys is Kevin Heard, returning for his fifth season at the Ogunquit Playhouse, after designing for Oklahoma!, An American in Paris and Grumpy Old Men the Musicalthis season, and Mamma Mia! and Ragtime in 2017. Mr. Heard recently received an IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England) Award for his Sound Design on Ragtime. Mr. Heard has been Associate Sound Designer for All the Way, The Cherry Orchard, The Country House, and Sylvia, on Broadway, as well as for Fun Home, Kinky Boots, and Matilda, internationally. Lighting design for Jersey Boys is by Ogunquit Playhouse Resident Lighting Designer, Richard Latta. Mr. Latta has created the lighting design for dozens of Ogunquit productions, including most recently, Grumpy Old Men the Musical, An American in Paris, Oklahoma!, Mamma Mia!, Bullets Over Broadway, Ragtime, Heartbreak Hotel, From Here to Eternity, Anything Goes, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame for which he received an IRNE Award nomination for Best Lighting Design. Casting for the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Jersey Boys is by Anthony C. Daniel.

Individual tickets are on sale and prices start at $52 each. To learn more about becoming a Playhouse member, or to purchase tickets and gift cards, visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org or call the Ogunquit Playhouse Box Office at 207-646-5511.

About the Ogunquit Playhouse:

The Ogunquit Playhouse, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization listed on the National Historic Register, is located on Route One in Ogunquit, Maine and produces the finest Broadway musicals each season with performances Tuesday through Sunday, from May through October. Follow the Ogunquit Playhouse on Facebook (facebook.com/OgunquitPlayhouse), Twitter (@OgunquitPH) and Instagram (@ogunquitPH) for behind-the-scenes info, photos and fun throughout the season. For a complete list of show times, pricing and more information about the season visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

The rise of original Four Seasons members, Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi, to fame does not follow the traditional rags-to-riches storyline with a simple, happy ending. However, through sheer grit and exceptional talent, these Jersey boys paved the way for future rock ‘n’ roll generations with their eclectic sound and octave jumping vocals. They would go on to craft lyrics and music that connected with the young, the old, the working class, and broke the through the racial divide of music at the time by focusing on real issues in people’s lives, primarily the ebb and flow of romantic relationships. Rather than perfectly mesh the groups voices and styles together like other harmonizing vocal bands of the time, for example Beach Boys and the Beatles, the band relied on its distinct set of voices and personalities to develop a sound all its own. The band fought for its spot on top charts, and faced frequent rejection before being played on everyone’s radio in the mid-1960s.

One of the obstacles to achieving fame, was the group’s inability to find the perfect stage name, in fact, it took the group 18 tries–used individually and collectively in all–before choosing ‘The Four Seasons.’ Other names include ‘The Four Lovers,’ ‘Frankie Valley and the Travelers,’ ‘The Village Voices,’ and ‘The Topics.’ The iconic band name was taken from a small town bowling alley, the 4 Seasons, in which the band auditioned for a lounge bar gig and was ironically turned down. In true Jersey boys spirit, they decided they would take something away from the ordeal and that became their iconic name. The Four Seasons enjoyed 13 top-ten hits between 1962 and 1967, despite having to compete with the British band invasion that swept across the country.

The musical shines light on all four narratives of the band members’ versions of their time together, as they remember it. Growing up in Newark, New Jersey the members came from working-class Italian-American families, in neighborhoods where trouble could easily be found if you weren’t careful. Interestingly enough, Hollywood actor Joe Pesci was the one to introduce Frankie Valli and Tommy Devito to Bob Gaudio, which reveals how close-knit the community really was. Several of The Four Seasons members held prison records for minor offenses, including leads Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, but were able to keep the sordid secret away from the media’s attention. After all, the band represented a clean-cut group of hard-working American boys and any contradiction to this image could have potentially destroyed their careers.

Down the road, the band learned that DeVito had been amassing quite a large debt with a loan shark, but luckily ties with known mob boss Angelo Carlo helped the band squeeze out of the situation unscathed. However, part of the deal was that Valli and Gaudio would buy Tommy Devito out of the band and assume all remaining debts, if he agreed to leave the group. In 1965, Nick Massi also decided to call it quits, however The Four Seasons carried on with various members and Valli trying his hand at a solo career.

