He’s played Spider-Man on Broadway, Dorian Gray in “Penny Dreadful,” time-warped as Riff Raff in “Rocky Horror,” and even gone to hell in “Hadestown.” Next up, Reeve Carney returns to Feinstein’s at the Nikko for two nights celebrating the music of the rock band Queen.
Born in Manhattan’s West Village into a talented performing arts family (his great-uncle is celebrated Oscar winner, the late Art Carney of “The Honeymooners”), Carney’s childhood performing arts credits includes playing opposite actor/playwright Sam Shepard in the film “Snow Falling on Cedars,” and even playing at Lincoln Center with Peter, Paul and Mary. A gifted musician, Carney has performed in a variety of settings before and after his breakout role in the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” from 2010-2013