New Plymouth Operatic Society’s upcoming production of Jersey Boys will feature three residents and a former South Islander as the Four Seasons.
This week, New Plymouth Operatic Society (NPOS) announced the names of the three local actors who will make up the Four Seasons alongside Dunedin actor Max Beal, who was cast as Frankie Valli this year. Max has relocated to Taranaki for both work and the show, and will be working for a business in New Plymouth’s central business district from May.
Joining Max on the TSB Showplace stage in July are Callum Stuart, Cameron McHugh and Jordan Barnes.
Callum, who works as a geologist for Red Jacket Engineering, is no stranger to stage or screen. Originally from the UK, Callum completed a screen acting summer course in Berlin in 2022. He also has a Bollywood screen credit to his name, appearing in ‘83, a 2021 Indian Hindi-language movie about the Indian cricket team. In the movie, Callum played Ken MacLeay, an English-born Australian cricketer. A press release from NPOS says Callum, who will be playing Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys, has also trained in screen acting in Belgium. He says the role of DeVito is “at the total opposite ends” to his own personality.