It was the Gaudio and Valli’s dream to have The Four Seasons story told in either film or another format for the masses, so when Broadway producers approached them about the opportunity to have their trials and tribulations be turned into a Broadway musical, the performers leapt at the chance. What made the making of Jersey Boys especially unique was the fact that the producers were able to pull aside each Four Seasons member and create a storyline from intimate talks with all four leads that revealed each musicians experience in the band, often with conflicting narratives. The musical opened on November 6, 2005 at the August Wilson Theatre and would go on to win both a Tony and Grammy Award in the category of Best Musical, not to mention garner a record-breaking 11-year run on Broadway. Jersey Boys has been seen by over 24 million people in 10 countries, including Australia, South Korea and South Africa. The Ogunquit Playhouse is proud to be one of two regional theatres to have the privilege to produce the show to its audience. Through infectious, nostalgic music Jersey Boys reminds us that there are several sides to any story, and that fame has its fair share of costs.

August is a gorgeous time in Maine. The warmth of the sun wraps its arms around you for 31 days straight. There’s an anticipatory energy in the air as vacationers squeeze every last moment of beach time out of their summer before Labor Day comes around, and high school students drape themselves over the back rows of chilly movie theatres in order to escape the watchful eye of their parents who are anxious for school to start back up. August brings a “new year” for many families, and in August of 1962, teenagers and their parents from all over the world were given the gift of a new voice of a generation with the coming of The Four Seasons’ first nationally released single, and subsequent number one hit, “Sherry.”

What was this sound? Who owned that glorious young voice? Why were we suddenly hearing it on jukeboxes in every soda shop, grocery store and post office in town? Sherry is a song that’s upbeat, joyous and just downright fun. It’s a story about a boy wanting a girl to come out and dance and that’s all you needed. The country yearned for this musical lift as the Cold War raged on and breaking news reports cluttered the airwaves. By the time The Four Seasons second hit, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” made it to the radio, the United States found themselves in the throes of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and teens and parents could see themselves on the brink of nuclear war. The Four Seasons’ music allowed these families to step outside of the fear and tension that such a massive threat brought into their homes, and celebrate the simple joys in life – Boy meets Girl, it doesn’t work out – he moves on – let’s write a song and dance about it! At this time, the social impact of The Four Seasons was most deeply felt in the blue collar suburbs of places like Maine and New Jersey, as so eloquently stated in Bob Gaudio’s last speech of Act One, which is my favorite of the entire show and a perfect example of the poetic genius of Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

Cut to 42 years later – August 2004. A group of established creative powerhouses and raw new talent unite in a basement at the University of California San Diego. This modest, low-lit space will become the canvas for Brickman, Elice and Des McAnuff to interweave the blue collar stories of The Four Seasons with their now extensive catalogue of number one hits that live in the heartbeat of a generation. They chose a Rashomon approach, allowing for each band member to give you their perspective of “how it all happened,” for every story truly has a dozen ways of being told.

I remember each and every moment of that day and the many incredible days to come. The first time that David Noroña (our original Frankie) stepped up to the solo mic in rehearsal to sing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” you could feel the entire room hold their breath for three minutes until the final dissonant chord of the tune echoed throughout the room. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

No matter when we first came upon them, be it in 1962 or 2004, these songs speak to all of us. They pulse with the rhythm of our heartbeats and represent the simplest of joys and struggles in our daily human interactions. The girl that you lost, the love that you simply can’t get away from; raw human interactions that can only be told through these melodies.

After that first run through, every person in the room knew that we were a part of something that would have a massive cultural impact. Jersey Boys was born, and August brought another number one hit for The Four Seasons.

Now we leap forward to August 2018. Fourteen years to the day that I first found myself involved in this story in a basement in California, we embark on rehearsals for a new exploration of this magnificent story of family and friendship, and now it’s your turn to view it with fresh eyes. Allow yourself to take all of the experiences that you’ve had with The Four Seasons, Jersey Boys, the music, the story, or the lack thereof and find YOUR Rashomon moment. What has stuck with you? What are you looking forward to reliving and seeing in a new light? What makes this timeless story special to you? Let tonight be your “August” – a new start for you with the material. What will be the story that will stay in your heart after tonight?

I’m so very grateful for the opportunity that Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe have given to all of us to continue the journey of exploring and celebrating their story with new generations of theatre goers and music lovers. As I can personally attest, the music and the heartbeat of Jersey Boys will never leave you. This show truly embraces the notion that “family is everything,” and I am thrilled to welcome you into ours.

Holly-Anne Palmer, Director