Academy Award and Grammy Award winning artist Melissa Etheridge returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse stage for a night of her fan favorites and holiday classics. Etheridge is best known for her massive hits "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought her second Best Female Rock Grammy. Her highest charting album, Your Little Secret (#6 on the Billboard Top 200), included the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success led Etheridge to receive the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996, and the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007. Pepsi Rock Series Powered by Xfinity presents rock icon Melissa Etheridge on Monday, December 5 at 8pm and is partially underwritten by The Law Offices of Eric R. Posmantier, LLC and Green Rocks Inn. The singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist will also perform holiday classics such as "Merry Christmas Baby," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "O Night Divine" among others. Make it a great night out with dinner and a show - visit Southwest Café (109 Danbury Road, Ridgefield) and enjoy a complimentary margarita with your entree when you show your ticket! Melissa Etheridge is a featured artist of media sponsor is WEBE 108fm.
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.
For tickets ($125), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.