Robert Spencer News

The Midtown Men and Paula Poundstone will open the Weinberg Center for the Arts' 38th season of live entertainment on September 23 and 24, respectively.

The Midtown Men and Paula Poundstone will open the Weinberg Center for the Arts' 38th season of live entertainment on September 23 and 24, respectively.

Acclaimed 1960s throwback group The Midtown Men are back on tour this fall, performing at Schenectady's Proctors Theatre tonight. The group, composed of Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer, performed on Broadway together in Jersey Boys for three years before forming The Midtown Men. With having performed over 2,000 live shows together, the group couldn't be more thrilled to be back on tour and bringing the music of the 60s to audiences both new and old. Tony Winner Christian Hoff was kind enough to speak with us and tell us a little about why The Midtown Men hold a special part in his heart.

Robert Spencer, a commanding presence and dedicated author, has completed his new book 'I Will Love You If': a gripping and unforgettable story of a young and fearful boy learning to stand tall and come to terms with his life.

?Arizona Musicfest kicks off its second quarter century presenting wide-ranging musical artists with the first-ever Fall Fest, a four-concert schedule featuring Melissa Manchester, Musicfest competition and scholarship winners, two of America's hottest bluegrass bands and The Midtown Men: The Original Cast of Broadway's Jersey's Boys, from Oct. 28 through Nov. 7 in Scottsdale.

Adirondack Theatre Festival's (ATF) 22nd summer season continues with its CABARET SERIES featuring the return of THE UNCIVIL WAR in a special concert performance. This special event will feature an updated script and score, with changes made based on reactions of ATF audiences from last summer's performance, complete with multiple new songs and scenes. Performances will be held at the Charles R. Wood Theater (207 Glen Street in downtown Glens Falls) on the mainstage at 7:30pm. Tickets are $26-$32 and are available at the Wood Theater Box Office, online at ATFestival.org, or by calling (518) 480-4878. Discount season flex passes are available for the full seven show line-up.

With a smartly-written book, JERSEY BOYS proved that jukebox musicals can be more than just fun.

A chance meeting at an opening night party changed the career of a young actor.

A one-of-a-kind concert experience celebrating the music that defined the '60s comes to Ruth Eckerd Hall on Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. This sensational production reunites the stars of the Original Broadway Cast of the mega-hit, Jersey Boys. These talented entertainers shared the Broadway stage for more than a thousand performances.

NOW That's What I Call Music!, the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, has announced that they are set to release their first ever NOW That's What I Call Broadway! on Friday, April 29, 2016. The album will feature 18 music tracks from the original cast recordings of some of the Great White Way's most legendary shows. The album features liner notes by David Cote, theater editor for Time Out New York as well as a playwright and librettist/lyricist.

Reuniting stars from the original cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys, and the first vocal group ever formed by the principal cast of a high-profile Broadway show, The Midtown Men bring the magic of the 1960's to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Friday, March 25th at 8:00pm.

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Reunion Concert; Uncivil The Musical In Concert; Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner: Unattached!; Daniel Reichard Celebrates Rodgers and Hammerstein; and 'This Is Cabaret' with Ann Hampton Callaway and Special Guest Marilyn Maye.

Rodney Hicks will star as General Robert E. Lee alongside Tony Nominee J. Robert Spencer, Mitchell Jarvis, Wayne Duvall, Michael Abbott Jr., Ian Lowe and Brian Charles Rooney in the upcoming Feinstein's/54 Below concert presentation of the new hit musical, Uncivil, Feb 2nd at 9:30pm.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents UNCIVIL In Concert. The original folk rock/Bluegrass-infused musical comedy, previously know as Bayonets of Angst, returns to NYC after an acclaimed sellout run at the 2015 Adirondack Theatre Festival. Originally presented by the New York Musical Theatre Festival under Executive Director & Producer, Dan Markley, UNCIVIL won rave reviews for its 2014 NYMF run and received four Excellence Awards including Best Book, Best Ensemble Performance, and Outstanding Individual Performance for Brian Charles Rooney and J. Robert Spencer.

The cast of the long-running hit musical JERSEY BOYS, now celebrating ten years on Broadway, performed a medley of songs on yesterday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS.

The Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys officially celebrated 10 record-breaking years on Broadway this weekend at the August Wilson Theatre, and oh, what a celebration it was. Check out photos from the special curtain call and after party below!

The Marcus Center Presents series returns this fall with a special one-night only performance by THE MIDTOWN MEN, co-presented by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Marcus Center. This is the first of several collaborations planned for the 15/16 Season and beyond between the MSO and Marcus Center. Tickets go on sale today, Friday, September 11 at 12:00 pm at the Marcus Center Box Office (929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee), by phone at 414-273-7206 or online at Ticketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org. Groups 10 or more can call Marcus Center Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x 210. The MC Presents series is proudly sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge.

Stars of the award-winning Original Cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys take fans along as they prepare for and perform  their fifth North American tour in their new public television special, MEET THE MIDTOWN MEN.  Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer -- The Midtown Men -- share personal stories of their rise to fame and perform some of the biggest songs of the 1960s.

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts announces the Marcus Center Presents and Off Broadway series for the 2015/16 season which is sponsored by Envoy. Flex packages will be available through the Marcus Center Box Office starting on Thursday, August 27.