Sammy and Andrew Arena possess the fine
talent of capturing and delighting huge audiences of all
ages. Without any formal training, these singers have
mastered the art of entertainment and have mesmerized their
listeners. They recall appearances with distinguished names
such as Connie Frances, Buddy Hackett, Jose Ferrer, Anna
Marie Albergetti, and Charlie Callis.
They have performed in such places as The
Mayfair Theatre, The Hudson Theatre, The Gaiety Theatre and
the Hillside Theatre. They spent five years club dating in
the Catskills. There they performed at Kutchers Country
Club, Grosinger's, The Raleigh Hotel, and many other hotels
and resorts. Hey also spent five years in Miami at the
Montmarte Hotel and did club dates at the Fountainbleau, The
Doral Country Club and most major hotels on Collins Avenue
in Miami Beach.
They released six songs with Kapp
Records. Then, in 1959, they shifted to Columbia Records
where they released, "Jambalaya", "Judy Says", and "In My
Wallet." In recent years, concerts in the Tampa Bay and
Orlando areas took up most of their time. At the Tampa Bay
Performing Arts Center (now called The Straz Center), the
played to audiences of 2,000 to 2,500 people each year for
one show. During the past few years, they were invited to
perform at the "Festa Italiana" in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
where they performed to hundreds of thousands of people.
They perform annually at the "Festa Italiana" in Tampa,
Florida in front of thousands of people. The two together
will have you and your audience laughing, crying, singing
and dancing along as they do what The Arena Twins do best:
Entertain!
