Rob Evan
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Rob Evan is a singer and actor, best known as a lead performer in numerous Broadway musicals, a performer in national and international tours of musical productions, and a featured vocalist on several music albums.
, said in a September 27, 2008 interview
In 1989 he was the first recipient of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Talent Award. He walked on to the varsity football
team as a kicker/punter at the University of Georgia
, where he majored in Finance
and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration
(B.B.A.) in 1990.
, Norway
. Shortly after his time on the ship, he moved to New York City
, with Beate, to pursue roles in musicals. Early on during his time in New York City
, Evan worked waiting tables at the T.G.I. Friday's
restaurant in Times Square
. Rob and Beate have three children, named Johan, Max and Birk.
production of Jekyll & Hyde
for over three years, from the years 1997 until 2000, and over 600 performances. He has continued to perform in touring productions of the show. Evan has appeared alongside Linda Eder
, Luba Mason, Coleen Sexton
, Christiane Noll
, Anastasia Barzee
and Andrea Rivette
, as his leading ladies.
After a few community theater roles, his first professional role was in the ensemble for South Pacific
in Atlanta, Georgia
in 1990.
He appeared in multiple productions of Les Misérables
, including on Broadway
and at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia
. His roles include Jean Valjean
and Enjolras
.
Off-Broadway, he created the roles of "The Dancin' Kid" in Johnny Guitar, and "Miles Hendon" in the musical The Prince and the Pauper.
He played "Orin Scrivello" in Little Shop of Horrors
with Joey Fatone
on Broadway
.
He also performed the role of the Count von Krolock in the Broadway show called Dance of the Vampires at the Minskoff Theatre
in 2002. This show is separate and very different from the show by that name that has been performed in Europe and elsewhere. A backup to Michael Crawford
, he did perform the role on stage for at least one show. He originated the role of Nanki-Poo in the TUTS/Pittsburgh CLO premiere of the Hot Mikado.
Other musicals in which he has appeared include Hello, Dolly!
, By George!, Three Penny, Jesus Christ Superstar
, Brigadoon, Desert Song, Chess
, The Civil War
, and others.
He has been in a touring show, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Neil Berg
's 100 Years of Broadway.
On March 26, 2007, he began performing as "Kerchak" in the Disney Broadway musical Tarzan
. He played his final performance on July 8, 2007, when the show closed.
's albums The Lost Christmas Eve
("What Is Christmas?", "Back to a Reason Part II", and "What Child Is This?") and Night Castle
("There Was a Life", "Epiphany"). In an interview Evan said, "Paul has really been brilliant in the way he handled that band. I have three platinum records on my wall because of him. In fact, the house they’re hanging in is because of the last TSO record we did", referring to Paul O'Neill
. Evan has also toured live with TSO, singing "This Is Who You Are" in 2001, "An Angel Came Down" and "The World That He Sees" in 2003, and "An Angel Came Down" and "An Angel Returned" in 2009, as well as playing the part of Beethoven on TSO's spring 2010 tour.
, a music performance group that performed the music of Jim Steinman
. This project has not performed or been active in public since 2006, aside from having a website and myspace page.
At live shows for The Dream Engine
, Evan has performed solo vocals on the songs "What Part of My Body Hurts The Most", "(It Hurts) Only When I Feel", "Is Nothing Sacred", "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", "For Crying Out Loud" and "Speaking In Tongues". As duets with Adrienne Warren
, he has performed the songs "Not Allowed To Love" and the revised "Braver Than We Are" (alternate titles have been "An American Elegy" and "God's Gone AWOL"). He has performed "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It
" as a duet with Bonnie Tyler
and Elaine Caswell
. He performed one of three vocal parts in "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
", and one of the four vocal parts in "We're Still the Children We Once Were". In 2005, before The Dream Engine had officially formed, Rob Evan performed at a set of shows called Over The Top, featuring the music of Jim Steinman. In addition to some of the songs mentioned above, he also performed at these shows "I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)
", "Heaven Can Wait", "A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste", "Read 'Em And Weep", "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through" and the original "Braver Than We Are".
