Due to a unexpected personal conflict, Rufus has had to cancel his appearance on behalf of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Cabaret at Feinstein's at Loews Regency on November 29th. Cyndi has graciously agreed to step in for Rufus at these performances. Rufus very much looks forward to re-scheduling in the near future.
Rufus was the special guest on National Public Radio's (NPR) popular weekly quiz program, Wait Wait.. Don't Tell Me! Go HERE to hear Rufus' appearance streaming online.
Dame Shirley Bassey's newest album, The Performance, was released this week and includes a song written by Rufus especially for DSB. It is called "Apartment".
The full tracklisting for ‘The Performance’ is below:
Almost There [Tom Baxter]
Apartment [Rufus Wainwright]
This Time [Gary Barlow]
I Love You Now [Kaiser Chiefs]
Our Time Is Now [John Barry/Don Black]
As God Is My Witness [David Arnold/David McAlmont]
* Boy George * Dawn French * Guy Garvey * Jennifer Saunders
* Plus Many More
‘A Not So
Silent Night’ Featuring Kate McGarrigle, Rufus & Martha Wainwright at Royal
Albert Hall, December 9th
Boy George,
Dawn French, Guy Garvey, Jennifer Saunders, and The Thompsons (Linda and Kami)
are just a few of the special guests and friends announced for the hotly
anticipated first London, UK Wainwright/McGarrigle Family Christmas concert, ‘A
Not So Silent Night’ at the Royal Albert Hall, December 9th.
This special seasonal Royal Albert Hall show will also
include performances by Ed Harcourt, International soprano and ‘Prima Donna’
star Janis Kelly, Jenni Muldaur plus human beatbox Shlomo.
In the US,
Christmas has practically become synonymous with the bi-annual
Wainwright/McGarrigle Carnegie Hall shows. The New York Times has called the
show an “enactment of a family gathering: motley, full of overlapping agendas,
a little sentimental, a little fractious but harmonious in the end.”
“It is an off-the-cuff evening of friends and family kind of
popping on and off stage as if the stage was our living room,” said Rufus
Wainwright.
Tickets are on sale now priced from £35-£70. The concert
will be presented by Artist Ticket. Tickets are available online from
www.artistticket.com by phone on 0871 230 0333 and to personal callers to the
Royal Albert Hall Box Office.
A limited number of exclusive A Not So Silent Night VIP
Packages are available. They include excellent seats for the concert, entry to
an intimate post-show cocktail with the performers, and unique gift bags.
These packages can be obtained by making a donation of £500
to benefit cancer research through the Kate McGarrigle Fund.
For more information, call Cléa Desjardins at the McGill
University Health Centre Foundation on 00-1-514-931-5656 or visit the A Not So
Silent Night website at www.anotsosilentnight.net
or email Clea at anotsosilentnight@gmail.com. This is
organised by the McGarrigle/Wainwright family and friends, a supporter of
Cancer Research UK.
The Kate McGarrigle Fund is a non-profit organization
dedicated to cancer care and research and affiliated with the McGill University
teaching hospitals and Cedars Cancer Institute in Montreal, Canada.
Check out WHYY TV12's On Canvas show at 8pm EST on Wednesday, October 28th to see an interview and live footage from Rufus' recent concert at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. This episode will re-air on Sunday, November 1st at 2PM. You can also watch it online HERE.
Rufus' previously scheduled performances with the SF Symphony next April have been postponed until November 2010 due to a scheduling conflict with his opera. His Five Shakespeare Sonnets, commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony, will be given its world premiere at their November 2010 concerts. Please contact the SF Symphony box office regarding exchanges or additional information. The box office phone number is (415) 864-6000.
Rufus is performing at the True Colors Cabaret on Sunday, November 29th at 8:00 pm and 10:30 pm in New York City at Feinstein's at Loews Regency. The evening will also feature a performances by Lea Michele & Jonathan Groff, stars of the Spring Awakening, the 2007 Tony Award winner for Best Musical.
The True Colors Cabaret is a monthly series in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) equality and is a collaboration between the Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour, Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, Broadway Impact and the True Colors Fund. Each show intertwines performers from the world of Broadway and popular music, along with a celebrity host. 100% of the net proceeds from each show will go directly to the True Colors Fund (www.truecolorsfund.org) and Broadway Impact (www.broadwayimpact.com)
PLEASE NOTE: both shows are now SOLD OUT.
Feinstein’s at Loews Regency is located at 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street in New York City. Jackets are suggested but not required.
Join Rufus Wainwright in celebrating the New York City Opera's return to the stage at the renovated David H. Koch Theater at their opening night gala on Thursday, November 5th. This event is called American Voices and will include a performance by Rufus. "Les Feux D'artifice," the final aria from his opera, Prima Donna, will also be performed by a guest soprano.
The New York City Ballet and several other artists will also be performing at this event, including Amy Burton, Joyce Castle, Anna Christy, Joyce DiDonato, Lauren Flanigan, Anthony Dean Griffey, Marc Kudisch, Samuel Ramey, and maestros George Manahan and Julius Rudel.
All festivities will take place at the David H. Koch Theater (formerly the New York State Theater) at Lincoln Center (West 63rd St & Columbus Avenue in NYC). For tickets to the Theater Debut celebration, including the concert and black tie dinner, contact the New York City Opera Special Events Department at 212-870-5595.
Now's your chance to buy Rufus Wainwright's latest release, Milwaukee At Last!!! As of today, it is now out in the U.S, Italy and Japan! The CD and DVD can be purchased on Amazon and you can also purchase it on iTunes( Rufus Wainwright iTunes Link )
Also, don't forget to get your FREE download of "I Don't Know What It Is" from Amazon.com -- this is an exclusive BONUS track that is NOT on the MIlwaukee At Last!!! CD or DVD! The offer is still up! Go get it here: http://www.amazon.com/I-Dont-Know-What/dp/B002OURGAQ?ref_=pe_19690_13126990
Due to a unexpected personal conflict, Rufus has had to cancel his appearance on behalf of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Cabaret at Feinstein's at Loews Regency on November 29th. Cyndi has graciously agreed to step in for Rufus at these performances. Rufus...» Full Story
Rufus was the special guest on National Public Radio's (NPR) popular weekly quiz program, Wait Wait.. Don't Tell Me! Go HERE to hear Rufus' appearance streaming online.
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