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The Surfer Boys
Created and Conceived by Brian NoonanThe Surfer Boys
Created and Conceived by Brian NoonanFrom the group that brought you The Jersey Tenors comes a spirited tribute to the band credited for creating pop music’s iconic “California Sound.” Four Broadway veterans bring The Beach Boys’ biggest hits to life with classics like “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “Barbara Ann,” “Surfin’ USA," and many more you know and love. Filled with the honey-tinged harmonies and unforgettable melodies that defined 1960s California and pop music, The Surfer Boys will have you hangin’ ten in no time.
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Cast
J.D. Daw
Joseph DePietro
Kenneth Quinney Francoeur
Brandon Lambert
Bruno Vida
Michael Jayne Walker
J.D. DAW | Select credits include: George in Sunday in the Park with George (FUSE Productions); Spamalot, Forever Plaid, The Music Man, and Funny Girl for North Shore Music Theatre; Next to Normal for TheaterWorks Hartford; The Music Man and 1776 for the MUNY St. Louis; Rags (Irish Tenor/Sal U/S) for Goodspeed Opera House; and Moon Over the Brewery, I Love You, You’re Perfect..., Comedy of Tenors, The Affections of May, One Slight Hitch, and Things My Mother Taught Me for The Mountain Playhouse.
Joseph DePietro is an actor, singer, and teaching artist based in NYC. He was in the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera. He toured the world with Phantom and can be seen in the documentary, The Show Must Go On on iTunes, discussing being part of the only show in the world at the height of the pandemic. Favorite credits: The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical (The Kennedy Center), Ragtime (Ogunquit), Altar Boys, and Hair. Joseph is also a teaching artist with Co/Lab Theatre Group, bringing theatre classes to people with developmental disabilities. For more, IG @josephdepietro and www.josephdepietro.com.
Kenneth Quinney Francoeur is elated to be back at FST after performing in The Wanderers back in 2021! Tours: Jersey Boys (Gaudio u/s), Memphis the Musical (Huey u/s) New York: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Man; Irish Rep Theatre), The Kings Legacy (Thomas More; 54 Below), Finian’s Rainbow (soloist; Town Hall) Regional: Night and Day (Charles, FL Rep), Hair (Berger; Woodstock), Gypsy (Tulsa; OPTC), Footloose (Lyle; MSMT), She Loves Me ( Kodaly; Princeton Players et. al). Proud graduate of Elon University. For more information, visit kennyfrancoeur.com/ IG kfrancoeur
BRANDON LAMBERT is an NYC-based songwriter and performer. His musical, Just Laugh, won Best Musical at the RAVE Festival and was produced Off-Broadway at Triad Theater. Other writing credits: At First Sight and Fun at the Beach Romp-Bomp-ALomp! Recent performing highlights: Marcus in Murder for Two, Jinx in Forever Plaid, and Scotty in Ripcord. A proud member of the Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshop. Winner of the Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre.
Bruno Vida is thrilled to be a part of The Surfer Boys at FST this summer! Born and raised in Cuiabá, Brazil. Bruno was last seen as the Frankie Valli Standby on the Broadway National Tour of Jersey Boys for the last 4 years. He’s a South Florida former resident and has been a part of the theatre community down here for years. Most notably a Carbonell Awards Nominee for his portrayal of Gabe in Next To Normal. A huge shoutout of gratitude to the whole team here at FST, Brian, my agents, and my beautiful familia. Hope you enjoy the show! Follow my journey on Insta: @1brunovida
Michael Jayne Walker is a New York-based singer, actor, and rock musician. He's performed around the country and world with shows like Rent (Roger), Hair (Claude), and Godspell (Jesus). He also plays regularly with Brooklyn-based glam band The Manimals, with whom he's recorded and released a few albums over the years. He's also recently been working on his own songwriting as well as a cabaret show based on the songs of Taylor Swift, which he performed once with his wife, fellow actor Jessie MacBeth. They live together with their puppy, Mr. French Toast, in West Harlem. IG: @mjwesq
Creative
Director | Brian Noonan
Line Producer | Catherine Randazzo
Lighting Designer | Andrew Gray
Sound Designer | Thom Korp
Sound & Light Board Operator | Drew Cliffel