How We Got To Jersey: A Tale Of Two Frankies

How We Got To Jersey: A Tale Of Two Frankies is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear not one,but TWO Frankie Vallis in a show-stopping concert performance that takes you behind the scenes of the blockbuster Broadway smash hit, Jersey Boys. Find out how two small-town Canadian kids grew up to BOTH play a bonafide Rock-And-Roll Hall-Of-Fame superstar on stages around the world, to an audience of millions.

You'll hear all your favourites from Jersey Boys, including SHERRY, WALK LIKE A MAN, BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY, CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU, plus deep-cut hits from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons as Jeff and Adrian take you through the highs and lows, the fame and folly of playing one of the greatest legends of pop music who ever lived.

How We Got To Jersey has already wowed audiences at venues across Ontario, and is ready to send your crowds wild with its blend of hot music, cool guys, a great story, a killer 4-piece band, and photo/video projections that bring this globe-trotting story to life.

Adrian Marchuk (Creator and Performer)

A veteran of Canadian stages, Adrian played Frankie Valli in the Toronto and Las Vegas productions of Jersey Boys. Other notable roles include Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza, Joseph in Dreamcoat, Gilbert Blythe in Anne & Gilbert, and Lenny in the world premiere of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. He is the creator and lead performer in a series of continually-touring musical theatre documentary concert shows: Any Dream Will Do: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, A Whole New World: The Musical Magic of Alan Menken, Over The Rainbow: The Harold Arlen Story, and The Sweetest Sounds: The Richard Rodgers Legacy.

Adrian also teaches voice from his home studio in Toronto, and his students have performed at Stratford, Shaw, Mirvish, and Broadway. www.adrianmarchuk.com

Jeff Madden (Creator and Performer)

Jeff is an Oakville-based singer, actor, educator, and an award-winning veteran of the Canadian Theatre industry. Most recently, Jeff appeared in Rock of Ages (More Entertainment), Til Then (Eclipse Theatre) and Any Dream Will Do (Goldenberg Productions). Prior to that, he appeared as ‘Kevin T. and Others’ in the Canadian cast of Come From Away (Mirvish) for over two years. However, Jeff is perhaps best known for starring as ‘Frankie Valli’ in Jersey Boys (Dancap) for two years in Toronto winning the Dora Award for Outstanding Performance, and another year and a half touring across Australia.

Selected TV performances include ‘Murdoch Mysteries’, ‘Mayday’, ‘Accused’ and ‘The Parker-Andersons’. Jeff created his Cabaret show “My Life In Song” in 2012 and has recently created and performed a second show, called “My Life In Song – Act 2” in 2021. He has also recorded two CDs of Musical Theatre and Pop songs. Holding a Master of Education degree from U of T, Jeff teaches acting and singing privately and has been a part-time faculty member at Sheridan and Randolph Colleges for many years.

Mark Camilleri - Musical Director and Arranger

Mark’s theatre credits include music directing/supervising world premieres of Juke Box Hero, Prom Queen, Pollyanna and Queen for a Day and The Jazz Singer. Other theatre credits include The Toxic Avenger, The Lorax, Cinderella, Funny Girl, Cats, High School Musical, West Side Story, Mamma Mia, and Bend It like Beckam. Mark’s concert credits include music directing The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, The Canadian Screen Actors Awards, The Canadian Tenors PBS Special, and Canada Eh! with Steve Patterson on CBC. Mark has played with Il Divo, Celine Dion, Sting, Eric Clapton, Seth MacFarland, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Anka, Wayne Newton, Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, David Foster, Annie Lennox, Audra McDonald, The Canadian Tenors, Herbie Hancock, The Priests, Dee Snider, Johnny Reid and Jim Cuddy. Recording/Producer credits include his own CD “Mark Camilleri and the CT Project” as well as recordings with Jeff Healey, Jason Priestly, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Quartetto Gelatto, Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Thicke as well as various CDs for Somerset Entertainment