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THE STORY OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice Music by Bob Gaudio

CAST Frankie Valli Bob Gaudio Tommy DeVito Nick Massi Frankie Valli Understudy/Others Bob Crewe/Others Gyp DeCarlo/Others Mary Delgado/Others Lorraine/Others Francine/Others Female Cover/Dance Captain Norm Waxman/Nick DeVito/Others Joey/Others Barry Belson/Others Hank/Others

PRODUCTION Kristian Lavercombe Isaac Pawson Fergus Inder Cameron Douglas Josh Johnson Nick Purdie Jack Marshall Monique Clementson Jane Leonard Nomi Cohen Hillary Moulder Ben Freeth Tom Worthington Lewis Francis Jake Byrom

BAND Musical Director/Keyboard 1 Bass Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Drums Keyboard 2/Keyboard 1 Cover Keyboard 2 Cover

Lyrics by Bob Crewe

Richard Marrett Michael Story Mike Ferrar Heather Webb Mitchell Thomas Caelan Thomas Kimberley Wood

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “Original Broadway Stage Production by Dodger Theatricals (Michael David, Edward Strong, Rocco Landesman, Des McAnuff); Joseph J. Grano; Tamara and Kevin Kinsella; Pelican Group in association with Latitude Link, Rick Steiner/Osher/ Staton/Bell/Mayerson Group, World Premiere Produced by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA Des McAnuff, Artistic Director & Steven B. Libman, Managing Director”

Director/Choreographer

Stephen Robertson

Musical Director

Richard Marrett

Set Designer

Harold Moot

Sound Designer/Sound Operator

Tane Hipango

Costume Designer

Stephen Robertson

Lighting Designer

Grant Robertson (The Light Site)

AV Designer

Dave Spark (Pixel)

Wig Designer

Sarah Greenwood Buchanan

Stage Manager

Erica Browne

Assistant Stage Managers

Jo Bunce & Scott Leighton

Lighting Operators Wig Stylist/Dressers

Giles Tanner & Darren McKane Sarah Greenwood Buchanan & Racheal Mountstevens

Stage Hand

Loren Emerson

Properties Manager

Julian Southgate

Costume Manager

Deborah Moor

Costume Technicians

Pauline Laws Pam Jones Tracey Hollands Louise Galloway Hayley Douglas Charlotte McNulty Annie Graham

Construction & Premises Manager

Bryce Goddard

Set Construction

Seth Edwards-Ellis Nigel Kerr Richard van den Berg Richard Daem

Audio Supplier

The Sound People Ltd

Head Technician

Giles Tanner

House Technician

Matt Short

Head Stage Manager

Jo Bunce

Photographer

Danielle Colvin

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Production Manager

Flore Charbonnier

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RUNNING TIME

Jersey Boys was staged at The Court Theatre from 21 November 2020 – 23 January 2021.

2 hours & 30 minutes including a 20 minute interval.

WARNINGS Coarse language, substance abuse and adult themes.

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Welcome to tonight’s performance of Jersey Boys, sponsored by Golden Healthcare Group.

Golden Healthcare Group have sponsored our summer musicals for a number of years now, and their ongoing commitment to ensuring Canterbury can enjoy these shows is truly appreciated by us all.

This is now the third summer musical I have had the pleasure of welcoming you to as Chief Executive. When I first saw Jesus Christ Superstar I thought it was the best I had ever seen. Then came The Wind in the Willows – not a musical per se, but excellent none the less. And now, Jersey Boys, this long awaited and much heralded Court Theatre production. I hope you enjoy it as much as our team has enjoyed creating and performing it.

2020 has been a full on year for The Court Theatre and our big news, of course, is that we are working on building our new theatre in the city, on the corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets, in the Performing Arts Precinct. The Christchurch City Council, architects, project managers, quantity surveyors, engineers and many others have been hard at work for a number of months now, and we will shortly have images of the new building to show you, as well as floor plans and concepts for the look and feel of our magnificent new home. We expect to open in three years’ time.

If you are reading this message in November or December, then it’s time to relax after a challenging and full-on year. If you are reading this in January, then I hope you are filled with hope and optimism for a better year than the one we have just had.

Thank you to Dan Pengelly, Artistic Director, and all of the team at The Court Theatre, including our Trust Board, the Foundation Board, the Supporters’ Committee, and the Supporters. Our labour of love is a team effort.

Our ongoing thanks to Principal Sponsor Giesen Wines, for stocking the Giesen @ The Court bar with their fine varieties of wine and recently refreshed Kaiser Bros beer.

Our thanks to you for coming to experience the show, whether you are with whānau, friends, colleagues, or just a quiet night on your own. It’s great to see you again.

