ABOUT JEFF MADDEN

Jeff Madden is an Oakville-based singer and actor and a leading member of the Canadian Musical Theatre industry. Before the pandemic struck, Jeff was enjoying a long run in the hit Mirvish musical COME FROM AWAY as ‘Kevin T’. He is best known, however, for starring as ‘Frankie Valli’ in the hit musical JERSEY BOYS. For his portrayal, Jeff won the coveted Dora Award (Toronto’s version of Broadway’s Tony award) for ‘Outstanding Performance in a Musical’ and performed the vocally grueling 2 1/2-hour show a total of 705 times, in Toronto and across Australia, six nights a week, to an audience of over 1 Million people. Aside from 20+ years of experience performing in theatres across Canada, Jeff has also appeared on TV, including ‘Murdoch Mysteries’ and ‘Mayday’, done voice-over work, taught acting and singing privately and at Oakville’s Sheridan College, and has recorded two CDs.

MY LIFE IN SONG – JEFF MADDEN LIVE is a fun and inspirational Cabaret Concert show with piano accompaniment, in which Jeff showcases his incredible storytelling, a thrilling and flexible tenor voice, and soulful musicality on more than 30 popular songs from the Pop, Jazz, and Musical Theatre genres, often weaved together into exciting medleys. Jeff includes stories of his early life, ‘from sports to science to the stage’, from his early struggles to his JERSEY BOYS success. It’s a light-hearted journey of resilience through the ups and downs of being an entertainer in Canada, being a Dad to two teenage girls, and managing it all through a global pandemic. Jeff features iconic songs from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons like Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You, My Eyes Adored You, Beggin’, and Let’s Hang On, other classic hits like Unchained Melody, Keeping The Faith, and I Can See Clearly Now, standards like One For My Baby, Happy Days Are Here Again, This is The Moment, and even a special medley from Come From Away.

Joining Jeff on this journey is the accomplished accompanist, Peter Kadar. In a career spanning thirty years, Peter has performed with many Grammy-and Juno-winning artists spanning genres from Classical music to Pop/Rock and Hip Hop. Currently he performs with Amanda Marshall, Alan Frew of Glass Tiger, Suzie McNeil, and Jarvis Church of the Philosopher Kings.

Host JEFF MADDEN in your own home, backyard or at your cottage for an afternoon or evening’s intimate concert in a relaxed setting.