PROGRAM: SO GOOD! THE NEIL DIAMOND EXPERIENCE

ROBERT NEARY was born and raised on Long Island, NY. He gained immediate success as an actor after moving to Los Angeles when he was 20 years old, scoring a guest starring role in the television series “Fame,” and co-starring opposite Jason Bateman in the film Teen Wolf Too. After a 2-year stint on General Hospital as Officer Frank Marino, Robert moved to Nashville to pursue Contemporary Gospel music. He recorded 2 solo projects before returning back to LA, and back to his first love: acting. He went on to guest star in over 50 television shows, including Criminal Minds, The Blacklist, FBI: Most Wanted, Sons of Anarchy, The Closer, Grey’s Anatomy, Blue Bloods, Justified, The Fosters, NCIS and more. He has also done over 25 commercials and motion pictures.

Robert landed his 1st Broadway show in 1996, starring in Smokey Joe’s Café, where he met his wife, Natasha. Together they went on to tour in the Elton John and Tim Rice Broadway hit Aida, where he played the evil Zoser.In 2017, Robert returned to NY for a 3rd time, when he understudied the lead role of Sonny in the Broadway smash, A Bronx Tale, The Musical, and got the chance to perform the famed role over a dozen times.Robert has since put the acting completely in the back and has reveled in the reinvention of his career. To be able to put together something this incredible, and to live out a lifelong dream of being a rockstar is truly an amazing blessing. To be able to do it with the timeless music of Neil Diamond is just the icing on the cake.

THE MYSTIC has been performing together for over 20 years. A collection of talented musicians with extensive resumes including performing on Broadway’s Moving Out, TV series Rock Star Supernova, and on stage with Billy Joel and Elton John, as well as Monday night jams with “Richie Cannata”. They have traveled from coast to coast to perform at numerous weddings and private events. This amazing and versatile band can cover songs from every genre, perfectly. Robert knew he found his band the very 1st time he ever heard them play.