University of Connecticut
Jorgensen
Center for the Performing Arts
2132 Hillside Road Unit 3104
Storrs, CT 06269-3104
www.jorgensen.uconn.edu
SPIRIT OF FREDDIE MERCURY ROCKS JORGENSEN
CABARET WITH ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN, PERFORMED BY
GARY MULLEN & THE WORKS
Fri, Mar 31, 2017, 8 pm
Quick Reference
Cabaret Event
One Night of Queen
Gary Mullen & The Works
Date
Fri, Mar 31, 8 pm
Place
Jorgensen Center
for the Performing Arts
2132 Hillside Road
UConn campus, Storrs, CT
Tickets
$45/40, $35, $30
Box Office
860.486.4226
Mon–Fri, 10 am–5 pm
The Box Office window is also
open for walk-up ticket sales
90 minutes before showtime.
For Immediate Release
MEDIA CONTACT:
Leann Sanders
Marketing Coordinator
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
860-486-5795
[email protected]
Internationally acclaimed tribute band, Gary Mullen & The Works, will rock audiences at
UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening, March 31st with One
Night of Queen, an electrifying two-hour concert performance which faithfully recreates the
look, sound, and flamboyant showmanship of the legendary rock front man Freddie Mercury
and his British super group, Queen.
Presented in Jorgensen’s candle-lit cabaret setting, the high energy show will treat Queen
fans and rock music lovers to a journey back in time as the band, led by powerhouse vocalist
and Freddie Mercury look-alike/sound-alike Mullen, delivers near note-for-note renditions of
immortal Queen classics like “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Crazy
Little Thing Called Love,” “Radio Gaga,” “Killer Queen,” “Under Pressure,” “We Will Rock You,”
and many more. Cabaret fare, dessert, alcohol, and other beverages will be available from a
cash-only bar when doors open at 7:00 pm. Concert gets underway at 8:00 pm
Gary Mullen & The Works have been entertaining audiences globally since the band’s
formation in 2002. Their ability to meticulously recreate the magic and mega-watt energy of
a live 1980s Queen concert performance - including Freddie Mercury’s impassioned vocals
and signature on-stage posturing - has gained Mullen and his bandmates worldwide critical
acclaim.
“I became a big Queen’s fan when I was about 4 years old,” says the Scottish-born Mullen.
“Queen was the first band where I really felt, ‘Wow, look at these guys!’ I fell in love with
Freddie’s movements and the way he sang… just everything.”
Mullen says his career as a Freddie Mercury tribute singer got started when his mother and
wife secretly submitted a tape of him to UK’s televised talent contest, “Stars in Their Eyes”.
“I got a phone call from the show’s producer who told me he got my application and asked
me to come in for a live audition,” said Mullen. “I told him I didn’t apply to be on the show,
but that I’d come in and give it a try just for laughs. Somehow I made it through the semifinal
heats, went on the live grand finale and won first place, and literally three weeks later I was
out performing.”
Despite his success on the TV show and his newfound local celebrity status, Mullen said he
had mixed feelings about embarking upon a new career as a vocalist in a tribute band.
“It felt like a huge gamble because I would be leaving behind a steady job as a computer
salesman, and I already had one kid with another on the way,” says Mullen. “But when just
a few months later I found myself on stage in front of 20,000 at a New Year’s celebration
concert in Glasgow, I knew I had made the right decision.”
When asked what he’s learned after more than 15 years of touring and thousands of Queen
tribute concert performances in venues around the world, Mullen smiles.
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Quick Reference
Cabaret Event
One Night of Queen
Gary Mullen & The Works
Date
Fri, Mar 31, 8 pm
Place
Jorgensen Center
for the Performing Arts
2132 Hillside Road
UConn campus, Storrs, CT
Tickets
$45/40, $35, $30
Box Office
860.486.4226
Mon–Fri, 10 am–5 pm
The Box Office window is also
open for walk-up ticket sales
90 minutes before showtime.
ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN, continued
“You can’t fall flat on your face, and you can’t forget the words,” says Mullen. And if you do
forget the words, you can’t make them up because there are so many die-hard Queen fans
who sing along and know every syllable. They’ll come up after the show and say, ‘Excuse
me, you sang lie instead of die”.’ I always give them a thumbs-up and say, ‘Well done for
spotting that.’”
Comprising Gary Mullen & The Works are Gary Mullen, lead vocalist, Davie Brockett on
guitar, Jonathan Evans on drums, Billy Moffat on bass, and Malcolm Gentles on keyboards.
For more information about the artists visit http://www.garymullenandtheworks.com/bios.
Jorgensen was voted Best College or University Performing Arts Center in the Hartford
Courant’s CTNow, as well as Connecticut Magazine’s Best of Performing Arts Venues
(College) for 2016. Established in December of 1955, Jorgensen has grown to become
the largest college-based presenting program in New England. Each season Jorgensen
enriches the lives of students, faculty, staff, and area residents with 30 to 35 diverse
performances from nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles ranging
from classical music to world music and dance, classical ballet and contemporary dance,
comedy, family programming, and contemporary entertainment. Dedicated to University
of Connecticut president Albert N. Jorgensen, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
continues to follow his vision of the University as the state’s educational and cultural
leader.
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2132 Hillside Road on the UConn
campus in Storrs. Tickets are available now online. Prices are: Floor Table seats - $45;
Floor Riser Seats - $40; Mezzanine - $35; Balcony - $30; Students & Youth Under 18 - All
seats $20.
For tickets and information, call the Box Office at 860.486.4226, Monday through Friday,
10 am - 5 pm, and 90 minutes prior to events, or order online at jorgensen.uconn.edu.
Convenient $5 event parking is available in the North Garage. Free parking is available in
Lots 9, F, and L. For a detailed parking map, go to park.uconn.edu.
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