Steve Tyrell to Jazz Up Holiday Season at Ridgefield Playhouse

Jazz up your holiday season with Grammy Award winning vocalist Steve Tyrell when he returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse with a night of swing, pop, jazz and holiday tunes!

Ridgefield Magazine Broadway and Cabaret Series presents a festive evening with Steve Tyrell on Thursday, December 1 at 8 p.m. and is partially underwritten by Adam Broderick Salon and Spa.

Aside from being a Grammy Award winner, Tyrell has earned 2 Emmy nominations, received a daytime Emmy, 3 Ace Nominations, 2004 American Society of Young Musician's "All That Jazz Award", 2004 The Wellness Community "Human Spirit Award", 2006 Society of Singers "Lifetime Achievement Award", and 2008 Los Angeles Jazz Society's "Jazz Vocalist of the Year".

With his breakthrough performances in "Father of the Bride" and "Father of the Bride II," Tyrell reinvented and re-popularized classic pop standards for a modern-day audience. Tyrell has produced hits for Grammy-winning Artists ranging from Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, to Rod Stewart and Diana Ross. As a solo artist he has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and gained a passionate following all over the world. His hits "The Way You Look Tonight," "The Simple Life," "Crush On You" and "The Sunny Side of The Street," have launched thousands of weddings and millions of romances.

Make it a great night out with dinner and a show - visit Gallo Ristorante (5 Grove Street, Ridgefield) and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine with your entree when you show your ticket! Media sponsor for this event is WMNR Fine Arts Radio 88.1fm.

As for American royalty, the Sinatra family has long embraced Steve and his music. Together with Quincy Jones, they handpicked Steve to be the featured performer with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at their season opening concert in which Frank Sinatra was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. Also at the request of the Sinatra family, he reprised that performance at Carnegie Hall. This was one of the rare times the family has reached into the vault of original Sinatra arrangements to share them with another artist.

For tickets ($45), 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.

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