Robert Spencer News

Timing just seems right for the four men who make up Under the Streetlamp—the quartet that’s taking American stages by storm this summer—to share their mantra that “retro never sounded so now!” with the legions of fans of “The American Radio Songbook of the ‘50’s, ‘60’s and ‘70’s” while bringing a whole new audience over to their side of the musical dial. The four—Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley and the two Michaels: Cunio and Ingersoll—will be singing to the faithful when their first national tour brings them to Nashville’s Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a June 14 performance (curtain’s at 7:30 p.m.) at the James K. Polk Theatre. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, are still touring the country singing '60s classics, and they just arrived in Iowa to sing at the Diamond Jo Casino May 18 and the Winnavegas Casino May 19. Check out this new promo for their touring concert! (more...)

Having more influence on subsequent seasons than many a Tony Award-winning Best Musical before it or since, the pioneering and trend-setting jukebox Four Seasons biomusical JERSEY BOYS in many ways bucked the trends of previous song-catalog shows by utilizing a dazzling set design, inventive staging and fast-paced direction by Des McAnuff to tell the more-or-less true tale of Frank Valli and the other boys who rose to the top ranks of pop music in the 1960s with their falsetto-outfitted pop anthems and what the price of fame ultimately cost. Not since DREAMGIRLS had a music industry story been told so compellingly and innovatively and the show went on to win four awards that night: Best Actor In A Musical, Best Featured Actor In A Musical, Best Lighting and Best Musical. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a touring singing group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, just celebrated two years of touring as a group. They recently released a CD featuring the '60s hits that they sing on tour. In this video, the Midtown Men go around New York promoting their show. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, released their debut group album featuring the sixties hits that they sing in their shows. They held a New York City release event at Bloomingdales in which they performed classics like "Working My Way Back to You," "Happy Together," and more. (more...)

At a recent concert, The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, dedicated their performance to Dick Clark. (more...)

Four stars from the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys stop in Des Moines for a night of old time rock 'n' roll. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, just celebrated two years of touring as a group! This video features the song "Working My Way Back to You" and a slideshow of highlights from their first two years. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, just released a new promotional video featuring a performance of "Working My Way Back to You" from their newly-released CD. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a touring group starring four of the original cast members from JERSEY BOYS, played at a fundraising event for the Boys & Girls Club in Atlantic City. This video shows them before their show, singing and dancing with the kids. (more...)

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall’s 2012-2013 Broadway Season includes nine Broadway shows, and seven Broadway “Specials.” (more...)

On April 22, The Midtown Men will take the stage at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, Iowa for a concert featuring the '60s hits that are on their latest album. In this video, the four stars show off their vocal talent in a promotion for this upcoming performance. (more...)

The Pacific Symphony launches an exciting 2012-13 Pops season starring big-name guest artists, spectacular shows and some of the most treasured songs and genres of our time. From the “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight, to Broadway showstoppers, the “Wicked Divas." (more...)

The Midtown Men, a group which reunites stars from the original cast of Broadway's JERSEY BOYS, have just released a new CD featuring the '60s hits that they sing on tour. This video shows footage of the four guys traveling through New York in an open-air bus with their version of "Up on the Roof" in the background. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a group which reunites stars from the original cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys, have just released a new CD featuring the '60s hits that they sing on tour. This video features a track from this album, "Time of the Season," originally by The Zombies, with a slideshow of pictures from the Midtown Men performances. (more...)

ONCE, the acclaimed new musical opened on Broadway last night, Sunday, March 18, 2012 to rave reviews after a successful Off-Broadway run in 2011. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the starry opening night arrivals and brings you photo coverage below. (more...)

The Midtown Men, reuniting four stars from the Original Cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys, Tony-Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony-Award nominee J. Robert Spencer, will blow you away with their supercharged, energetically choreographed renditions of hits by the Four Seasons, Beach Boys, Four Tops, Beatles and other great "guy groups" from the 1960s and '70s at the St. George Theatre on April 1st. (more...)

The Midtown Men, a group which reunites stars from the Original Cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys, have just released a new CD featuring the '60s hits that they sing on tour. In this promotional video, fans get a taste of their touring show. Additionally, watch these performers sing the Turtles' classic hit, "Happy Together." (more...)

Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ripley was the special surprise guest at the Broadway Artists Alliance 2011 Winter Workshop. Ripley had a Q&A with the students of Broadway Artists Alliance. She surprised the students with a performance of her new single "Beautiful Eyes," and a song from Next to Normal. (more...)

From Nick Jonas and Michael Urie to the Ladies of THE VIEW to Adam Pascal, Raul Esparza, Barbra Streisand to Alan Menken, Bernadette Peters to Susan Boyle, Colin Quinn to GLEE and Everything in Between - It's the BroadwayWorld.com 2012 Valentine's Day Special - It's the Biggest Ever! (more...)