Segerstrom Center Welcomes Rita Wilson & Friends in LINER NOTES, 2/10

By: Dec. 16, 2016
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Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes Rita Wilson, the talented actress, film
producer and Broadway star, who brings her vocal and songwriting talents to Samueli Theater in her Center debut with Liner Notes: Songwriters, Stories and Music, on Friday, February 10, 2017. Special guests and notable songwriters Billy Steinberg, Holly Knight and Desmond Child join Wilson in this intimate evening performing songs and sharing stories behind their most memorable music.

Tickets start at $59 and will go on sale Sunday, December 18 at 10 a.m. and be available online at www.SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787.

Rita Wilson is well-known as an actress (It's Complicated, Sleepless in Seattle, a recurring role in CBS's The Good Wife, HBO's award-winning series, Girls, and most recently on Broadway in Larry David's smash hit, Fish in the Dark), and as a film producer (Mamma Mia!, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, for which she co-wrote and performed Even More Mine) but her first love is music. In May 2012, Wilson realized a lifelong dream with the debut of her solo album AM/FM.

The album, released by Decca/Verve Records, is an intimate, elegant and beautifully sung collection of covers of her favorite songs from the '60s and '70s. Since the release of AM/FM, Wilson has been focusing on a new component of her musical career as a songwriter. In March 2016, she released her self-titled second album, showcasing her skill for creating insightful, eloquent singer-songwriter pop music
that is etched with stunning honesty. For two years prior to the release, Wilson worked with a host of the finest award-winning and best-selling songwriters and producers in both Los Angeles and Nashville. This new material was prominently featured in her sold-out two-week residency at the famed Café Carlyle in
New York City. "Ms. Wilson has a catch in her voice that conveys yearning and potential heartbreak behind a façade of cheer. As a stage performer, she is gregarious and forthright; a natural entertainer," said The New York Times. In June 2016, Wilson toured with Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers Chicago, one of the bestselling bands of all time, with more than 100 million albums sold.

Billy Steinberg co-wrote (with Tom Kelly) five #1 singles on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, including "Like A Virgin" (Madonna), "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper), "So Emotional" (Whitney Houston), "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles) and "Alone" (Heart). He co-wrote other well-known Top 10 U.S. pop hits, including "I'll Stand by You" (Pretenders, Carrie Underwood), "I Touch Myself" (the Divinyls), "How Do I Make You" (Linda Ronstadt), "I Drove All Night" (Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper, Celine Dion), "In Your Room" (The Bangles), "Too Little Too Late" (JoJo) and "Give Your Heart A Break" (Demi Lovato). Steinberg and Kelly were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.
Holly Knight has had a wild 38-year ride in the music business that ignited when she joined her first band, Spider, in 1980. She penned many of their songs, including the single, "Better Be Good To Me," which music icon Tina Turner recorded on her multi-platinum record, Private Dancer. Holly's meteoric rise to success continued, writing the chart-topping, "Love Is A Battlefield" and "Invincible" for Pat Benatar, "The Warrior" (Patty Smyth), "Ragdoll" (Aerosmith), "Change" (John Waite), "Never" (Heart), "Love Touch" (Rod Stewart), "Obsession" (Animotion), "Hide Your Heart" (KISS), and countless others. Knight has written a total of nine songs for Turner alone, including "The Best," "Better Be Good To Me" and "Wildest Dreams." Her songwriting has earned her numerous awards, including three Grammys and 13 ASCAP awards.

In June of 2013, Knight was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with rock legends Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Foreigner, and JD Souther. Knight's songs have appeared in countless movies such as: Thelma and Louise, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, Stewart Little, Hot Tub Time Machine, Dallas Buyer's Club, The Other Woman, Anchorman 2, 13 Going on 30 and TV shows, American Idol, The Voice, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Following, Nip/Tuck, Necessary Roughness, Mr. Robot, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Family Guy, The Simpsons, South Park and many more. She is currently developing a musical with her hit songs, and working on her memoirs. Her passion and love of music has never wavered.

Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Desmond Child is one of music's most accomplished hit-makers Rita Wilson: Liner Notes NEWS 3/4
December 16, 2016 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 T (714) 556-2121 F (714) 556-8984 SCFTA.org having written and/or produced more than 70 Top 40 singles with 300 million albums sold worldwide with a music career spanning over four decades. In 2008, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
and serves on its Board of Directors. He is also the Chairman/CEO of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame founded in 2012. Child's collaborations include: "Livin' On A Prayer" and "You Give Love A Bad Name" (Bon Jovi), "Waking Up In Vegas" (Katy Perry), "Dude Looks Like A Lady" and "Angel" (Aerosmith), "I Was Made For Lovin' You" and "Heaven's On Fire" (KISS), "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin), "How Can
We Be Lovers" (Michael Bolton), "Poison" (Alice Cooper), "Before Your Love" (Kelly Clarkson),"Invisible" (Clay Aiken), "Inside Your Heaven" (Carrie Underwood), "Where Your Road Leads" (Garth Brooks & Tricia Yearwood), "Just Like Jesse James" and "We All Sleep Alone" (Cher), "I Hate Myself For Lovin' You" (Joan Jett) which is also the theme song for NBC's Sunday Night Football.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts applauds Kia, Official Automotive Partner of the Center, and United Airlines, Official Airline of the Center. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is an acclaimed arts institution as well as a beautiful multi-disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering unsurpassed experiences, and to engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs. Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County's largest non-profit arts organization. In addition to its six performance venues, Segerstrom Center is also home to the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School, where students ages 3 - 14 are taught by acclaimed teachers utilizing the renowned ABT National Training Curriculum in studios utilized by the world's greatest dancers and choreographers.

The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, familyfriendly
programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other special events.

The Center's education programs are designed to inspire young people through the arts and reach hundreds of thousands of students each year. In addition to the presenting and producing institution Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 14-acre campus also embraces the facilities of two independently acclaimed organizations: Tony Award®-winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the
future home of the Orange County Museum of Art. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the region's major performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and
the Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.



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