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Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited ‘Selling England By The Pound’

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PLUS SPECTRAL MORNINGS
40th Anniversary Celebration

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Hackett, lead guitarist for Genesis, returns to The Playhouse with the Genesis Revisited Tour, performing the band’s seminal album Selling England By the Pound in its entirety backed by a full band. The show will also feature a special Spectral Mornings 40th Anniversary Celebration, along with other Hackett hits. His previous three Playhouse shows all sold out – get your tickets now! Acclaimed by many to be Genesis’ finest album, Selling England By the Pound, will be performed by Hackett and supported by some of the best musicians on the planet. Steve’s unique guitar work remains the fulcrum on which this challenging and exhilarating show is balanced.

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Jane Monheit

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MEMBER PRESALE BEGINS TUESDAY, JUNE 11 AT 10AM
Members please call the box office at 203.438.5795
PUBLIC ON-SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, JUNE 14 AT 10AM

Join us in the lobby at 7:15 for a complimentary wine tasting and art exhibit! This Grammy Award-nominated jazz and pop vocalist possesses “a voice of phenomenal beauty” (New York Times) and has worked with John Pizzarelli, Michael Buble and other jazz greats. She returns to The Playhouse stage as part of the 2nd annual Ridgefield Jazz, Funk & Blues weekend! Moffly Media Evening of Art, Wine & Jazz Series

New Canaan Music

Summer Theatre of New Canaan Presents: Nick Depuy & The Big Fly

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The Summer Theatre of New Canaan announced today that Nick Depuy and The Big Fly are performing at Summer Theatre’s downtown New Canaan tent-theatre on Sunday, July 21st. The concert will be free, and any donations collected online or at the door will support the Summer Theatre’s education programs. Webster Bank is the sponsor of the free event. Singer-songwriter Nick Depuy, born and raised in New Canaan, has been compared to musical greats James Taylor, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Leonard Cohen. He has opened for Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, Neil Finn of Crowded House, the Voice’s first-year winner Javier Colon, jazz-trumpet player Kermit Ruffins, and art-rock legend Procol Harum. Together with his band The Big Fly, the group delivers an inventive Americana soundscape that appeals across the music spectrum to fans of rock, pop, folk, and hip-hop.

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Richard Thompson – Solo/Acoustic

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MEMBER PRE-SALE BEGINS TUESDAY, APRIL 16 AT 10AM
Members please call the box office for tickets 203.438.5795
PUBLIC ON-SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, APRIL 19 AT 10AM

Heralded as “the finest rock songwriter after Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix,” by the LA Times, Thompson’s genre defying mastery of both acoustic and electric guitar along with dizzying energy and onstage wit continue to earn him new fans and a place as one of the most distinctive virtuosos in folk rock history. Doyle Coffin Architecture Singer Songwriter Series

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

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Grammy Award nominee and critically acclaimed headliner at his hometown’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival again this year, Trombone Shorty returns to The Playhouse with an upbeat, high-energy night of hard-edged funk, hip-hop beats, rock dynamics and improvisation in the great tradition of jazz. Join us in the lobby before the show for a wine tasting and art exhibit! Moffly Media Evening of Art, Wine & Jazz Series
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