The
Midland is proud to present one of America’s most endearing and enduring
stars, Tony Orlando in concert on April 8 at 8:00 pm.
No entertainer can move and excite an audience like Tony Orlando; his
warmth and exhilarating energy is electrifying.
From million selling records, a popular television variety series, to
movies and Broadway, Tony Orlando has conquered every facet of show business.
Tickets are $35, $40, $50, $65, $75.
This is a Midland Memories Series event sponsored by Park National Bank.
For show tickets, call 740-345-LIVE or stop by The Midland box office,
Monday to Friday,
9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please note: Add $2 to each ticket
for handling and historic preservation fees.
Tony Orlando has numerous hits including Knock
Three Times, Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round The Ole Oak Tree, Candida, Sweet Gypsy
Rose, He Don't Love You, Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally, Cupid,
Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) and Mornin'
Beautiful. He is a popular
headliner in Las Vegas, Atlantic City,
Reno, Biloxi
and Laughlin. Like a painter, Tony
is an artist who steps onto a stage as if it were a blank canvas.
Each show he weaves colorful emotions set to music touching the deepest
part of a person's heart.
Orlando, born and raised in New York City, began hitting the national charts at the age of 16 with Halfway
to Paradise and Bless You; he was
the first vocal artist to sign with Epic Records.
He later routed his musical career to the nonperformance side and became
one of the youngest vice-presidents for CBS Records, heading their
April-Blackwood music label. Through
no plans of his own, Tony was coaxed into putting his voice on a demo record for
a song titled Candida for his friends
Hank Medress and Dave Appell at Bell Records.
The record was released under the name
of the record promotion director's daughter, Dawn.
"I think it is really the rule of show
business that every big break you get, you back into it without knowing it at
the time. A few weeks after recording Candida,
I had forgotten all about it. And
then Hank Medress calls me
and says, 'Hey man, we've got a hit.' The
crazy thing was, the song kept climbing the charts ‘till it hit number
one," said Orlando
.
Hoping lightning would strike again, Medress had Orlando
record Knock Three Times. The song not only became
number one, it was the top song of 1971, selling over six million copies
worldwide. Realizing it was probably
safe to give up his successful career at CBS Records, Tony decided to jump full
force into what was already a
meteoric rise to the top.
Amazingly enough, Tony hadn't even begun to
scratch the surface of his stardom. In
1973, he recorded Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round The Ole Oak Tree. The
song was number one for the year, became Orlando's theme song and grew into an American anthem of hope and homecoming, reunion
and renewal: the yellow ribbon has
welcomed home POWs from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the hostages from
Iran and the troops from Desert Storm.
Orlando
remains one of America's best loved personalities. He has been a recipient of three American Music
Awards and a People's Choice Award. For
his outstanding achievements to the entertainment industry, Tony was awarded a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
in 1990.
Tony has played to packed arenas and for five
Presidents. His universal appeal has
bridged many a generation gap. Tony
was one of the first entertainers to be featured as a subject of VH1's Behind
the Music in 1998. The episode
continues to be aired and received one of the network's highest ratings for the
series.
Since
1993, Orlando
has performed more than 2,000 shows in Branson,
Missouri,
and has been named Branson's Entertainer and Vocalist of the Year.
Orlando, 60, and his wife Francine, live in Branson with his son Jon, 34,
and their daughter Jenny Rose, 13.
Support for this event is generously provided by: Media Partners - Adelphia Media
Services, The Advocate, Our Town News, WNKO/WHTH; Additional Support -
Ohio Arts Council; Presenters Circle Sponsors - AEP Ohio, Equity
Resources, Inc., First Federal Savings & Loan, Gutridge Plumbing, Inc., The
Jerry McClain Company, Inc., Licking Memorial Health Systems, MedBen, Reese,
Pyle, Drake & Meyer P.L.L., The Shelly Company, State Farm Insurance.
The Newark Midland Theatre Association is a local
organization dedicated to building value in our community with the positive,
shared experiences of the performing arts, both locally produced and nationally
recognized, in the beautifully restored Midland Theatre. Built in 1928, The
Midland Theatre annually presents touring and local artists through its four
performance series and other events. Movie classics return to The Midland’s
big screen for holidays and during the summer.
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