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Deven May to Join Las Vegas Jersey Boys on December 1

Deven May
Deven May

Deven May will take over the role of Tommy DeVito in the Las Vegas production of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, about the musical group Four Seasons, at Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino on December 1. May, who has played the role in the show’s national tour, replaces Erik Bates, who will return to the tour.

May joins Erich Bergen (Bob Gaudio), Rick Faugno (Frankie Valli), and Jeff Leibow (Nick Massi) in the company. As on Broadway, the show is directed by Des McAnuff, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. The show features a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with a score by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe. The creative team includes Klara Zieglerova (sets), Jess Goldstein (costumes), Howell Binkley (lighting), Steve Canyon Kennedy (sound), Michael Clark (projections), Steve Orich (orchestrations), and Ron Melrose (music direction).

May’s other musical theater credits include A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, and Bat Boy: The Musical.