SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS RITA WILSON: LINER NOTES

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1 CONTACT Davidson & Choy Publicity Tim Choy (323) , Segerstrom Center for the Arts Tim Dunn (714) x4209, Laura Lanzi (714) x4371, RELEASE DATE Images: SCFTA.org/media SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS RITA WILSON: LINER NOTES In conversation and song with award-winning songwriters Billy Steinberg, Lindy Robbins, and Darrell Brown October 11 13, 2018 at 7:30pm in Samueli Theater Tickets go on sale August 26 COSTA MESA, CA Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes back actress, film producer and Broadway star Rita Wilson in the return engagement of her acclaimed cabaret show Liner Notes October 11 13, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in Samueli Theater. Wilson is joined by special guests and notable songwriters Billy Steinberg, Lindy Robbins, and Darrell Brown for intimate evenings performing songs and sharing stories behind their most memorable music. Single tickets go on sale Sunday, August 26 and start at $89. Tickets will be available online at at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) For inquiries about group ticket savings of 10 or more, please call the Group Services office at (714)

2 Rita Wilson: Liner Notes NEWS 2/5 Segerstrom Center for the Arts applauds its corporate partners including Kia Motors America, Official Automotive Partner; United Airlines, Official Airline; and Omaha Steaks International, Official Fine Food Retailer, with special underwriting from Steven and Herma Brenneis. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Although Rita Wilson is well-known as an actress (It s Complicated, Sleepless in Seattle, a recurring role in CBS s The Good Wife, HBO s award-winning series, Girls and, most recently on Broadway in Larry David s smash hit, Fish in the Dark), and as a film producer (Mamma Mia! and its sequel Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, for which she co-wrote and performed Even More Mine ), her first love is music. In May 2012, Wilson realized a lifelong dream with the debut of her solo album AM/FM. The album, released by Decca/Verve Records, is an intimate, elegant and beautifully sung collection of covers of her favorite songs from the 60s and 70s. Since the release of AM/FM, Wilson has been focusing on a new component of her musical career as a songwriter. In March 2016, she released her self-titled second album, showcasing her skill for creating insightful, eloquent singersongwriter pop music that is etched with stunning honesty. For two years prior to the release, Wilson worked with a host of the finest award-winning and best-selling songwriters and producers in both Los Angeles and Nashville. This new material was prominently featured in her two-week residency at the famed Café Carlyle in New York City. Ms. Wilson has a catch in her voice that conveys yearning and potential heartbreak behind a façade of cheer. As a stage performer, she is gregarious and forthright; a natural entertainer, said The New York Times. In June 2016, Wilson toured with Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers Chicago, one of the bestselling bands of all time, with over 100 million albums sold. Billy Steinberg has been among the most successful songwriters of the past 30 years, co-writing with Tom Kelly five #1 singles on Billboard s Hot 100 chart: Like A Virgin (Madonna), True Colors (Cyndi Lauper), So Emotional (Whitney Houston), Eternal Flame (The Bangles) and Alone (Heart). Additionally, he wrote the Top 10 hits I ll Stand By You (Pretenders), I Touch Myself (Divinyls), How Do I Make You (Linda Ronstadt), and I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper, Celine Dion). Steinberg and Kelly were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in In the mid-1990s, Steinberg teamed up with Rick Nowels. They won Grammy Awards for producing their song Falling Into You for Celine Dion. Steinberg currently works with Josh Alexander and they have written and produced the hits Too Little Too Late (JoJo) and Give Your Heart a Break (Demi Lovato). Lindy Robbins is a multi-platinum selling and award-winning songwriter from Los Angeles whose hits include songs by many of the top artists in the music industry. Recent #1 Radio Hits include: the worldwide smash "Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo; the international hit by David Guetta (feat Sam Martin),