While appearing in The Rock Tenor shows, Rob has performed the song "Paradise By the Dashboard Light
" as a duet with Patti Russo
.
and Night Castle
(Lava/Atlantic), Jekyll & Hyde (OBC/Atlantic), The Civil War
(Atlantic), The Broadway Musicals of 1940 (BayView), The Prince and the Pauper
(OOBC/JAY), Johnny Guitar
(OOBC), Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection (KOCH/Globalvision), Dracula
(KOCH/Globalvision),the soundtrack to Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway (Left Field Productions), and Menrva Realm's Angels (Ectronia).
In 2005/06 he did vocal work on studio recordings intended for The Dream Engine
. Sample clips from "Nowhere Fast" and "Is Nothing Sacred" were posted to the Internet, but the album was never released.
, the Millennium Independence Day US Naval Revue aboard the USS JFK for President Clinton, the Millennium World Forum Conference with guest speaker Mikhail Gorbachev, the 1998 Goodwill Games, the New York City Mayor’s Inaugural Gala, the 1998 and 1999 NY Yankees World Series Celebration at City Hall, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Telecast in September 2006, The Today Show, and Monday Night Football.
In 2008 Rob sang the song "If I Should Lose My Way" as a duet with Trisha Yearwood
, and the song "The Last Waltz for Dixie" as a solo, in a show of songs and dialog from Frank Wildhorn
's The Civil War
. President George W. Bush
and First Lady Laura Bush
were present. The show was done to benefit the Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
In 2009 he performed in The Rock Tenor, which featured Patti Russo
, and in Classic M: The Music of Motown, USA.
He has appeared in the soap opera All My Children
on ABC
.
Personal
Evan, a native of Monticello, GeorgiaMonticello, Georgia
Monticello is the largest city and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia , United States. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Monticello is located at ....
, said in a September 27, 2008 interview
"I grew up in Monticello, GeorgiaMonticello, GeorgiaMonticello is the largest city and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia , United States. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Monticello is located at ....
, and I was a football player at UGAUniversity of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, and that's the first time I saw Les MisLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
— twenty years ago here at the Fox. It just made me go, I want to do this for a living. I was just a business major, I had wanted to go to law school, but this show lit the fire... I ended up auditioning at a Les MisLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
open call 'a la American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
' two years later. I waited ten hours to sing sixteen bars of Stars. He walked out with the proverbial gold ticket. 'I thought it was going to be instant stardom and cash, not knowing any better."
In 1989 he was the first recipient of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Talent Award. He walked on to the varsity football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team as a kicker/punter at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, where he majored in Finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
(B.B.A.) in 1990.
Family
He met his future wife while he was working on a cruise ship, as one of four lead singers in a musical review. His future wife, Beate, was working on the ship as a stewardess, and is from OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Shortly after his time on the ship, he moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, with Beate, to pursue roles in musicals. Early on during his time in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Evan worked waiting tables at the T.G.I. Friday's
T.G.I. Friday's
T.G.I. Friday's is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining. The company is a unit of the Carlson Companies. Its name is taken from the expression TGIF...
restaurant in Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
. Rob and Beate have three children, named Johan, Max and Birk.
Musical theater
Rob Evan has performed in many musical theater productions. Most notably, he played the title roles in the original BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde (musical)
Jekyll & Hyde is a musical based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The original stage conception was by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. The music is by Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Leslie Bricusse.The musical ran on Broadway for 1,543...
for over three years, from the years 1997 until 2000, and over 600 performances. He has continued to perform in touring productions of the show. Evan has appeared alongside Linda Eder
Linda Eder
Linda Eder is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde, for which she received 1997 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations, as well as the Theatre World Award for Best Actress in a Musical...
