2025 Emma awards
Jake won the 2025 Emma Award for Outstanding Performance of an Actor in a Leading Role for his star turn as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys! The Emma Awards are held annually at Titusville Playhouse, to recognize the hard working talent of their past main-stage theatre season.
Jersey Boys
BroadwayWorld
“And speaking of Frankie Valli – his is the voice that shines through each of the familiar hit songs of The Four Seasons and thus is one of the key elements that must stand out in any production of JERSEY BOYS. I am thrilled to say that in this production Jake Aboyoun really knocks it out of the park as Frankie. He conveys the innocence of a young Valli as effectively as he does with the experience of the older and timeworn singer. His singing voice is a perfect fit for the musical gymnastics of Valli’s signature falsetto and delivers clarity and strength in every song and makes it all look effortless.”
- Joseph Harrison | Theatre Critic, BroadwayWorld Orlando
Spectrum News
“Jake Aboyoun plays Frankie Valli, the lead singer of the Four Seasons. Landing this role is in his wiring. “I grew up in North Jersey, right near Belleville, where the Four Seasons were created.“
- Spectrum News
Hometown News
“Jake Aboyoun, playing Frankie Valli, had the audience in awe, nailing every high note with effortless precision. His portrayal was layered, capturing not only Frankie’s musical genius but also his struggles and perseverance.”
- Hometown News
42nd Street
BroadwayWorld
“The comedic roles of Maggie and Bert, the writers of “Pretty Lady” are played by Erica DeJongh and Jake Aboyoun. DeJongh and Aboyoun have a hilarious dynamic as the writing duo and both have opportunities to show off their musical comedy chops, especially in the very funny and entertaining “Shuffle Off to Buffalo”.”
- Joseph Harrison | Theatre Critic, BroadwayWorld Orlando
The Little Mermaid
Orlando Sentinel
Jake was nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the Orlando Sentinel’s Best of Orlando Theatre 2023 Critic’s Picks!
“Ball (choreographer) also scores with an old-school Broadway dance routine to “Positoovity,” a cheery ditty from Scuttle the seagull, who is a comic delight in the gleefully off-kilter hands, er wings, of Jake Aboyoun.”
- Matthew J. Palm | Theatre Critic, Orlando Sentinel
The SpongeBob
Musical
Orlando Sentinel
“Congrats on opening! The show looks fantastic”
- Ethan Slater via Twitter (Original Broadway SpongeBob)