Ngā mihi nui, Barbara George Chief Executive/Tumu Whakarae

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Kia ora Ōtautahi, Wow, we are finally here. It is our pleasure to welcome you back into the theatre this summer.

My predecessor Ross Gumbley applied for the rights to this show for years, and we were all so delighted when we finally got the nod that they were available to perform for Canterbury. So, thank you Ross, for scheduling this award-winning piece. In 2006, Jersey Boys won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In 2007, it won the Grammy Award for best Musical Show Album and, in 2009, it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. So, it is now well crafted and ready for us.

It has been incredible to watch and hear the development of this show in rehearsals.

Stephen Robertson, our director, has been brainstorming and working on this since last year. Richard Marrett, our Musical Director, has been liaising with rights holders and arranging music for months. These two men are consummate professionals and on behalf of the theatre, gentlemen, I say thank you. We are lucky to have your care, craft and attention to detail.

We have assembled an amazing cast and crew for this summer musical. We are so lucky to have such a breadth of talent here in Christchurch that of the 31 artists we have hired to work alongside our permanent staff, 24 of them are from Canterbury.

It is a pleasure to have new artists joining us from Australian tours and the West End, including Kristian Lavercombe, our leading man, who is re-joining us after 14 years working overseas since performing with us last!

We feel this show is beautiful, moving and packed full of songs so many of us know and love. I am 33, and I grew up with my mum listening to Classic Hits so I know most of these songs forwards and backwards. There is something for everyone in this show.

Thank you for joining us, and I hope you have a wonderful evening here at The Court Theatre.

Ngā mihi nui, Dan Pengelly Artistic Director

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Stephen is a freelance director, spending much of the year touring New Zealand directing, staging and designing musical theatre productions, corporate events and cabaret.

He has amassed an impressive resume of directing credits throughout the years as director/choreographer and costume designer. These include Chess; A Chorus Line; Phantom of the Opera; West Side Story; Avenue Q and Evita. In 1993, Stephen directed the New Zealand premiere of Les Misérables (Wellington) followed by the national premieres of 42nd Street (Wellington); Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Wellington); Cats (Christchurch); Miss Saigon (Christchurch) and, more recently, Wicked (Christchurch).

In 2018, he directed Les Misérables (Showbiz Christchurch).

For the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art, Stephen has directed Cats; Beauty and the Beast; Hair; Spring Awakening; Cabaret and Little Women.

His previous credits for The Court Theatre include Grease (co-director/choreographer); Blood Brothers (director and designer); The Mikado (choreographer); Mary Poppins (co-director and choreographer); Legally Blonde the Musical (director); Chicago (director and choreographer) and, more recently, Jesus Christ Superstar (director). His costume design credits for The Court Theatre include The Mikado; One Man, Two Guvnors; Grease; Mary Poppins; Legally Blonde the Musical; The Lady Killers; End of the Rainbow; Ropable; Chicago; Jesus Christ Superstar and The Wind in the Willows.

For Showbiz Christchurch, his previous productions include Me and My Girl; Anything Goes; A Chorus Line; Mamma Mia!; Fiddler on the Roof; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat; The Phantom of the Opera; Evita; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Wicked and We Will Rock You. His latest production was the New Zealand tour of The Shows Must Go On.

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Richard is well-known for his work throughout the country as a musical director, vocal coach, pianist, arranger and conductor.

His musical direction credits for The Court Theatre include My Fair Lady; South Pacific; The Rocky Horror Show; The Sound of Music; Jerry’s Girls; Oliver!; Guys and Dolls; The Producers; La Cage Aux Folles; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!; Anything Goes; Cabaret; Side By Side By Sondheim; Grease; End of the Rainbow; Blood Brothers; Mary Poppins; Legally Blonde the Musical; Songs For Nobodies; Chicago; The Arsonists; The Wind in the Willows and Jesus Christ Superstar.

His other musical direction credits include Mame; The King and I; Sweet Charity; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; West End to Broadway I, II and III; Les Misérables; 42nd Street; Fiddler on the Roof; Annie; Into The Woods; Urinetown; Beauty and the Beast; The Witches of Eastwick; Cats; Curtains; Buddy; Avenue Q; Hair; Spring Awakening; The Phantom of the Opera; Miss Saigon; Mamma Mia!; Hairspray; Ragtime; Evita; Wicked; We Will Rock You; The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

He has conducted and arranged for many of New Zealand’s theatre companies and choral organisations, and is currently the Artistic Director of The Vocal Collective.

Until recently he was manager of the degree programmes offered by the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) and Ara Music Arts. Several of his orchestrations have been recorded with the NZSO and he is often found working as producer and arranger on a number of recording projects.

