Huey Lewis leads band on tour, heads to Broadway
Huey Lewis & The News have added more dates to the next leg of their 25th anniversary tour, a run that frontman Lewis will follow with a turn in the Broadway revival of "Chicago."
Lewis and his band launch their next round of shows Saturday (7/29) in Iowa, and dates are stacked up through early October. Details are included below.
In addition to their anniversary roadtrip, Lewis and company have also marked their quarter-century milestone with a live CD and DVD. Titled "Live at 25," the set--which hit stores in May--was recorded last December during a two-night stand in Chico, CA.
Following the conclusion of his group's anniversary outing, Lewis will head to the Big Apple to make his Broadway debut in "Chicago," which is playing at the Ambassador Theatre. Lewis, who begins his stint with the show on Nov. 1, will take on the role of attorney Billy Flynn.
Lewis' acting resume includes roles in movies such as "Duets," "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Sphere," as well as on the television shows "Just Shoot Me" and "One Tree Hill."
Best known for their '80s-era batch of hits, Huey Lewis & The News have continued to tour steadily over the years. The group's most-recent studio album is 2001's "Plan B," which is its first collection of new material since 1991's "Hard at Play."
Lewis' band features original members Johnny Colla (guitar, sax), Bill Gibson (drums), and Sean Hopper (keyboards), as well as longtime member John Pierce (bass) and 2000 addition Stef Burns (guitar). Lewis' horn section--known as the News Brothers--consists of Marvin McFadden (trumpet), Rob Sudduth (sax) and Ron Stallings (sax).
"Sports," released in 1983, remains the group's most commercially successful album to date. It features the Top 10 hits "I Want a New Drug," "The Heart of Rock & Roll," "If This Is It" and "Heart and Soul," and has been certified seven-times platinum, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
July 2005
29 - Dubuque, IA - Dubuque County Fair
30 - West Bend, WI - Washington County Fair
31 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
August 2005
1 - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
3 - Sterling Heights, MI - Jerome Duncan Ford Theatre
4 - Clio, MI - Clio Amphitheater
5, 6 - Niagara Falls, Ontario - Niagara Fallsview Casino
8 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino
9 - Westbury, NY - North Fork Theatre @ Westbury
10 - Richmond, VA - Innsbrook Pavilion
12 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center for Performing Arts
13 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center
14 - Waterbury, CT - Palace Theatre
16 - New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre
18 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
19 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
20 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino
21 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Filene Center
24 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
26-28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Hilton Hotel & Casino
September 2005
3 - Sacramento, CA - California State Fair
6 - Livermore, CA - Wente Concerts at the Vineyard
8 - Tucson, AZ - Desert Diamond Casino
9 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Concerts an the Park
10 - Santa Fe Springs, CA - To be announced
15 - Santa Ynez, CA - Chumash Casino
16, 17 - Saratoga, CA - Historic Mountain Winery
24 - San Francisco, CA - Blues Festival
October 2005
1 - Murphys, CA - Ironstone Vineyards
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