Actor Ryan Gonzalez feeling nervous but excited for Jersey Boys’ opening night

RYAN Gonzalez is understandably nervous ahead of opening night of hit stage musical, Jersey Boys. He will play a legend of the show when the curtains raise at the Capitol Theatre tonight.

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RYAN Gonzalez is understandably nervous ahead of opening night of hit stage musical, Jersey Boys.

The actor will play the legendary Frankie Valli when curtains raise at the Capitol Theatre tonight.

Ryan Gonzalez is excited to step onto the stage for Jersey Boys’ opening night tonight. Picture: AAP Image/Erik Anderson

He plays legend Frankie Valli. Picture: AAP Image/Erik Anderson

The stage production is based on the life of an American pop group. Picture: AAP Image/Erik Anderson

“I’m taking a lot of vitamins, a lot of sleep, and making sure I do a nice big warm-up right as I wake up,” Gonzalez told Confidential.

“I’m feeling pretty nervous but very excited. It’s a massive show and a massive theatre and it has a pretty incredible reputation. I’m excited to get into it.”

Gonzalez will be joined by local actors Cameron MacDonald, Thomas McGuane and Glaston Toft in the stage production based on the life of American pop group, The Four Seasons.

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Just some of the female cast Sage Douglas, Cristina D'Agostino, Mackenzie Dunn and Mia Dabkowski-Chandler, go through many wig changes. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

“I think the most exciting thing is to show what we’ve created as a company,” he said. “Even though the show’s been done before it’s such a cool version of the show and it’s really nice to share it with this group of people who I actually really adore.”

*Check out Confidential’s J.Mo live on the red carpet on The Daily Telegraph’s Facebook page from 6pm tonight.