Richard’s work with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra has included seasons of Starry Nights and Classical Sparks in Hagley Park and the popular concert productions Oh, Danny Boy; Broadway Broads; Rodgers and Hammerstein; Bernstein and Sondheim and The Magical Music of Disney. Recently he has been collaborating with the well-known Broadway artist Liz Callaway which culminated in a recording session in Christchurch and the release of Beautiful City by Stephen Schwartz.

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Creating theatre during Covid-19

Here at The Court, lockdown saw us running online education classes, creating social media content (such as isolation improv and open auditions), as well as planning for our future.

We created a new 2021 Season, amid hundreds of calls to patrons whose tickets were affected by the changes in programming.

At the best of times, theatre is a risky business.

Months - even years - of preparation go into shows that attendances can make or break.

Many theatre companies in Aotearoa (including The Court Theatre) operate as non-profit organisations, running on the support of generous patrons, supporters, sponsors and other funders.

When Level 2 hit, we ran a series of winter-warmer productions in our foyer for audiences of 100 patrons or less, before ramping up to our seasons of Rants in the Dark and Jersey Boys.

Across all industries, Covid-19 has enforced a level of uncertainty that pervades everyday life.

But when you need to invest months of time, money and resources into a live event that may or may not be able to go ahead, the stakes are increased.

Our friends at the Isaac Theatre Royal, who normally host a full schedule of international artists and touring productions, have adjusted their programme to focus on local artists, hosting more Kiwi musicians and creatives, alongside film screenings and even Canterbury school performances.

Here in Aotearoa, we feel incredibly fortunate to be back onstage, presenting live theatre again with this season of Jersey Boys - all the while aware that our whānau around the world aren’t quite so lucky.

They’re not alone in adjusting the way that they operate.

Broadway is closed until at least May 2021, with London theatres shutting their doors again, following a second lockdown announcement in November. Across the UK, more than 5,000 jobs within the theatre industry have been lost, with 70% of theatres facing permanent closure.

“Covid has changed what we programme, broadening our horizons beyond professional productions,” says Q Theatre’s Ticketing Manager, Matthew de Kimble Butler.

As fortunate as we’ve been, the theatrical landscape has certainly changed here in Aotearoa, with our national companies changing the way they operate in order to survive our new normal.

A silver lining for many theatres during lockdown was contacting patrons regarding their cancelled tickets.

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each other in a way that still upholds our uara (values) of manaakitanga and kotahitanga. In all its madness, Covid has really pushed us to think outside of the box.”

“We had the pleasure of connecting and commiserating with our audience who weren’t only concerned for Q Theatre’s future, but for our staff as individuals,” explains Butler.

“We weren’t simply customer service staff, we were people struggling with the same isolation and insecurities as our customers. It was healing in a time of great pain and sadness, for us and for them.”

Bucking the trend, local theatre Little Andromeda opened its new venue in October, while many others around the world face closure. As Director Michael Bell explains, it certainly hasn’t been easy.

In Wellington, Māori theatre company Taki Rua were left similarly scrambling when lockdown forced them to halt their flagslip te reo Māori Season that traditionally tours schools throughout Aotearoa.

“I’m so proud of our work – we reopened our former venue on Friday 22 May with just one week’s notice that we received funding, providing a theatre experience where our patrons barely even noticed when we switched back and forth between alert levels 1 and 2. Since then, we’ve put on 73 shows, with artist applications now open for our February – April 2021 season.”

“As you can imagine it was disheartening when we had to cancel the first leg of our 2020 tour, with no guarantee of being able to complete it,” says Kaiwhakatairanga (Marketing and Communications Coordinator) Taylor Terekia. “The safety of our schools and tamariki was always at the forefront of our minds, so we had to think creatively about sharing our show when live production was out of the question.”

Here at The Court, our cast, crew and staff are so thankful to be back on the boards, celebrating not just our return to the theatre, but the entire country’s ability to do so.

“It’s been a difficult year, but we’re so excited to bring audiences this joyful musical – with a plan B in place, if need be,” says Chief Executive Barbara George. “We can’t thank our community enough for their support.”

In the end, the team came together and filmed a performance of the show in Te Haukāinga, enabling them to share a digital version of the performance with the schools that missed out.

Speaking to the positives that Covid has brought, Butler says, “I’ve seen and experienced so much genuine care and support between organisations who are so often in competition with each other. This year has truly proven we are so much stronger together.”

While technology has revolutionised theatre in so many ways – just look at the LED screens featured in Jersey Boys – Covid-19 has created a boom in digital theatre.

Wellington’s Circa Theatre commissioned a virtual show from Trick of the Light Theatre during lockdown, while Auckland Theatre Company turned their scheduled live production of The Seagull into a digital adaptation, created through Zoom.

What a joy it is to be part of this theatrical whānau and that we and our sister companies can open our doors again in Aotearoa.

