Pop music icon, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Art Garfunkel will be in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse for the first time on Friday, April 11

Six-time Grammy Award winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Art Garfunkel, whose songs helped define a generation and remain among the most instantly recognizable in popular music, will be in concert after a two-year hiatus, on Friday, April 11, at The Ridgefield Playhouse. This stirring event will be Art Garfunkel's first appearance at The Ridgefield Playhouse, along with his guitar player Ted Leven, in an evening that will be filled with familiar songs, poetry and a special audience Q&A. Discretion is advised if intending to purchase tickets for children younger than 10 years of age. After a two-year hiatus from performing due to complications with his vocal chords, Art Garfunkel is back on tour and feeling great. This event will be Art Garfunkel's first concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse.

"His new interactive show format gives the audience a chance to engage directly with this incredibly famous artist," explains Allison Stockel, Executive Director of The Ridgefield Playhouse. We are excited to welcome Art Garfunkel to our stage. It will be an amazing evening of music, poetry and even include a special audience Q&A with Art." The Ancient Mariner (451 Main St., Ridgefield) will pour a free glass of house wine with dinner the night of this show when tickets/stubs are presented. This event is part of the Doyle Coffin Architecture Singer/Songwriter Series with media sponsor WFUV 90.7fm.

"Bridge Over Troubled Water", the anthem of college kids some forty years ago in the folk music era, was a ubiquitous refrain on the airwaves throughout the U.S. when Art was part of the sensational Simon & Garfunkel duo. They earned five Grammy® awards, and Art has 13 solo albums to his credit. Not many singer/songwriters have the expansive generation-defining songbook as that of Art Garfunkel, whose image and signature vocals remain among the most instantly recognizable in popular music. His newest album, The Singer, puts his entire career in focus as a retrospective of one of the most extraordinary careers in music history.

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel began performing as Simon & Garfunkel in late 1963, and within a year were signed to Columbia Records. They maintained a tireless pace in the recording studio and on the road, reaching a wide and loyal international audience. From 1964 to 1970, they recorded a groundbreaking string of classic albums (Wednesday Morning 3 A.M., Sounds Of Silence, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, The Graduate, Bookends, and Bridge Over Troubled Water) and an equally impressive body of singles, many of which became pop standards. The duo won their Grammy® awards in 1968 (Record of the Year and Best Contemporary Pop Performance/ Duo or Group for "Mrs. Robinson") and in 1970 (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for "Bridge Over Troubled Water", which also won Song of the Year and Best Engineered Recording). In 1972, their Greatest Hits was released, remaining on the charts for 131 weeks in the US and a staggering 179 weeks in the UK. The album has since sold 14 million units -- the largest selling album of all time for a duo. In 1990, Simon & Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Simon & Garfunkel split at the height of their popularity. Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include a Top 10 hit, three Top 20 hits, six Top 40 hits, 14 Adult Contemporary Top 30 singles, five Adult Contemporary #1's, two UK #1's and a People's Choice Award. Through his solo and collaborative work, Garfunkel has also earned the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award.

For tickets ($65 -- Discretion is advised if intending to purchase tickets for children younger than 10 years of age.), call the box office at 203-438-5795. For more information on The Ridgefield Playhouse, visitridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.