, Luba Mason, Coleen Sexton
Coleen Sexton
Coleen Sexton is an American stage actress who made her Broadway debut at age 20 in Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's Jekyll & Hyde in 2000. She portrayed the starring role of Lucy Harris in the Broadway production, as an understudy from 1999, and took over the role from Luba Mason in January...
, Christiane Noll
Christiane Noll
Christiane Noll is an American singer and actress known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of Emma Carew in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde, as well as her roles in Urinetown and City of Angels.-Life and career:Noll was born in New...
, Anastasia Barzee
Anastasia Barzee
Anastasia Barzee is a celebrated Broadway, Film and Television actress. She is a graduate of Frost School of Music at Miami University. Along with fellow Miami grads, the Grammy Award nominated Matt Pierson and Grammy Winner Gil Goldstein she has recorded a solo album, The Dimming of the Day, of...
and Andrea Rivette
Andrea Rivette
Andrea Rivette born actress who has starred on Broadway in Jekyll and Hyde with Jack Wagner, Sebastian Bach and David Hasselhoff, and Rob Evan as well as on the national tour with Chuck Wagner....
, as his leading ladies.
After a few community theater roles, his first professional role was in the ensemble for South Pacific
South Pacific (musical)
South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
in 1990.
He appeared in multiple productions of Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
, including on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
and at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. His roles include Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables...
and Enjolras
Enjolras
Enjolras is the charismatic leader of the Friends of the ABC in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.- The Friends of the ABC :...
.
Off-Broadway, he created the roles of "The Dancin' Kid" in Johnny Guitar, and "Miles Hendon" in the musical The Prince and the Pauper.
He played "Orin Scrivello" in Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (musical)
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
with Joey Fatone
Joey Fatone
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Fatone, Jr. is an American singer, dancer, actor and television personality. He is best known as a member of the boyband, 'N Sync, in which he sang baritone. In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC reality show Dancing with the Stars...
on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
.
He also performed the role of the Count von Krolock in the Broadway show called Dance of the Vampires at the Minskoff Theatre
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre, located at 1515 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan. It is now showing the musical The Lion King, based on the Disney animated film of the same name....
in 2002. This show is separate and very different from the show by that name that has been performed in Europe and elsewhere. A backup to Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford OBE is an English actor and singer. He has garnered great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City...
, he did perform the role on stage for at least one show. He originated the role of Nanki-Poo in the TUTS/Pittsburgh CLO premiere of the Hot Mikado.
Other musicals in which he has appeared include Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! (musical)
Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955....
, By George!, Three Penny, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, Brigadoon, Desert Song, Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
, The Civil War
The Civil War (musical)
The Civil War is a musical written by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and music by Wildhorn. The musical centers on the American Civil War, with the musical numbers portraying the war through Union, Confederate, and slave viewpoints. The musical was nominated for a Tony...
, and others.
He has been in a touring show, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Neil Berg
Neil Berg
Neil Berg is an American composer/lyricist best known for the hit off-Broadway musical "The Prince and the Pauper." He is the creator and co-producer of Neil Berg's "100 Years of Broadway," a Broadway concert touring over 120 cities in 2010/2011...
's 100 Years of Broadway.
On March 26, 2007, he began performing as "Kerchak" in the Disney Broadway musical Tarzan
Tarzan (musical)
Tarzan: The Musical is based on the Disney film of the same name and the story by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Music and lyrics are written by Phil Collins, with a book by David Henry Hwang.-Production:...
. He played his final performance on July 8, 2007, when the show closed.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Rob Evan can be heard on Trans-Siberian OrchestraTrans-Siberian Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is an American progressive metal band founded in 1993 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to form the core of the creative team. Since then, TSO sold nearly 8...
's albums The Lost Christmas Eve
The Lost Christmas Eve
-References to other media:"Back to a Reason " is a sequel to the Savatage song "Back to a Reason", on their 2001 release Poets and Madmen....