Speaking to the changes she’s seen in the industry, Terekia says, “Covid has taught us how to be flexible and innovative, staying connected with

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J E R S E Y T H E

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KRISTIAN LAVERCOMBE

ISAAC PAWSON

FRANKIE VALLI

BOB GAUDIO

Kristian is a graduate of the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA). His previous Court Theatre credits include The Queen and I; Mother Courage; The Cripple of Inishmaan; The Complete Works of Shakespeare – Abridged; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Oliver!

Isaac graduated from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) with a Bachelor of Performing Arts.

His previous Court Theatre credits include Badjelly the Witch; The Little Mermaid; Legally Blonde the Musical; Chicago; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Wind in the Willows and A Streetcar Named Desire.

His other theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Auckland Theatre Company); Urinetown (Downstage Theatre) and Sonnet’s Unplugged (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra).

His other theatre credits include Tick in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Showbiz Christchurch and New Plymouth Operatic Society). He also travels around New Zealand and Australia throughout the year performing Motown classics with The Midtown Boys (DKCM) and tours nationally and abroad with Operatunity, most recently in Hits of the 60s & 70s.

Kristian is best known for playing Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show where he has notched up over 1,800 performances (a record for that show).

Most notably, he was part of the West End and Cinema Live productions and has been performing the role internationally for over 10 years.

Isaac has also worked as an acting tutor for The Court Theatre and teaches drama around the country when he isn’t performing. He writes and produces music in his spare time and is currently writing a solo cabaret that he hopes to debut next year.

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FERGUS INDER

CAMERON DOUGLAS

TOMMY DEVITO

NICK MASSI

Fergus is a graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago with a degree in Theatre, specialising in musical theatre performance and production.

Cameron is a graduate of the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA).

His professional theatre debut was at The Court Theatre in My Fair Lady and since then has performed in numerous productions. Most recently Cameron appeared in Jesus Christ Superstar; The Wind in the Willows and A Streetcar Named Desire.

His previous Court Theatre credits include Chicago; Titus Andronicus; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Jesus Christ Superstar; Crash Bash: Reaction; Les Liaisons Dangereuses; The Wind in the Willows and A Streetcar Named Desire.

His other theatre highlights include Red; Avenue Q (Fortune Theatre); Poor Boy; Oliver!; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Auckland Theatre Company); Assassins (Silo Theatre Company) and being an original cast member of That Bloody Woman.

His other theatre credits include The Music is Bond... James Bond (Christchurch Symphony Orchestra); Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Wicked; Les Misérables (Showbiz Christchurch); Catch Me If You Can the Musical (Blackboard Theatre Collective); South Pacific; The King & I; Thoroughly Modern Millie (The Muny); Cabaret; Into the Woods; The Laramie Project (The Wirtz Center) and La Revolution Française (FWD Theatre Project).

Cameron’s professional experience also spans television and music. He is the lead singer and acoustic guitarist of New Zealand’s premiere skiffle rock and roll band, The Goldonies. His television credits include Outrageous Fortune; Legend of the Seeker and One Night Only.

Fergus is a proud team member of Christchurch’s Blackboard Theatre Collective. Recently, he premiered his first solo show, Bublé, You Bastard.

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JOSH JOHNSON

FRANKIE VALLI UNDERSTUDY / OTHERS Originally from Christchurch, Josh is a graduate of the National Academy Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) with a Bachelor of Performing Arts, Musical Theatre.

His previous Court Theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Cat in the Hat and Crash Bash.

His other theatre credits include The Buddy Holly Story; South Pacific; Grease; Saturday Night Fever (Ben McDonald Productions, New Zealand Tours) and, most recently, playing Doody in Grease (Royal Caribbean Productions).

NICK PURDIE BOB CREWE / OTHERS

Nick is a graduate of WPAC (Diploma in Singing / BAppA Performing Arts, Musical Theatre).

His previous Court Theatre credits include Blood Brothers; Mary Poppins and Legally Blonde the Musical. His other notable credits include Swing in The Sound Of Music (International Tour); Bert in Mary Poppins (Invercargill Musical Theatre); Twilight Robbery (York Stage, UK); Sister Act (Showbiz Christchurch and Invercargill Musical Theatre); Altar Boys (Fortune Theatre); High School Musical; The Sound Of Music; 42nd Street and Hairspray (Wellington Musical Theatre) and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Manukau Performing Arts) for which he received a NAPTA award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.

Off stage, Nick is an Associate Producer for global theatre producers, GMG Productions.

In 2015 he founded the successful musical theatre education company Triple Threat Academy NZ (TTANZ), who travel throughout New Zealand delivering workshops for up-and-coming Kiwi talent.

JACK MARSHALL GYP DECARLO / OTHERS

Jack has been performing professionally around New Zealand since graduating from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) with a Bachelor of Performing Arts.

