Nine acts in one night working through doo-wop, Motown, pop and early rock and roll, with Jay Siegel's Tokens, Norman Fox & the Rob Roys and La La Brooks among the names on the bill. The whole thing is modelled on the Alan Freed rock and roll holiday shows that packed New York theatres in the 1950s, which makes it as much a revival of a format as of a songbook. If your parents' record collection is the reason you know these songs, take them.
What to expect
A revue-format evening with nine acts cycling through short sets of 1950s and 1960s material rather than one headliner playing all night. LeFrak Concert Hall is a seated room on the Queens College campus, and the crowd skews toward people who heard these records the first time round.
Good to know
- Take the 7 to Flushing–Main Street, then the Q17, Q25, Q34 or Q65 bus to Queens College.
- Campus parking is available and easier if you are coming from eastern Queens or Nassau.
- It is a one-night-only booking, so there is no second date to fall back on.
- The revue format means short sets from many acts rather than one long headline show.
- A strong pick for older relatives; the material is almost entirely pre-1970.
- LeFrak is a seated concert hall, smaller and more intimate than Colden Auditorium next door.
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Common questions
Who is on the bill?
Nine acts in total, including Jay Siegel's Tokens, Norman Fox & the Rob Roys and La La Brooks, performing doo-wop, Motown, pop and rock and roll from the 1950s and 1960s.
What were the Alan Freed holiday shows?
Multi-act rock and roll revues the DJ Alan Freed staged in New York theatres during the 1950s; this concert is built on that same many-acts-one-night format.
Which hall is it in?
LeFrak Concert Hall on the Queens College campus, which is the smaller and more intimate of the two main Kupferberg Center venues.
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