3 Rita Wilson: Liner Notes NEWS 3/5 "Dangerous;" and Hot Chelle Rae s #1 Adult Top 40, "Tonight, Tonight." Other hit songs include: Skyscraper by Demi Lovato; Classic by MKTO; Slow Down by Selena Gomez; "It Girl" by Jason Derulo; Miss Movin On by Fifth Harmony; Kiss Me by Olly Murs; Hurts so Good by Astrid S and Crybaby by Paloma Faith. Lindy is also well known for the following Top 5 Singles: "Incomplete" by the Backstreet Boys; "What's Left of Me" by Nick Lachey; and the 2006 Disney Song of the Year, "Cinderella," performed by The Cheetah Girls. Additional key releases include songs recorded by: Dua Lipa, LeAnn Rimes, One Direction, Jennifer Hudson, Rachel Platten, 5 Seconds of Summer, Jennifer Lopez, Leona Lewis (featuring One Republic), Faith Hill, Brandy, Britney Spears, Jason Mraz, Westlife, Jordin Sparks, Lisa Loeb, Clay Aiken, Toni Braxton, Monica, and Audra McDonald. Darrell Brown is a songwriter, producer, arranger, and manager. He has been credited with worldwide music sales of over 70 million units, as both a songwriter and producer. Brown has written hit songs for recording artists of almost every genre of popular music as well as music for film and television. Songs for Keith Urban (including the Grammy Award-winning song, You ll Think of Me ) The Crystal Method, Bon Jovi, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Ariana Grande, Little Big Town, and Rascal Flatts, among hundreds of others. Brown is the producer, arranger and main co-writer for LeAnn Rimes 2017 release Remnants. Brown worked with Neil Young and Niko Bolas on Young s records Living With War, Chrome Dreams II and Americana. Brown wrote and produced dozens of compositions used in the popular Sims 3 video game and other video games by EA Games. He has created songs for movies (Logan Lucky, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Gambit, Cruel Intentions, Like Dandelion Dust, Pretty Woman, etc.), for Television (Today Show, Cold Case, One Tree Hill, Las Vegas, Rookie Blue, etc.) He creates in Los Angeles, London, New York and Nashville and everywhere in between. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is an acclaimed arts institution as well as a beautiful multi-disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence, offering unsurpassed experiences and to engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring arts-based education and community engagement programs. Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County s largest non-profit arts organization. In addition to its six performance venues, Segerstrom Center is also home to the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School. The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other special events. Segerstrom Center is a leader among the nation s performing arts centers for providing education programs designed to inspire young people through the arts. The Center s programs reach hundreds of thousands of students each year in five Southern California counties. Community engagement programs developed

4 Rita Wilson: Liner Notes NEWS 4/5 through the Center for Dance and Innovation and Center Without Boundaries also connect the Center more comprehensively with Orange County s many diverse communities. The CDI supports flagship artistic programming and a wide range of projects that celebrate innovation, nurture creativity and engage audiences of the future. It is home to the ABT Gillespie School and the School of Dance and Music for Children with Disabilities. The Center Without Boundaries develops partnerships with non-cultural organizations to help them in their own efforts to respond to the ever-changing needs of the community. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the region s major performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons performed at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. In addition to Segerstrom Center for the Arts as a presenting and producing institution, it also identifies the beautiful 14-acre campus that embraces the Center s own facilities as well as two independently acclaimed organizations: Tony Award -winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.

5 Rita Wilson: Liner Notes NEWS 5/5 Rita Wilson: Liner Notes Segerstrom Center for the Arts Samueli Theater 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA October 11 13, 2018 at 7:30pm Tickets - Start at $89 In person - The Box Office 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA Open 10 a.m. 6 p.m. daily Online - SCFTA.org Phone - (714) Open 10 a.m. 6 p.m. daily Group Sales - (714) Open 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Segerstrom Center s Cabaret Series continues with Rob and Friends A Little Night Music (November 8 10, 2018), Bernadette Peters (January 26, 2019), Steve Tyrell (February 7 9, 2019), Lea Salonga (April 5, 2019) and Aaron Lazar Broadway to Hollywood (April 11 13, 2019). Information provided is accurate at the time of printing but is subject to change. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a public, non-profit organization. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a registered trademark. # # #