His previous Court Theatre credits include Oliver Twist; Amadeus; Romeo and Juliet; Mary Poppins; Macbeth; Puss in Boots; Legally Blonde the Musical; Chicago; Titus Andronicus; Jesus Christ Superstar and The Wind in the Willows.

His other theatre credits include Hair; Blackrock; Guys and Dolls (NASDA); Phantom of the Opera; Spamalot; Broadway Hitmen and Les Misérables (Showbiz Christchurch).

Since 2014 Jack has also produced theatre locally and is a founding member of the Blackboard Theatre Collective, who have produced regular shows around Christchurch for the last three years.

Jack is a member of Equity New Zealand.

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MONIQUE CLEMENTSON

JANE LEONARD

Monique graduated from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) in 2016 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts.

Jane is a graduate of the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) with a Bachelor of Performing Arts.

Her performance credits at The Court Theatre include Cinderella in Space; Puff the Magic Dragon; A Paintbox Of Clowns; Legally Blonde the Musical; Jesus Christ Superstar; Crash Bash: Reaction; Time Machine; The Arsonists; The Wind in the Willows and Crash Bash: What’s the Rush?

She is also a Court Jester and teaches improvisation and drama for The Court Theatre’s Education Programme.

Her previous Court Theatre credits include Amadeus; Mary Poppins; Legally Blonde the Musical; Chicago and Jesus Christ Superstar.

MARY DELGADO / OTHERS

LORRAINE / OTHERS

Her other theatre credits include Scaramouche in We Will Rock You; Elphaba in Wicked; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Evita and Phantom of The Opera (Showbiz Christchurch).

She has also performed in national tours of South Pacific and H.M.S Pinafore, has recently worked on a new piece of New Zealand theatre, Kingdom of Katz, in the Hamilton Gardens Festival, and has worked commercially as a singer for events such as the Westpac Business Awards and Super Rugby.

Monique’s other credits include Saturday Night Fever (Ben McDonald productions); Catch Me If You Can the Musical (Blackboard Theatre Collective); performing the role of Deloris Van Cartier in three productions of Sister Act around NZ (Invercargill Musical Theatre, Showbiz Christchurch, Hamilton Operatic); Éponine in Les Misérables (Showbiz Christchurch); and The Cat in the Hat Australian tour (Showcase Entertainment Group).

Jane also works as a drama and musical theatre teacher and is a proud member of Equity New Zealand.

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NOMI COHEN FRANCINE / OTHERS

Since graduating from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in 2012 and The Actors’ Program in 2013, Nomi has worked on numerous projects both on and off the stage.

Her previous Court Theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing; Legally Blonde the Musical; Chicago and Jesus Christ Superstar. Other theatre credits include Lysistrata (Auckland Theatre Company) and Catch Me If You Can the Musical (Blackboard Theatre Collective).

Nomi is the creator of several cabarets and her own arts themed pub quiz, What The F*ck Is This Quiz?!

She has also worked in television production for Jono and Ben, Family Feud and What Now! Nomi is a proud co-founder and co-director of Blackboard Theatre Collective and hopes to continue to bring top quality musical theatre entertainment to New Zealand.

HILLARY MOULDER FEMALE COVER / DANCE CAPTAIN

Hillary is a graduate of the Selwyn College Performing Arts Programme (Diploma of Performing Arts).

Her previous Court Theatre credits include Chicago; Jesus Christ Superstar; Time Machine; Les Liaisons Dangereuses; Escape from Haunted House; A Christmas Carol and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Hillary’s other theatre credits include A Fine Romance (JTM Productions); Bechdel Test; Severely Queer - a Little Gay Cabaret; He Says, She Says (Blackboard Theatre Collective); Nine (Auckland Music Theatre); Oliver!

(Howick Little Theatre); Me and My Gal; Alice in Wonderland; The Wasps and Hamlet (Selwyn Performing Arts).

She is also an Apprentice with The Court Jesters.

BEN FREETH

NORM WAXMAN / NICK DEVITO / OTHERS Ben has immersed himself in theatre since graduating from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) with a Bachelor of Performing Arts.

His previous Court Theatre credits as an actor include Romeo and Juliet; Mary Poppins; Legally Blonde the Musical; Chicago; Titus Andronicus; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Wind in the Willows and Les Liaisons Dangereuses, in which he also worked as intern director.

His other theatre credits include Once on Chunuk Bair (Imagine Charitable Trust); RAP-unzel; Botfarm 2014 (New Zealand Playhouse); Mamma Mia!; Wicked and Les Misérables (Showbiz Christchurch).

Ben is a co-founder of Christchurch-based theatre company, Blackboard Theatre Collective, and also works as a stage manager and director. His directing credits include Time Machine; multiple seasons of Crash Bash (The Court Theatre) and The Isolation Mixtape (Blackboard Theatre Collective).

