In Case You Didn't Know: John C. Reilly is a Vaudeville Guy. Not Only Did The Beloved Character Actor Star As Half of the Legendary Comedy Duo Laurel and Hardy in the Emotional Affecting Biographical Film Stan & Ollie (2018), but sincereted a Throwback Stage Person of His Own, The Lovelorn and Musically printed Mister Romantic, Who Has Sold Out Concerts Across Los Angeles Since 2022.
Now, Reilly is set to Introduce Mister Romantic to the rest of the world with a Full-Fleduged Album That Arriva on June 13. His Charming Debut, What's not to love?, Contains in Baker's Dozen Classics, Spanning The Work of Irving Berlin to Tom Waits and Even Édith Piaf's Standard Cabaret “La Vie en Rose,” Along with Songs Popularized by Louis Armstrong and Jo Stafford. The Record, Co-Produced by Reilly and Grammy-Winner David Garza, with contributions from Other Decorated Instruments, Will Mark The First Release from Reilly's Own Label, Eternal Magic Recordings.
And on Friday, the Mister Romantic One-Man Show Will Hit The Road with A Sold-Out Concert at the Paramount Theater in Austin, with additional tour dates sure to follow. Audiencs are in for a Treat When they hear relily's tender, All-American Realitions of His Favorite Tunes.
“The looked at our Weary World a Few Years Aug and Tried to Think of a Way I Could Spread Love and Empathy,” Reilly Says of the Origins of the Project. “I decide the mons fun Way to do that was through performing and singing and telling people I loved them. So the Emotional Vaudeville Show Mister Romantic Was Born, Out of Both Hope and Despair. ” The album, Like the Stage Production, Tells “The Story of An Eternal Optimist, Mister Romantic, As He Looks for Love,” Reilly Explains. “Each Song Moved me enounted to want to share it with people and keep each one alive by passing it on like some of my favorite singers did in Their Time.”
The First Single, Out TODAY, is an Appropriately Swooning Cover of the 1944 Johnny Mercer Song “Dream,” Previusly Recorded by Sinters Including Frank Sinatra and Roy Orbison. Reilly's Unmistakable Voice is as warm and inviting as it was in the Cozy Animated Mini-Musical An almost christmas storyRelesed Last Fall On Disney+ and Featuring The Actor As Wandering Troubadour.
It's Certainly a Different Musical Side of Reilly Than You Might Remember from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Whose Titular Song Ened Him a Grammy Nomination. But that's Just A Testament to His Range and Risk-Taking As A Performer Steeped in Song and Theater.
“We Hope It Reminds People That It's Good To Love,” Reilly Says. “The figures it was world a Try.”