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Closing the curtain on the 2018-19
season, Givens Performing Arts Center
brings e Midtown Men to the stage
April 15 as part of its Professional Art-
ist Series.
e Midtown Men brings together
stars from the original cast of "Jersey
Boys." It is the first vocal group formed
by the principal cast of a high-profile
Broadway show. e group, made up
of Tony Award winner Christian Hoff,
Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard
and Tony Award nominee J. Robert
Spencer, pulls out all the stops, bring-
ing onstage chemistry and heart-
pumping 1960s classics to the stage.
While "Jersey Boys" is a play that
tells the story of Frankie Valli and the
Four Seasons, e Midtown Men is
a concert that showcases the most
popular hits of an entire decade, cel-
ebrating genres from Motown to rock
'n' roll, beach music, pop, rhythm and
blues, country music and more.
e 1960s was a time of great
change and upheaval, and it is reflected in the music
of that decade, as are traditional musical themes like
coming of age and unrequited love.
"ere is so much diversity in the 1960s music,"
said band member and Tony award winner Hoff. "If
you look at the groundbreaking things that happened
in the 1960s, there was so much going on in the world
— and it was reflected in the arts, including music."
e world has changed a lot since the '60s, but
Hoff noted that it is a decade that still has a lot to of-
fer, especially in today's fast-paced, high-tech world.
And that is where e Midtown Men
come in.
"We bring a relevance to today's
digital culture, using live analog mu-
sic," said Hoff. "As much as (the show)
is a celebration of the past, it is also a
celebration of the future. at is what
brings audiences of all ages together.
We have generations of families that
come together to see our shows."
e show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
for e Midtown Men range between
$21-$36 for adults and are $10 for
children and UNCP students.
e Midtown Men is being held in
conjunction with the Act I Diner's
Club. emed meals will be avail-
able for an extra charge, and will be
served in the Chancellor's Dining
Room before performances in GPAC.
Call the GPAC box office at 910-521-
6361 for information.
Visit www.uncp.edu/gpac to see the
full list of shows coming this season,
or call 910-521-6361.
Givens season closes with The Midtown Men
by STEPHANIE CRIDER
EVENT
e Midtown Men will perform at Givens Performing Arts Center April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
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