"Three years ago, I was looking around the world thinking, 'Man, it's getting really divisive out there,'" he says. There's a lot of strife among people. What can I do? And I thought, 'Well, you can sing and dance, tell people you love them,' and that's how 'Mister Romantic' was born."
"We're taking this message of empathy and love out to the world and having a lot of fun at the same time," he says."
"Sunday is kind of like this safe space," Reilly says. "It's a chance to just check in with someone who might need a little company."
John C. Reilly has created a vaudeville act and album called Mister Romantic that presents him as a crooner and cabaret performer with nods to Frank Sinatra and Old Hollywood. The Mister Romantic character has no memory of the past and is driven to perform and seek love during the show. The stage production features a quartet of musicians and reinterpreted love ballads from Reilly's catalogue. Reilly conceived the project as a response to social divisiveness, aiming to promote empathy, connection, and joy through song and performance. He balances touring with family life and personal routines.
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