Shaun Cassidy returns to Des Moines with holiday show

Axios caught up with him for a quick phone interview.

Why come to Des Moines?

"Well, I have a confession. I played the Hoyt Sherman about, well, maybe three years ago now (June 2022), and I loved it. Not only did I love the venue, but I also loved Des Moines, and I hadn't been there for a very long time, probably not since the late '70s.

• The city was so beautiful. It was just sort of a magical 24 hours we spent there. So I've been eager to come back since."

What can audiences expect from your holiday show?

"My crazy experiences around the holidays with my family — with the family I was born into, and the family I've made bigger over the years."

Do fans still scream as they did in the '70s?

"Their voices are deeper," Cassidy joked.

• "There's still some screaming, but it's different. And I don't know. It's just, again, story. I'm a storyteller. That's my job, and I didn't really find my true calling until I was in my late 20s."

What's more fun about being Shaun Cassidy at 68 than at 20?

"Honestly, and this is absolutely true: Everything is more fun. Because when I was 18,19, 20, I was about the oldest 20-year-old you'd ever meet. I had a lot of responsibility at a very young age."

What's your next act?

"I'm writing a new pilot as we speak. I'm writing a Broadway show as we speak, and I'm going to be doing that on the bus while I'm touring."

• He's also hosting a new radio show on SiriusXM called "This Side of Sunset."

If you go: The Nov. 22 show starts at 8pm. Tickets start at $54.50.