Donny Osmond hits all the right notes as he hits the Beacon Theatre in NY

When Donny Osmond takes the stage, sometimes he gets puzzled reactions from the audience.

"When I start singing 'let's get down to business,' and I look out, a lot of people have a look on their face like, 'That was you?!' " the legendary performer said in a recent interview.

It's understandable. While "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" from "Mulan" is a popular Disney tune, Osmond's decades-long career has spanned so many different facets of show business that some fans are unfamiliar with all of his work. But yes, Osmond voiced Li Shang in the 1998 animated film.

In the midst of a summer tour, Osmond hits the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan at 8 p.m. Friday, July 12.

"I can hardly wait to see the reaction of the New York audiences to this show because it's just loaded with so many things," he said, including a full Broadway-style production of "I'll Make A Man Out Of You."

His show takes audiences on a "musical journey through his life," organizers say.

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Since singing with this brothers (The Osmonds) as a child, Donny has had a solo career; hosted a popular variety series and talk show with his sister, Marie; appeared on Broadway; and worked in film and television. He recently competed on "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Masked Singer."

One of his favorite parts of his live show is an interactive requests segment.

"I put all 65 albums on a huge screen behind me and anyone in the audience can pick any song I've ever recorded and we do it," Osmond said. "They dictate what the show becomes, and they hear what they want to hear. It's something I've been working on for years and it's quite technical — and scary because it's improv for like 20 minutes."

He credits his band with being able to jump into any of the songs.

"I forget some of them once in a while," he said, laughing. "There was one time in Las Vegas this lady asked for a song I swear I don't even remember recording. And I said, 'I don't even know if I know the lyrics to this,' and so she handed me her phone and the lyrics were on the phone."

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Being able to share the journey of his career is special.

"A lady came up to me after one of my shows and she said something that was the most significant thing. She said, 'I not only saw your life flash before my eyes, I saw my own life flash. I lived all these experiences, some I had totally forgotten about.' "

Now 66, the summer tour is the most extensive show he's put together, he said, and he urges fans to check it out.

"I don't want to ever be one of those entertainers when it's time to close the curtain," he said. "I'm far from it, but when the day comes, when I can't give 110% on stage, I'm going to bail out very quietly. I'm not going to do a farewell tour because I can't stand it when artists do that."

Later this year, Osmond returns to "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Synonymous with the title role after playing it thousands of times across the United States and Canada (as well as in the 1999 film), he's cast as Pharaoh during certain dates of a UK tour.

"I'm going to channel my inner Elvis and just have so much fun," he said.

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Go: "Donny Osmond: Direct From Vegas; " $60 and up; 8 p.m. Friday, July 12, Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway; ticketmaster.com.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Donny Osmond takes audience on 'musical journey' in Manhattan