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Melissa Etheridge is one of rock music's great female icons. Her critically acclaimed eponymous debut album was certified double platinum. Etheridge's popularity built around such memorable songs as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy" for which she won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am, featuring the massive hits "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought her a second Grammy. The six times platinum album spent more than two and a half years on the album chart. Etheridge is also an Oscar winner for Best Original Song in 2007. In 2011 Melissa made her Broadway debut as St. Jimmy in Green Day's rock opera, American Idiot, where she replaced Billie Joe Armstrong for one week, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Etheridge is scheduled to release MEmphis Rock and Soul, a new album honoring Stax Records, in fall of 2016. She recently completed recording at Royal Studios in Memphis on what will be her first album since 2014's critically lauded This Is M.E.

On June 20, 2016, Etheridge released a song called "Pulse." The singer wrote the song in reaction to the mass shootings that took place in Orlando on June 12, 2016. As she told Rolling Stone, "We want to try to make sense. We want to try to heal. We want to bring some meaning, some purpose. We also want to put it down forever in history. That's how I'm coping." All proceeds from the sale of "Pulse" will benefit Equality Florida, the states largest LGBT civil rights organization.

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Original Broadway Production, 2023
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[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2010
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Drama League Awards - 2024 - Disinguished Performance

Melissa Etheridge, Melissa Etheridge: My Window

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DEAD OUTLAW, STEREOPHONIC & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards


Read the full list of 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations! Leading the nominations are Stereophonic and Dead Outlaw.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, CABARET & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Drama League Awards


Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.

BEAUTIFUL, MYSTIC PIZZA, and More Set For Riverside Theatre's 2024-25 Season


Riverside Theatre has announced its 2024-2025 Season of productions. Learn more about the season lineup here!

Why So Many New Broadway Shows? The 2024 Spring Season By the Numbers


If you've been following this Broadway season and have been getting a sneaking suspicion that the spring calendar (see below) is looking a little bit crazy, you're not wrong... Between January 1 and the end of this Broadway season, 21 new plays and musicals will have opened on Broadway. Let's review the season by the numbers.

State Theatre New Jersey Will Present CLUE This Month


State Theatre New Jersey will present CLUE, the hilarious murder mystery comedy, for four performances on Saturday, April 27 at 2pm and 8pm and Sunday, April 28 at 1pm and 6:30pm. Tickets range from $40-$105.

Reneé Rapp, FELLOW TRAVELERS & More Win GLAAD Media Awards


Reneé Rapp, Fellow Travelers, and more received GLAAD Media Awards at last night's Los Angeles ceremony. Nominees included The Color Purple, Rustin, Billy Porter, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and more. Check out the winners from the Los Angeles ceremony now!

Ben Platt, Norm Lewis, and More Set For The Ravinia Festival's 2024 Summer Lineup


The Ravinia Festival has revealed its complete 2024 summer lineup. Among this year's Broadway names taking the stage at The Ravinia Festival are Ben Platt, Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, Michael Feinstein, and more! Learn more about the full lineup here!

John Pizzarelli, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and More Announced for April Concerts At The Royal Conservatory Of Music


Discover the exciting lineup of global music concerts coming to The Royal Conservatory of Music in April, featuring renowned artists like Laurie Anderson, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and more!

A SIGN OF THE TIMES to Offer $19.65 Limited-Time In-Person Rush Tickets


Limited-time, in-person rush tickets are now available for A Sign of the Times. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Harris Center For The Arts Presents Rock Icon Melissa Ethridge This March


Harris Center will present an evening with rock music icon Melissa Etheridge on Monday, March 18, at 7:30pm.

Melissa Etheridge's 'I'm Not Broken' Tour is Coming to Tacoma


The tour comes as the next chance for fans to catch Melissa on the stage following her critically acclaimed Broadway engagement, My Window at Circle in the Square Theatre. The three-month long run began in September of 2023, just a year after her return to theater in her one woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life.

Review: MYSTIC PIZZA at Lesher Center For The Arts


What did our critic think of MYSTIC PIZZA at Lesher Center For The Arts?

State Theatre New Jersey Presents Itzhak Perlman In Recital, February 24


State Theatre New Jersey presents Itzhak Perlman in Recital as part of its Classical Season Celebration on February 24, 2024. The program featuring Itzhak Perlman includes Handel's Violin Sonata in E Major, Op. 1, No. 15; Beethoven, Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 'Kreutzer'; and Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op. 73. For this performance Perlman will be joined by pianist Rohan De Silva.  

Larkin Poe Win GRAMMY Award For 'Blood Harmony'


Larkin Poe – the duo of Georgia-bred, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell – have earned their first career GRAMMY Award with last year's critically acclaimed sixth studio album, Blood Harmony, winning “Best Contemporary Blues Album” at the 66th annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles.

Photos: Get a First Look at MYSTIC PIZZA at Center Repertory Company


Get a first look at Mystic Pizza at Center Repertory Company

Zach Bryan, Dave Matthews Band, Tyler Childers, Neil Young Top All-Star Music Lineup For Bourbon & Beyond


The lineup includes Zach Bryan and Cody Jinks on Saturday, and Tyler Childers and My Morning Jacket on Sunday, along with Matchbox Twenty, The National, Whiskey Myers, Black Pumas, The War On Drugs, The Beach Boys, Mt. Joy, Fleet Foxes, Young the Giant, Maren Morris, The Head and the Heart, Melissa Etheridge, Teddy Swims, and many more.

State Theatre New Jersey Presents Sofia Phiharmonic Orchestra This February


State Theatre New Jersey presents the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra performing an all-Beethoven program on February 17, 2024. The program includes Coriolanus Overture, Piano Concerto No. 5, and Beethoven Symphony No. 7. Joining the orchestra is pianist Ivaylo Vassilev. Don't miss this incredible performance!

FAT HAM, Billy Porter & More Receive GLAAD Award Nominations


GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including five Broadway shows, Billy Porter, Reneé Rapp, The Color Purple, High School Musical the Musical the Series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, and more.

Center Repertory Company presents "Mystic Pizza" musical


Center Repertory Company presents Mystic Pizza, a piping hot musical based on the beloved Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic comedy that starred Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, and Annabeth Gish. See photos from the production.

State Theatre New Jersey to Present THE CHER SHOW in February


State Theatre New Jersey presents The Cher Show, a Tony Award-winning musical featuring 35 smash hits and six decades of Cher's stardom.

Melissa Etheridge FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Melissa Etheridge been in?

Melissa Etheridge has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Melissa Etheridge been in?

Melissa Etheridge has not appeared in the West End.

How many shows has Melissa Etheridge written?

Melissa Etheridge has written 2 shows including Melissa Etheridge: My Window (Writer), Mystic Pizza (Composer & Lyricist).

What is Melissa Etheridge next theatre project?

Melissa Etheridge's next show will be Melissa Etheridge: My Window which opens on 9/28/2023 on Broadway.

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