Foreigner Benefit
FOREIGNER: The Hits Unplugged
Friday, September 5, 2025 at 8 pm
Legendary rock band FOREIGNER is proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and Long Island University’s Post Theatre Company to develop and stage the world premiere production of Feels Like The First Time – The Foreigner Musical.
To support the production, FOREIGNER will appear at an exclusive benefit concert hosted by original lead singer Lou Gramm at Tilles Center on September 5, 2025. The evening will feature a pre-show cocktail reception for 50 special guests, including photo opportunities with the band and premium seating for the performance. Access to this VIP experience will be offered to supporters who make donations at varying levels, which may include a limited edition signed official RIAA-certified gold record plaque and/or signed electric guitar, photo opportunity with the band, a set list, and/or other benefits. See below for VIP package information.
New Works Initiative
The 2025/26 season marks the launch of a New Works Initiative in collaboration with Long Island University’s Post Theatre Company. This innovative program nurtures the development of original theatrical works, beginning with the creation of Feels Like the First Time – The Foreigner Musical, a world-premiere production built around the hit songs of the iconic rock band to be performed April 17 through 26. The project brings together Broadway creatives, university students, and established artists in a year-long developmental process culminating in a staged production debuting in 2026.
Broadway luminary Adam Pascal (Rent, Aida, Cabaret, Chicago, Something Rotten) and inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Long Island University will direct Feels Like the First Time and lead a creative team that includes book writer Stephen Garvey (The Bardy Bunch, Five Golden Rings, Stages of Rita: The Rita Hayworth Musical) and orchestrator and arranger David Abbinanti (Heartbreak Hotel, Saturday Night Fever The Musical, Ghost The Musical). Feels Like the First Time will also feature 14 of Foreigner’s iconic hit songs. This new musical will receive a developmental workshop and staged reading fall 2025. The fully-staged world premiere production will run April 17–26, 2026 at LIU’s Little Theatre.
Foreigner Local Choir Promotion
At every show, Foreigner initiates a contest that enables a local high school choir to
join Foreigner live on stage to sing the background vocals of their #1 hit, I Want To
Know What Love Is. Stay tuned for more information on this special opportunity!
Ticket Information:
Tickets and VIP packages for Foreigner: The Hits Unplugged will go on sale to Tilles Center Members and Foreigner Fan Club Members on Monday, May 12, Tilles Center Subscribers on Tuesday, May 13, and to the General Public on Friday, May 16. Tickets can be purchased online at tillescenter.org or ticketmaster.com, in-person at Tilles Center's Tantleff Box Office or by telephone at 516.299.3100. The box office, located at 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) in Brookville, New York, is open Monday to Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. Fees are associated with all orders. There are no refunds.
Proceeds from this concert will benefit the April 2026 world premiere of Feels Like the First Time - the Foreigner Musical, and the LIU Tilles Center New Works Initiative.
