It may have been a few years since Darren Criss won hearts as Blaine Anderson on Glee, but affection for the 31-year-old star hasn't wavered.
Now Sydney will have a chance to see him live in a one-off intimate concert at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst on May 18.
Criss was introduced to the Glee cast as a vocal mentor for Chris Colfer's Kurt Hummel, but that relationship quickly turned romantic leading the New York Post to describe them as one of the most beloved TV couples of the millennium.
Cory Monteith, left, and Darren Criss in a scene from Glee.
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Several of Criss' covers on the show became hits of their own including his cover of Katy Perry's Teenage Dream which peaked at No.8 on the Billboard 100.
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Since leaving Glee he has made a number of appearances on Broadway replacing Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In 2015 he joined an impressive list of performers including Neil Patrick Harris, Andrew Rannells and Michael C. Hall to play the role of Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
This year he starred in The Assassination of Gianni Versace playing spree killer Andrew Cunanan which will air on Foxtel on May 24.
Australian producer Michael Cassel has been pursuing Criss for a concert tour for sometime, but the Sydney event came about after the pair met at the opening night of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway last month.
Cassel is among the producers responsible for bringing the Harry Potter play to Australia next year.
“Darren Criss is an extraordinary performer and I am excited that Australian audiences will get a taste of his talents at this very special one-off concert in Sydney,” Cassel said.
The concert will feature pop hits and show tunes with Criss performing both on guitar and piano accompanied by a string quartet. It is his first concert in Australia.
Tickets go on sale at noon on Thursday, May 10 via darrencrissinaustralia.com.
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Nathanael Cooper is Fairfax Media's deputy entertainment editor
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