The acclaimed “Jersey Boys” is returning to Chicago this spring, and is ready to once again deliver its beloved energy.

The show chronicles musical legend Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’  rapid and raucous rise to fame while delivering age-old hits like “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” The production strikes a seamless balance between story and sound, immersing its audience in another world.

“I play Francine and actually a bunch of other roles, too,” cast member Leslie Rochette said. “I think I change costumes nineteen times. There are three girls in the show and we each play different characters. One girl plays Frankie’s wife, another plays his girlfriend and I play his daughter. Just a bunch of little things here and there but my main role is Francine, Frankie Valli’s daughter.”

Rochette is no stranger to the production. She performed with its first national tour and now she has returned to take part in it once again. Though time has passed since she last stepped into the role of Francine, the show has come back to her seamlessly.

“I had a year off between the first tour and the second tour,” she said. “When I came back to rehearsal I remembered everything. It is kind of crazy because all of the costumes are almost identical to how they were in the first tour.”

Though Rochette has performed all over the country, she has always held a special love of Chicago.

“I went to school in Chicago so I am really excited to come back and to see all the friends and faces and people I went to school with,” she said. “I love Chicago. I have such a soft place in my heart for the town. I can’t wait to eat all of the food.”

Rochette’s time at Columbia College was a transformative one and now, years later, she has the opportunity to return to campus in order to speak to the students about her career and her journey.

“I get to go back to Columbia and speak to the students there so I am really, really excited about that,” she said. “That’s cool because I remember people coming to talk to us when I was in school there, and I thought that was so awesome.”

Rochette is also thrilled to be stepping into the shoes of a role that is so essential to the fantastic and fast-paced plot the “Jersey Boys” provides. When asked what her favorite part about her involvement in the production was, she did hesitate for a moment.

“I think I would have to say that I get to play a character that plays such an important role in Frankie Valley’s life,” she said. “Just being a part of something so iconic and being a character that really moves the plot along (is my favorite part). It’s really special to be somebody who is important in Frankie Valley’s life. I think that is my favorite part every night.”

The return of “Jersey Boys” marks the arrival of something truly special. This May, the production will shed its light on the city for a brief but special time.

“Jersey Boys” will be at The Cadillac Palace Theatre from May 12 to May 24.