("What Is Christmas?", "Back to a Reason Part II", and "What Child Is This?") and Night Castle
Night Castle
- Disc two :- Personnel :* Paul O'Neill - Producer* Robert Kinkel - Producer* Dave Wittman - Recording & Mix Engineer- Vocals :Solo:* Jay Pierce - "Childhood Dreams", "The Safest Way Into Tomorrow"* Tim Hockenberry - "Sparks", "Believe"...
("There Was a Life", "Epiphany"). In an interview Evan said, "Paul has really been brilliant in the way he handled that band. I have three platinum records on my wall because of him. In fact, the house they’re hanging in is because of the last TSO record we did", referring to Paul O'Neill
Paul O'Neill (rock producer)
Paul O'Neill is an American music composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter.-Early years:A New York City native, O'Neill began playing guitar with a number of rock bands in high school and quickly graduated to folk guitar gigs at downtown clubs...
. Evan has also toured live with TSO, singing "This Is Who You Are" in 2001, "An Angel Came Down" and "The World That He Sees" in 2003, and "An Angel Came Down" and "An Angel Returned" in 2009, as well as playing the part of Beethoven on TSO's spring 2010 tour.
The Dream Engine
Rob Evan was one of the two lead vocalists for The Dream EngineThe Dream Engine
The Dream Engine is the name of a music performance group created by Jim Steinman and Steven Rinkoff, first publicly presented in 2006. They only performed songs written or co-written by Steinman...
, a music performance group that performed the music of Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
James Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...
. This project has not performed or been active in public since 2006, aside from having a website and myspace page.
At live shows for The Dream Engine
The Dream Engine
The Dream Engine is the name of a music performance group created by Jim Steinman and Steven Rinkoff, first publicly presented in 2006. They only performed songs written or co-written by Steinman...
, Evan has performed solo vocals on the songs "What Part of My Body Hurts The Most", "(It Hurts) Only When I Feel", "Is Nothing Sacred", "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", "For Crying Out Loud" and "Speaking In Tongues". As duets with Adrienne Warren
Adrienne Warren
Adrienne Lefon Warren is a professional singing, acting and dancing performer.-Personal:Adrienne Lefon Warren on May 6, 1987. She was a student at Marymount Manhattan College, studying theater and musical theater, and graduated in May 2009...
, he has performed the songs "Not Allowed To Love" and the revised "Braver Than We Are" (alternate titles have been "An American Elegy" and "God's Gone AWOL"). He has performed "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It
Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It
"Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" is a pop song written and composed by Jim Steinman and has been released in 1986 by Bonnie Tyler in duet with Todd Rundgren...
" as a duet with Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
and Elaine Caswell
Elaine Caswell
-Jim Steinman:Over the years Caswell has sung on demos for composer and lyricist Jim Steinman, many of which have been released to the public. These include demos for the songs "Braver Than We Are", "Vampires in Love" and a minor part on the demo for "In the Land of the Pig The Butcher Is...
. He performed one of three vocal parts in "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are
"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1994 as the third single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and it reached #38 on US's Billboard Hot 100, and #26 in...
", and one of the four vocal parts in "We're Still the Children We Once Were". In 2005, before The Dream Engine had officially formed, Rob Evan performed at a set of shows called Over The Top, featuring the music of Jim Steinman. In addition to some of the songs mentioned above, he also performed at these shows "I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)
I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)
"I'd Do Anything for Love " is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1993 as the first single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell. The title of the song confused some listeners, who were curious to know what "that" is...
", "Heaven Can Wait", "A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste", "Read 'Em And Weep", "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through" and the original "Braver Than We Are".
While appearing in The Rock Tenor shows, Rob has performed the song "Paradise By the Dashboard Light
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by the American musician Meat Loaf alongside Ellen Foley...
" as a duet with Patti Russo
Patti Russo
Patricia "Patti" Russo is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is perhaps best known as Meat Loaf's female lead vocalist, touring the world with his Neverland Express band for eighteen years.-Career:...
.
