The Tony Award-winning star of Jersey Boys, John Lloyd Young, headlines the Hoogland Gala!
September 2, 2026
The Hoogland Center for the Arts is honored to welcome Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer John Lloyd Young as the featured entertainer for A Night on Broadway on Saturday, September 19.
John Lloyd Young originated the role of Frankie Valli in Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys. His unforgettable performance earned him the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Theatre World Award for Leading Actor, making him the only American actor to win all four major leading actor honors for a Broadway debut. He also sings lead vocals on the Platinum-certified, Grammy Award-winning Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Young reprised his celebrated role in London's West End and later recreated his award-winning performance in director Clint Eastwood's Warner Bros. film adaptation of Jersey Boys. Throughout his distinguished career, he has performed for audiences around the world at iconic venues including Carnegie Hall, the White House, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl, as well as with renowned orchestras and conductors across the country.
Adding to this unforgettable evening, students from Hoogland Performing Arts Education will have the incredible opportunity to perform alongside Mr. Young—a once-in-a-lifetime experience that reflects the very heart of our mission to inspire and educate the next generation of artists.
Supporting the Arts in Our Community
A Night on Broadway is the Hoogland Center for the Arts' premier annual fundraising event, and the generosity of our sponsors and supporters is essential to its success.
Proceeds from the gala directly support the day-to-day operations of the Hoogland Center, allowing us to provide a creative home for more than a dozen resident arts organizations while welcoming over 100 additional community groups to our stages and classrooms each year. Your support also helps sustain our performances, expand arts education opportunities, preserve our historic facility, and ensure that the performing arts remain accessible to audiences of all ages.
Together, we can continue to make the Hoogland Center for the Arts "the place where the arts come alive" in Springfield.