Actor and Musician Dennis Quaid brings his band The Sharks for a night of rock and blues at The Ridgefield Playhouse October 25
Dennis Quaid has traveled the world promoting his films. His career spans a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles including Something To Talk About, The Right Stuff, The Rookie, Yours Mine & Ours, A Dog’s Purpose and Great Balls of Fire – now the multi-talented actor is showing fans his musical side. The Ridgefield Playhouse and Pepsi Rock Series Powered by Xfinity brings a night of rock and roll with Dennis Quaid and The Sharks on Wednesday, October 23 at 8pm.
As lead vocalist and guitarist, Quaid works the crowd with classics like “Spill The Wine,” “Gloria,” “Riders on the Storm,” and “L.A. Woman” as well as a few Jerry Lee Lewis classics! Fans can get up close and personal with one of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” – with meet and greet upgrade tickets. The band has been touring and performing in front of thousands of people receiving rave reviews. The shows are as much fun for the audience as they are for the band! Kicking off the night is Eliot Lewis. As an independent, multi-instrumentalist Lewis has built a unique career most musicians could only dream of. As a solo artist, he consistently performs and releases his own brand of guitar featured rock and soul. He is also the only musician to appear on every episode of the hugely popular “Live From Daryl’s House” show. Eliot also performs with the most successful duo of all time, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Daryl Hall & John Oates on tour. Eliot has worked with some of the biggest artists in the music business including Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Train, Grace Potter, Ben Folds, Booker T, Jewel, Rob Thomas, Keb Mo, Jason Mraz, Darius Rucker, Gavin DeGraw, just to name a few.
Dennis Quaid got his start in acting with the 1979 film Breaking Away. From there, he went on to have starring roles in Jaws 3-D (1983), Enemy Mine (1985), Innerspace (1987) and The Big Easy (1987). He also achieved acclaim for his portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire! (1989). In more recent years, Quaid has starred in popular films like the remake of The Parent Trap (1998), The Rookie (2002), Far from Heaven (2002), for which he won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, The Day After Tomorrow(2004), Yours, Mine and Ours (2005), A Dog's Purpose (2017), and many more! As successful as Quaid’s acting career has been, his passion and talent for rock music is undeniable!
For tickets ($75 | Meet and Greet additional $75), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visitridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.