Recordings
Evan's voice can be heard on multiple recordings, including Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s The Lost Christmas EveThe Lost Christmas Eve
-References to other media:"Back to a Reason " is a sequel to the Savatage song "Back to a Reason", on their 2001 release Poets and Madmen....
and Night Castle
Night Castle
- Disc two :- Personnel :* Paul O'Neill - Producer* Robert Kinkel - Producer* Dave Wittman - Recording & Mix Engineer- Vocals :Solo:* Jay Pierce - "Childhood Dreams", "The Safest Way Into Tomorrow"* Tim Hockenberry - "Sparks", "Believe"...
(Lava/Atlantic), Jekyll & Hyde (OBC/Atlantic), The Civil War
The Civil War (musical)
The Civil War is a musical written by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and music by Wildhorn. The musical centers on the American Civil War, with the musical numbers portraying the war through Union, Confederate, and slave viewpoints. The musical was nominated for a Tony...
(Atlantic), The Broadway Musicals of 1940 (BayView), The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is an English-language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction...
(OOBC/JAY), Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 Republic Pictures Western film starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, and Scott Brady.The screenplay was based upon a novel by Roy Chanslor. Though credited to Philip Yordan, he was merely a front for the actual screenwriter, blacklistee Ben Maddow. ...
(OOBC), Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection (KOCH/Globalvision), Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
(KOCH/Globalvision),the soundtrack to Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway (Left Field Productions), and Menrva Realm's Angels (Ectronia).
In 2005/06 he did vocal work on studio recordings intended for The Dream Engine
The Dream Engine
The Dream Engine is the name of a music performance group created by Jim Steinman and Steven Rinkoff, first publicly presented in 2006. They only performed songs written or co-written by Steinman...
. Sample clips from "Nowhere Fast" and "Is Nothing Sacred" were posted to the Internet, but the album was never released.
Other appearances
Rob Evan performed at the 2001 Inaugural Gala for President George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, the Millennium Independence Day US Naval Revue aboard the USS JFK for President Clinton, the Millennium World Forum Conference with guest speaker Mikhail Gorbachev, the 1998 Goodwill Games, the New York City Mayor’s Inaugural Gala, the 1998 and 1999 NY Yankees World Series Celebration at City Hall, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Telecast in September 2006, The Today Show, and Monday Night Football.
In 2008 Rob sang the song "If I Should Lose My Way" as a duet with Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
, and the song "The Last Waltz for Dixie" as a solo, in a show of songs and dialog from Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn is an American composer known for both his musicals and popular songs. He is most known for his musical Jekyll & Hyde, which ran four years on Broadway, and for writing the #1 International Hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" for Whitney Houston.-Early years:Wildhorn was born in...
's The Civil War
The Civil War (musical)
The Civil War is a musical written by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and music by Wildhorn. The musical centers on the American Civil War, with the musical numbers portraying the war through Union, Confederate, and slave viewpoints. The musical was nominated for a Tony...
. President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and First Lady Laura Bush
Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady of the United States from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. She has held a love of books and reading since childhood and her life and education have reflected that interest...
were present. The show was done to benefit the Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
In 2009 he performed in The Rock Tenor, which featured Patti Russo
Patti Russo
Patricia "Patti" Russo is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is perhaps best known as Meat Loaf's female lead vocalist, touring the world with his Neverland Express band for eighteen years.-Career:...
, and in Classic M: The Music of Motown, USA.
He has appeared in the soap opera All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
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External links
- Official website for Rob Evan
- Official website for The Dream Engine
- http://www.myspace.com/thedreamengineOfficial myspace page for The Dream EngineThe Dream EngineThe Dream Engine is the name of a music performance group created by Jim Steinman and Steven Rinkoff, first publicly presented in 2006. They only performed songs written or co-written by Steinman...
, includes audio samples of Rob Evan's singing voice] - Official website for The Rock Tenor
- Official website for Menrva Realm
- Interview with Rob Evan