LeAnn Rimes to Headline Ridgefield Playhouse's 13th Anniversary Gala, 11/22

LeAnn Rimes will headline at the 13th Anniversary Gala of The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, November 22

One of the most popular and critically-acclaimed singers of our time whose stellar career was launched when she was just 13 with the Platinum hit single "Blue", American country-pop singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes is coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, November 22, to celebrate the 13th Anniversary of this non-profit performing arts center. LeAnn Rimes is making The Ridgefield Playhouse one of the first stateside stops on her world tour in support of her most personal album yet, Spitfire. Some of LeAnn Rimes' best-known hits are "How Do I Live?", "Can't Fight the Moonlight" and "Life Goes On". With a versatile vocal style similar to that of Patsy Cline, LeAnn was the youngest recipient of a Grammy Award and was also the first country recording artist to win in the "Best New Artist" category. The Gala festivities include dinner-by-the-bite with open bar and a silent auction beginning at 5:30 p.m. An open bar for non-gala ticket holders starts at 7:15 p.m. LeAnn Rimes takes the stage after a live auction at 8 p.m. A pair of Allison Stockel-inspired Inside-out Burmese pinky-red 4-carat ruby hoop earrings (2-inch diameter) set in 14-carat white gold created especially for the Gala by Larry Seegers of JEMS in Katonah, NY will be a coveted live auction item. Lori Berisford and Elaine Cox, the 2013 Gala Honorees, and the Arts Volunteer Award recipient Alex Fischetti, will be honored on stage before LeAnn Rimes' performance. This year's Gala is underwritten by Campari America and is being sponsored by AllShows.com, Bliss Lawyers, Trish Breede and Family, Colonial Automobile Group ~ Ford, Subaru, Mazda ~ DelBello, Donnellan, Weingarten, Wise & Wiederkehr LLP, Rob and Elizabeth Ellis, Fairfield County Bank, Scott Schneider and The Ridgefield Playhouse Board of Directors with special thanks to Campari America, Glen Gate Pool & Property and Pepsi, with media sponsor KICKS 105.5fm Today's Best Country. ?

When LeAnn Rimes made her debut in country music in 1996 with her album Blue, which reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified multi-Platinum, she was a prodigy with a big voice. When she released her sophomore studio effort in 1997, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs, she moved towards country-pop material, which set the trend for a string of albums released into the next decade. Rimes has won many awards, including two Grammys, three ACMs, a CMA, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award. She has also released ten studio albums, three compilation albums and two greatest hits albums and placed more than 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996. She has sold more than 37 million records worldwide, with 20.3 million album sales in the United States. Billboard ranked her 17th artist of the 1990-00 decade. Rimes has also written four books: two novels and two children's books.

This past month, LeAnn sang what was said to be a fantastic rendition of "Amazing Grace" live (without accompaniment attesting to the caliber and strength of her voice) at the National Mall in Washington D.C. honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

For tickets ($195 includes VIP Seating, Gala & Performance; $175 includes Gala & Performance, Orchestra Seating; $110 includes Performance, Mezzanine Seating), call the box office at 203-438-5795 or go online to ridgefieldplayhouse.org. For sponsorships, ($3,000 Gala Diamond Sponsor: 10 VIP Tickets and mention as Diamond Sponsor in all marketing materials, Web site, lobby sponsor board plus stage acknowledgement & poster; $2,000 Gala Platinum Sponsor: 6 VIP Tickets, listing in the Gala playbill as a Platinum Sponsor, listing on Gala Sponsor board in lobby plus stage acknowledgement; $1000 Gala Gold Sponsor: 4 VIP Tickets, listing in the Gala playbill as a Gold Sponsor, listing on Gala Sponsor board in lobby plus stage acknowledgement), call Suzanne Brennan at 203-438-5795, ext. 230. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.

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