Cheyenne Jackson Performs 'Music of the Mad Men Era'

Cheyenne Jackson makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut with "Music of the Mad Men Era" on Saturday, Apr. 26, 2014 at 8:00 P.M., concluding the LA Phil's 2013/14 Songbook Series. Special guests Jane Lynch and Rebecca Romijn, also making their Walt Disney Concert hall debuts, have been confirmed to join Jackson for this one-night-only performance.

Jackson, in partnership with his musical director Ben Toth and their 13-piece band, will perform standards from the '50s and '60s including the famous bolero, "Besam� Mucho," tunes made famous by such icons of the era as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones including "I Who Have Nothing," and contemporary songs such as Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good," arranged and performed in the style of the era. The concert, which takes place shortly after the new season of "Mad Men" premieres on Apr. 13 on AMC, will invoke the "Mad Men" feel - four-part harmonies, subtle Latin beats, swing rhythms and the era's signature suave style.

A recent performance of "Music of the Mad Men Era" at Carnegie Hall prompted the NY Daily News to tout, "Cheyenne Jackson has got it all and he showed it all: the voice, the moves, the quirky self-effacing humor. He gleamed like Don Draper's Brylcreemed hair."

Cheyenne Jackson is a multi-talented actor, singer, and songwriter. Whether on stage, film, television, or in concerts Cheyenne continues to have one of the most diverse careers in entertainment. Last fall he starred on Broadway opposite Henry Winkler, Ari Graynor, and Alicia Silverstone in David West Read's new play "The Performers" and was most recently seen in Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra" with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon.

He works regularly in films, including the portrayal of Mark Bingham in the 2006 Academy Award-nominated "United 93," "The Green" opposite Julia Ormond and Ileana Douglas and "Price Check" with Parker Posey, and Lola Versus.

Upcoming 2014 films include "Mutual Friends," "Lucky Stiff," and "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks" opposite Gena Rowlands, "Opening Night," "The Song" with Christopher Lloyd and Kevin Pollak, and "Day out of Days."

On and off Broadway, Cheyenne has starred in: "8," "Finian's Rainbow" (Drama Desk nomination), "Damn Yankees," "Xanadu" (Drama League, Drama Desk nominations), "The Agony & the Agony," "All Shook Up "(Theater World Award, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle nomination), the premiere cast of "Altar Boyz," "Aida," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "On the 20th Century," and "The 24 Hour Plays."

On television Cheyenne was "Danny Baker" on "30 Rock" for four years, and portrayed "Dustin Goolsby" on the hit TV series "Glee." Other television credits include: "Family Practice," "Life on Mars," "Ugly Betty," "It Takes a Village," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Local Talent," "HR," and Neil Labute's "Full Circle" with David Boreanaz and Kate Walsh. Cheyenne is currently working on HBO's "Open" with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Wes Bentley.

In concert, he has sold out Carnegie Hall twice - "The Power of Two" in 2010 with Michael Feinstein, followed by his solo debut concert with the NY Pops "Music of the Mad Men Era" in 2011. "The Power of Two" was hailed by The New York Times as "passionate," "impeccably harmonized," and "groundbreaking." Variety called it "dazzlingly entertaining."

Cheyenne continually plays an active role in the LGBT community focusing on a variety of social issues including: LGBT rights, marriage equality, and HIV/ AIDS research. Cheyenne is a board- appointed international ambassador for amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research), and he serves as the national ambassador for HMI (The Hetrick-Martin Institute).