He is a proud member of Equity New Zealand.

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TOM WORTHINGTON

LEWIS FRANCIS

Tom is a graduate of the National Academy of Singing & Dramatic Art (NASDA), with a Bachelor of Performing Arts, Music Theatre.

Lewis is a graduate of the University of Auckland Business school (Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Commercial Law and Marketing).

His previous Court Theatre credits include Macbeth and Mary Poppins. His other theatre credits include Avenue Q; Priscilla: Queen of the Desert; Wicked; We Will Rock You (Showbiz Christchurch) and Mary Poppins (Invercargill Musical Theatre).

His previous theatre credits include The Book of Mormon Australasian tour (Gordon Frost); Anything Goes; Mamma Mia! (AMICI productions); The Mikado (NZ Opera); Turandot (Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra & NZ Opera) and Carmen (NZ Opera).

JOEY / OTHERS

Lewis’ film credits include The Bridge to Terabithia (Disney) and Frozen Moments (independent film).

Lewis is very excited to be making his debut at The Court Theatre in Christchurch and also excited to be performing again in New Zealand after being on tour for nearly three years.

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BARRY BELSON / OTHERS

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HANK / OTHERS

Jake is a graduate of the London School of Musical Theatre (Professional Diploma in Musical Theatre).

Jersey Boys is his debut performance at The Court Theatre. His previous theatre credits include Saturday Night Fever (UK & International Tour); Camelot (London Palladium); Rent (Shaw Theatre) and 9 to 5 (Bridewell Theatre).

He has also worked regularly as an actor/musician in productions such as Summer of Love (UK & International Tour) and Creedence Clearwater Reimagined (UK Tour).

Originally from Nelson, Jake was the student composer for the SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company, performing at the Globe.

His first original musical, Bandits!, received an initial workshop earlier in the year and he is currently developing a musical about the life of Ernest Rutherford.

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In a normal year, The Court Theatre would stage around twenty productions from its home in Addington; costumes crafted, sets constructed and rehearsals perfected in its Shed.

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“We’re extremely lucky to be able to bring this production to Christchurch audiences and give our talent employment during such uncertain times,” explains Director, Choreographer and Costume Designer Stephen Robertson.

...This year has looked a little different.

Jersey Boys marks The Court’s first large-scale production since February’s season of A Streetcar Named Desire and Lysander’s Aunty, which was just days away from its opening night when lockdown was announced.

2020 has been tumultuous for all industries, especially live theatre, an art form which depends upon live audiences and in-person connection.

The cast you’ll see on-stage – and hidden figures behind the scenes – all had numerous gigs cancelled this year, including our Frankie Valli. Kristian Lavercombe was playing Riff Raff in an international tour of The Rocky Horror Show when Covid-19 hit.

For everyone involved, it was so special to start rehearsals again in October - but to stage a musical this large, things began much earlier...

Since lockdown, our teams have held online classes, put together a winter-warmer series of pop-up productions and have planned a brand-new season to entertain audiences

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Behind the scenes, three backstage crew members will be helping make these transformations happen every night, with 54 wigs waiting to be worn backstage!

The license for Jersey Boys was organised back in 2019, followed by the contracting of directors and key creatives.

Following Stephen Robertson’s design work, the costume build for the show began in the first week of September, with a team of seven technicians working under Costume Manager Deborah Moor to put together an astonishing 247 costumes.

Moor and her team have scouted the bulk of Jersey Boys’ costumes from within The Court’s collection, with key costumes made from scratch.

“One of the things I love most about this show is being able to use really beautiful original dresses we’ve had in our collection for many years. They’re so stylish and cut in a way you just don’t see anymore. We always have costumes that push our own skills as a team – and Jersey Boys has been no exception.”

“The costume changes for this show are the most we have ever had!” Moor says. “Jane Leonard has 17 costume changes (plus wigs) and Nomi Cohen holds the record with 19 costume changes (plus wigs). Our previous record was 11 in Mary Poppins!”

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“The most fun props are often the fake food and drinks!” he laughs.

class setting, but utilising LED screens we can take people from seedy night clubs, to pizza restaurants and even stadium concerts,” he explains.

For The Court’s workshop team (who build everything on-site), this musical has been a much more extensive set build than a regular production. The show contains an incredible 50 scenes (a typical musical has around 20), challenging our team’s creativity, with locations needing to switch in less than 5 seconds!

For Richard Marrett, there couldn’t be anything better than being back on-stage. He’s been working day and night in his role as Musical Director, preparing both actors and the band in perfecting The Four Seasons’ back catalogue.

“It feels so energizing to be working in this environment again. No one is taking this opportunity for granted.”

