The musical, in development for years, will begin performances at the Paper Mill on March 24, 2022 and play through April 24, 2022. The engagement is described by producer Jill Menza as “the next step ...

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Rock n’ Roll Hall-of-Famer Dion DiMucci – best known simply as Dion for his hits including “Runaround Sue” and “The Wanderer” – is the latest classic rocker to get the jukebox musical treatment. The ...

Dion. One name set the standard of cool for a generation. But how does a kid from The Bronx make it to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame? In The Wanderer, the incredible musical journey of a troubled ...

Raised in the Berkshires, actor-singer Mike Wartella was only a baby in 1988 when rocker Dion DiMucci — better known as Dion – published his autobiography. Thirty-four years later, Wartella is playing ...

Michael Wartella, seen on Broadway in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tuck Everlasting, and Wicked, is set to star as Dion DiMucci in an upcoming workshop of a new musical based on the musician's ...

E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt says a new show about 60’s singer Dion DiMucci’s life story is born to run on Broadway because it doesn’t rush through the songs like other “jukebox musicals.” ...

The Wanderer, a musical based on the life and music of rock & roll pioneer Dion, will stage its world premiere pre-Broadway run next Spring at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey. Michael Wartella ...