The Phil Collins Story is not Phil Collins — worth stating before any reader commits ticket money to the October 27 Binghamton date. What arrives at the Broome County Forum Theatre is a docu-concert: a fully staged theatrical tribute conceived and directed by Dean Elliott, tracing a catalog that moves from Collins’ Genesis years through a multi-Grammy-winning solo career and his Academy Award-winning contributions to Disney.
About the Show
Elliott built the production through Maple Tree Entertainment and Paquin Entertainment, the same house behind The Simon & Garfunkel Story and R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – The Aretha Franklin Story. It world-premiered in February at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, before expanding to a 50-city North American run. By October 27, the tour will have already played Albany’s Palace Theatre (October 17), Utica’s Stanley (October 20), and a string of mid-Atlantic markets in between. The Binghamton stop sits at the tail end of this northeastern corridor push, with Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania following the next day.
Lead vocalist Seth Eliser, who holds a BFA in Music Theater from The Hartt School and has touring credits from The Lightning Thief and Disney on Classic, carries most performances. At select dates, Jeremiah Smith takes the role; his stage résumé includes Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Jersey Boys. Music Director Sachio Nang, a Chicago-based pianist and composer who also leads the jazz-funk ensemble Mid-Air, shapes the live sound behind the production’s visual elements. Peter Michaels Jr., an NYC-based multi-instrumentalist whose touring credits include the Johnny Cash Official Concert Experience and MJ the Musical, rounds out the ensemble.
Producer Jim Lanahan offered the show’s underlying argument simply: “Phil Collins’ songs are global hits and deeply personal touchstones for millions.” Press materials describe the approach as presenting Collins’ catalog as “shared cultural moments rather than distant nostalgia.” Collins himself had no involvement in the production and has not endorsed it.
Venue & Logistics
The Broome County Forum Theatre sits at 236 Washington St in Binghamton, a Southern Tier theater with a capacity of 1,522. The scale fits a production built around state-of-the-art audio, intricate lighting design, and dynamic projection work.
Tickets
No ticket price was available from sources at the time of publication. Tickets go on sale August 28. Buy tickets