Tony Orlando is hanging up his mic — however not earlier than a closing lap of North American reveals.
Introduced Monday (Jan. 15), Orlando’s Farewell Live shows kick off with dates throughout three consecutive nights at South Level On line casino in Las Vegas, Jan. 19-21; adopted by reveals at Niagara Falls, ON; Des Plaines and St. Charles, IL; Atlantic Metropolis, NJ; and Uncasville, CT. His closing efficiency in Vegas needs to be an emotional one, wrapping 51 years as a headliner on the Strip.
“I nonetheless hit the ball, I simply can’t run the bases!!!” Orlando, 79, tells Billboard about ending this touring profession, including that the price of journey and his age had been contributing elements. “It’s additionally time for me to fulfill my inventive juices with the necessity in me to provide, create new merchandise from movies, to Broadway reveals, to streaming new product.”
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Orlando says he plans to launch new corporations Tony Orlando Productions and Explosive Movies and Leisure. He can even “pay extra consideration to writing a Broadway present and pitching my concepts for movies and writing my subsequent guide.”
“Performing stay reveals for 63 years has been an excellent dream come true run!” he says. “And, man oh man, I’ll miss the audiences, associates and followers who’ve caught by me for these final 63 unbelievable years. However now it’s time to develop and switch a brand new web page in my life. How thrilling!”
Because it stands, Orlando will name time on his 63-year concert events profession on March 22 at Mohegan Solar’s 10,000-seat enviornment in Uncasville, Connecticut.
“We’re honored that after such a historic leisure and humanitarian profession, Tony Orlando has chosen Mohegan Solar to host his closing stay efficiency,” feedback Tom Cantone, president of sports activities & leisure for Mohegan. “It’s now time for us to provide him a standing ovation for entertaining over 100,000 followers at Mohegan Solar over time, one thing that solely Billy Joel has accomplished, as he will probably be ceaselessly a part of Mohegan’s leisure household.”
Based on reps, this may mark his sixty fifth look on the venue over a 23-year interval. Throughout that spectacular run, Orlando was additionally inducted into Mohegan Solar’s Stroll Of Fame in 2010.
“I’m so honored that my final live performance will probably be at my favourite venue on Earth, Mohegan Solar Enviornment,” feedback Orlando, paying tribute to the “flawless” work by Cantone, the stage crews, and the employees. “I additionally need to thank all my associates throughout the Mohegan Tribe for making me really feel like household and for the chance to say goodbye,” he provides. “Thanks for making my goals come true.”
Orlando is a two-time American Music Award winner and a recipient of the Folks’s Alternative Award for finest male entertainer. In 2016 he collected the On line casino entertainer of the yr award and the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Leisure from the Congressional Medal Of Honor Society, honoring his tireless efforts on behalf of veterans.
In 1990, the entertainer was awarded a star on the Hollywood Stroll Of Fame, a everlasting reminder of his excellent achievements within the leisure trade.
Tony Orlando – The Farewell Live shows
Jan. 19, 20, 21 — Las Vegas, Nevada – South Level On line casino
Feb. 27, 28 — Niagara Falls, Ontario – Fallsview On line casino
March 2 — Des Plaines, In poor health. – Des Plaines Theater
March 3 — St. Charles, In poor health. – The Arcada Theater
March 16 — Atlantic Metropolis, N.J. – Resorts On line casino Resort
March 22 — Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Solar Enviornment
