Jersey Boys

[Steffi]

For me this show was at its best at the Prince Edward Theatre. Ryan, Glenn, Stephen and Philip were superb and had a special bond that just showed on stage. I saw Jersey Boys more times than I'd like to admit between 2008 and 2014. I enjoyed every cast during those years but none of them ever came close to the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 cast for me.
Was never a fan of Scott's Frankie though - he was missing a certain edge in my eyes - but that's all personal preference.

[greeny11]

I caught Ryan Molloy only once in about 10 visits to the Prince Edward, and he was the worst Frankie I've seen - clearly bored, and a lot of corpsing/messing around on stage. It was about 5/6 years in, so presumably he was going through the motions, but I was so disappointed as everyone raved about him. The best all round Frankies I've seen were Tom Oakley, John Lloyd Young and Michael Watson (both in London and on tour). Scott was my first Frankie, and thought he was excellent, but not quite as convincing as the names previously mentioned. When I saw it again at the Trafalgar, I didn't feel the same excitement that I felt in previous productions, which was disappointing. The last run of it that I enjoyed was the tour Michael led.

[peggysue]

I also thought Ryan Molloy was too old for Frankie. I preferred Scott Monello. I saw Mark Isherwood as Tommy who was excellent as was Stephen Ashfield as Bob. Also enjoyed Wayne Smith as Bob Crewe. Have seen the tour quite a few times and my two favourites were Tim Driesen and Luke Suri both excellent as Frankie. Hope it tours again soon.

[demelza]

Jan 10, 2024 9:31:31 GMT peggysue said:

I also thought Ryan Molloy was too old for Frankie. I preferred Scott Monello. I saw Mark Isherwood as Tommy who was excellent as was Stephen Ashfield as Bob. Also enjoyed Wayne Smith as Bob Crewe. Have seen the tour quite a few times and my two favourites were Tim Driesen and Luke Suri both excellent as Frankie. Hope it tours again soon.

Mark Isherwood is excellent! Only saw his Tommy once but saw his Nick and Gyp a few times!

Agree with greeny11 re: Michael Watson. Think he was the Frankie I ended up seeing the most — I saw him quite early on and wasn't too keen on him at the start but he really grew into the role and I really loved his performance. I believe he's swapped performing for being a Life Coach these days, which is a shame

[justfran]

I've seen the show quite a few times in the West End and on tour - usually find that the person playing Tommy is the standout to me. My favourite was Simon Bailey. Jon Boydon and Mark Isherwood have also been great in the role.