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Posters on the wall. Records on the turntable. Squealing for a teen idol.
For a stretch in the late 1970s, Shaun Cassidy was everywhere — on television as a young detective in “The Hardy Boys Mysteries,” on the radio with such hits as “Da Doo Ron Ron” and “Do You Believe in Magic?” and on the bedroom walls of countless teenagers who clipped his magazine photos and taped them up alongside pin-ups of the young heartthrob.
This spring, Cassidy comes to Long Island, bringing his music and storytelling show, “Shaun Cassidy: The Road to Us,” to the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on March 12 at 8 p.m.
The son of the late Tony Award–winning actor Jack Cassidy and Academy Award winner Shirley Jones — and half-brother of the late David Cassidy of “The Partridge Family” fame — Shaun Cassidy grew up splitting time between Los Angeles and New York City.
While still in high school, he signed with Warner Brothers Records and went on to release three multi-platinum albums, land an array of Top Ten singles, perform in arenas from Madison Square Garden to the Houston Astrodome, and earn a Grammy nomination.
At the same time, Cassidy starred in “The Hardy Boys Mysteries,” cementing his place in the pop-culture mix of the late ’70s.
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But with Cassidy, it wasn’t just about the music or the show — it was the whole package. The hair, the smile and an irresistible charm.
He was the crush your parents — or maybe even your grandparents — scrawled into diaries, the star featured monthly on the cover (and often in the foldout) of the glossy Tiger Beat magazine, and the reason fans made sure they were home Sunday night to catch that week’s “Hardy Boys” episode on ABC.
Later in his career, Cassidy drifted from the stage and camera, transitioning into writing and producing for television, creating acclaimed series like “American Gothic,” “Cold Case,” “Roar” (starring a young Heath Ledger), and more recently serving as executive producer and writer for NBC’s “New Amsterdam.”
From 2020 to 2024, he toured with “The Magic of a Midnight Sky,” a self-penned blend of music and storytelling that played to sold-out crowds across the country.
Top photo: Shaun Cassidy (courtesy of the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts).