Behind the scenes, almost 100 people have been involved in bringing this show to life, from front of house staff to backstage technicians.

There’s no denying that every minute has been a labour of love.

Tying everything together is the handbuilt stage, with Set Designer Harold Moot challenged to transport audiences across various American locations.

“We feel so fortunate to be getting back to what we do best,” says The Court’s Artistic Director Dan Pengelly, explaining why Jersey Boys is such a celebratory production. “Creating world-class theatre right here in Ōtautahi.”

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Michael is a professional bassist whose career has seen him performing and recording around New Zealand and Australia with touring artists, bands, theatre shows and orchestras.

His previous Court Theatre credits include Blood Brothers; Grease; Mary Poppins; Songs for Nobodies and Jesus Christ Superstar. His other theatre credits include regular orchestra roles with Showbiz Christchurch.

Michael performs with the CSO as a section bassist and is ever–present in the annual Christchurch Jazz Festival.

He teaches at Ara Music Arts as the bass tutor on both the Jazz and Contemporary courses.

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Mike is a graduate of the Ara Institute of Canterbury (Bachelor of Musical Arts).

His previous Court Theatre credits include Grease; Blood Brothers and Jesus Christ Superstar. His other theatre credits include Mamma Mia!; Hairspray; Evita; Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert and We Will Rock You (Showbiz Christchurch).

Mike has toured nationally and internationally with artists including Elaine Paige and Aled Jones, and is an active musician in the Christchurch scene, performing with his original guitar trio Toro! alongside many other projects.

He is the jazz guitar tutor for the jazz programme at Ara and also writes and produces music from his studio at The Piano in Christchurch.

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Heather is a guitarist, composer and music teacher who works and performs regularly in many different capacities around New Zealand.

She is a jazz guitar graduate of Ara Music Arts (BMus) and the University of Canterbury (BMusHons). Her previous Court Theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar. Her other theatre credits include Footloose; 42nd Street (NASDA); Alice (Free Theatre Christchurch); Mamma Mia! (Variety Theatre Ashburton); Catch Me If You Can the Musical (Blackboard Theatre Collective); Wicked and We Will Rock You (Showbiz).

Heather is highly active as a jazz musician. As a bandleader, sideman and recording artist, Heather has played regularly around New Zealand in several music venues and festivals. Recently, she was the lead guitarist for Julia Deans’ Like Water at the Christchurch Art’s Festival and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (Showbiz Christchurch).

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KIMBERLEY WOOD

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Mitchell is a graduate of Ara Music Arts (Bachelor of Music Arts, Jazz Performance - Drum Set).

His previous Court Theatre credits include End of the Rainbow and Blood Brothers.

His other theatre credits include Wicked; We Will Rock You (Showbiz); Holiday Inn; On The Town (NASDA) and Catch Me If You Can (Blackboard Theatre) among others.

Mitchell is a freelance drummer, percussionist and teacher based in Christchurch. He is a confident and versatile performer with an abundance of experience playing in different styles of music including Jazz/Blues, Pop/Rock and Musical Theatre.

He is an in–demand musician who is currently a member of many local ensembles.

He has gained a wealth of experience performing different styles of music in music festivals, iconic venues and events, as well as performing around New Zealand.

Jersey Boys is Caelan’s debut performance at The Court Theatre. His other theatre credits include On the Town (National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art); Beauty and the Beast; Peter Pan Jr. (CentreStage Rolleston); Bad Girls (Riccarton Players) and The Witches of Eastwick (Kirwee Players).

Caelan became an Associate of Trinity College, London (ATCL) in 2015, and now works as an accompanist, musical director, conductor and piano teacher.

He is currently working with The Vocal Collective as their accompanist, as one of two musical directors working with the Selwyn Community Choir and regularly as an accompanist for students at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art.

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Kimberley is a graduate of the University of Canterbury (BMus; MCom).

Jersey Boys is her debut performance at The Court Theatre. Her other theatre credits include Miss Saigon (Showbiz Christchurch); 42nd Street (National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts); Footloose; Spring Awakening; Jesus Christ Superstar (MUSOC) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (North Canterbury Musical Society).

Kimberley is a private piano and singing teacher. She is also a tutor at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts in musicianship and singing.

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of extraordinary theatre We will be celebrating an incredible fifty years of treading the boards at The Court Theatre in April 2021!

With a series of celebratory events planned, we encourage you to save the date for our birthday week.

There will be meetings of old faces and new, plenty of laughter, memorabilia and – of course! – top class entertainment.

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HAROLD MOOT

TANE HIPANGO

GRANT ROBERTSON

SET DESIGNER

SOUND DESIGNER

LIGHTING DESIGNER

In over 30 years working in professional theatre, Harold has designed numerous Court Theatre sets including Grease; SNAP!; You Can Always Hand Them Back; Ladykillers; Macbeth; Educating Rita; Legally Blonde the Musical; Ropable; Chicago; Puff the Magic Dragon; Easy Money; Stephen King’s Misery; Jesus Christ Superstar and The Pink Hammer.

