NEW YORK (AP) – Fans of The Midtown Men – the guys who sing 1960s classics by The Shirelles, The Rascals and The Ronettes – may freak out next month when they’re joined onstage by a Shirelle, a Rascal and a Ronette.
Music icons Shirley Alston Reeves, Gene Cornish and Ronnie Spector will take the stage as special guest stars for a one-night-only concert June 20 at New York City’s Beacon Theatre.
“What a thrill and what an honor,” said Tony Award-nominee J. Robert Spencer, who together with Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria and Daniel Reichard are The Midtown Men.
The four members, who starred in the original production of the Broadway smash “Jersey Boys,” are winding down their fifth North American tour, singing timeless ’60s tunes by such groups as the Beach Boys, Beatles and the Mamas and the Papas.
Discussions are in the works about what the three guest star will sing and play, but it’s very likely some of their old hits. Reeves is the former lead singer of The Shirelles, Cornish is the guitarist from the Rascals, and Spector was the lead singer of The Ronettes.