Broadway's Long-Running Jersey Boys Posts Closing Notice

The Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys will end its 11 year run at the August Wilson Theatre on January 15, 2017 after 4,642 performances, producers have announced.

In addition, Dancing with the Stars's Mark Ballas will make his Broadway debut as the final actor to take on the iconic role of Frankie Valli, beginning October 18, 2016. He will continue in the role through the end of the show's historic run next year. Mauricio Pérez will continue to play Frankie Valli at certain performances during the week and Dominic Scaglione Jr. will play his final performance in the role on October 16.

The musical — written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe — tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi, and includes dozens of their popular hits including "Walk Like a Man," "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Oh What a Night," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You."

Jersey Boys opened on Broadway on November 6, 2005, after playing an out-of-town tryout run at the La Jolla Playhouse. A film version directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Young as Frankie Valli was released in 2014.

The current Broadway cast is led by Richard H. Blake (Tommy Devito), Matt Bogart (Nick Massi), Mauricio Pérez (Frankie Valli at certain performances), Dominic Scaglione Jr. (Frankie Valli at certain performances), Quinn VanAntwerp (Bob Gaudio) with Peter Gregus and Mark Lotito, and includes Candi Boyd, Jared Bradshaw, Stephen Cerf, John Edwards, Alayna Gallo, Jon Hacker, Leo Huppert, Rory Max Kaplan, Christopher Messina, Joe Payne, John Rochette, Sara Schmidt, and Kara Tremel.

The original Broadway cast featured Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito), Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio), J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi), and John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli). Hoff and Young won Tonys for their performances. Further replacements in the starring roles included Broadway stalwarts Sebastian Arcelus, Andy Karl, Richard H. Blake, Jeremy Kushnier, and Jarrod Spector, among others.

Click here to see Jersey Boys before it says farewell.