(Richardson) Eisemann Center Presents proudly welcomes The Midtown Men to the Eisemann Center stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. This special concert tour reunites four stars from the original cast of Broadway’s Jersey Boys.
Cast members including Tony Award-winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer, star in this one-of-a-kind concert experience celebrating the music that defined the 1960s. The program will feature music from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Jackson Five, The Zombies, The Association, Marvin Gaye and The Four Seasons.
The Midtown Men is a four-piece singing group comprised of four original cast members of Jersey Boys, the wildly popular Broadway musical based on the career of pop group Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. The Midtown Men consists of Tony Award-winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony Award nominee and onetime North Texan J. Robert Spencer.
J. Robert Spencer spent five years as a North Texan, living in Plano, where much of his family still resides. After graduating cum laude from the musical theater program at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., he landed a swing role in the musical Side Show. Eventually, he was cast as Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, a role he held from October, 2005 to September, 2008. Spencer’s next role, as Dan Goodman in the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal, garnered him a Tony nomination for Best Performance as a Leading Actor in a Musical.
The group is touring behind its recent debut album, The Midtown Men: Sixties Hits, which features the Men tackling some of their favorite songs from the 1960’s, including “California Dreamin’,” “Happy Together” and “Up on the Roof.” Live, the ensemble mixes ‘60s hits such as these with classic songs from Jersey Boys.
The Midtown Men’s musical journey began when the members starred together in the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys. The four actors/singers shared the stage for more than 1,000 performances and can be heard on the Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum Original Cast Album. “We found our own unique sound and chemistry recreating the music of the Four Seasons,” says Longoria. “And we continue to discover the magic of that truly amazing era in rock music.”
Tickets are $45-$65 and are available online at eisemanncenter.com or by calling the Eisemann Center Ticket Office at 972-744-4650. The Ticket Office is open from 10:00 am until 6 p.m. Monday – Saturday and one hour before performances. Group discounts for 10 or more are available by calling 972-744-4657.
The Charles W. Eisemann Center is located at 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson, Texas. The Eisemann Center is accessible from Highway 75 North taking the Galatyn Parkway/Renner Road exit going north and the Galatyn Parkway/Campbell Road exit going south, or from the DART light rail station at Galatyn Park. Eisemann Center Presents 2011-2012 sponsors include The Dallas Morning News, WFAA-TV, UT Dallas, ViewPoint Bank, Altrusa Intl. of Richardson, Inc., the Richardson Woman’s Club, Texas Commission on the Arts and Five for Five Sponsor Opportunity Bank.
Submitted by Sarah Nesbit, Marketing and Development Manager, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts.
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