Harold has designed sets for Showbiz Christchurch including Hot Shoe Shuffle; The Full Monty; Fiddler on the Roof; Grease; Jesus Christ Superstar; Spamalot and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

He has also designed sets for The Edge, Wellington Musical Theatre, Downstage Theatre and Circa Theatre.

Harold designed the set for the New Zealand premiére of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast for Showbiz Entertainment as well as Miss Saigon and Hairspray for the New Zealand Musical Theatre Consortium.

Harold has worked in film, television and advertising including working at Weta.

After growing up in the river city of Whanganui, Tane left to study at the Music Audio Institute of New Zealand in Christchurch. He has been lucky enough to help bands and performers of all kinds deliver their art since.

His previous Court Theatre credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch and The Wind in the Willows. His other production credits include working for What Now!; The Erin Simpson Show; The Eastern; Ali Harper Productions; The Imperial Russian Ballet and various music festivals, tours and productions, both nationally and internationally.

Tane is thankful for the support, friendship and kindness he has had from the Christchurch Arts community throughout his career and strives to represent this community wherever he goes.

“Mahia te mahi, hei painga mō te iwi.

Do the work for the wellbeing of the people.”

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Grant began his career in theatre at The Court in 1988, spending four years as a lighting/sound designer and some time as a stage manager.

His previous Court Theatre credits include Arcadia; Larnach; Treasure Island; The Producers; Grease; The Mikado; Mary Poppins; Legally Blonde the Musical; Chicago and Jesus Christ Superstar.

His other theatre credits include Madama Butterfly (Canterbury Opera); Les Misérables; Miss Saigon; We Will Rock You; Mamma Mia! (Showbiz Christchurch); Phantom of the Opera; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Wicked (Showbiz Christchurch & Musical Theatre Dunedin).

For the last 20 years Grant has been owner of The Light Site, designing and supplying lighting for theatre, outdoor events, themed dinners, product launches and corporate events. He also tutors for schools and theatre groups, and his work includes feature architectural lighting.

DAVE SPARK AV DESIGNER

SARAH GREENWOOD BUCHANAN

ERICA BROWNE STAGE MANAGER

WIG DESIGNER Dave is a professional lighting and video designer with over 20 years experience in the industry.

He has designed and production managed an extensive amount of large scale corporate and theatre events all over the country.

His theatre credits include an array of shows for many of the local musical theatre societies around New Zealand, including Showbiz Christchurch, The Court Theatre and the NZMT Consortiums of several shows.

Dave is highly sought after for his creative, innovative high end video and production design and technical solutions.

He currently runs his own Christchurch based company, Pixel, which designs and supplies an impressive variety of large video displays and visual effects for events and stage productions across New Zealand.

With over 30 years’ experience in both hairdressing and as a performer, Sarah is an expert in all aspects of theatre both on and off stage.

With a Makeup Diploma also up her sleeve, Sarah tours as wardrobe manager for many consortium shows such as We Will Rock You; Mary Poppins and more. She has worked with the New Zealand Opera, many international touring shows and with Showbiz Christchurch she is Head of Department, Wigs and Makeup, including for Phantom of the Opera; Hairspray; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Wicked and more.

Sarah has been a regular wig stylist with The Court Theatre since 2013’s Grease, including the New Zealand premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

In a career highlight, Sarah worked for Elaine Paige on her 2013 tour of Australasia as her PA and dresser, and continues to work with her.

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Erica is the Assistant Production Manager/Stage Manager at The Court Theatre.

Her previous Court Theatre credits include Hamlet: The Video Game (The Stage Show); Mary Poppins; The Cat in the Hat; The Dunstan Creek Séance; Crash Bash; A Paintbox of Clowns; The Biggest; Ē Toru; Mum’s Choir; Jesus Christ Superstar; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Boudica; O Le Malaga Fa’a’Atua (The Journey of the Gods); Au Ko Tuvalu; Escape from Haunted House and The Wind in the Willows.

Prior to being full-time at The Court, Erica was the Stage Manager at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin. Erica graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Linguistics, and a Graduate Diploma in Event Management from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology.

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Our new home will be an architectural and living expression of human creativity, reflecting and serving the many faces of the Canterbury community, in beautiful Aotearoa. We can’t wait to show you around - the beauty of natural timbers, the warmth of textured walls, the comfy understated upholstery, and wow, aren’t these floors lovely!

There will be so much to choose from - so many different types of productions, events, coffee and dinner, a place where friends and whānau can gather together.

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