Melissa Etheridge performs her 1993 hit “Come to My Window” at tonight’s Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts annual gala. The concert, which provides funding for 50-plus nights of free entertainment, was a sell-out. WestportNow.com video by J.C. Martin
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Gallery: Levitt Gala Featuring Melissa Etheridge
Scenes from tonight’s :Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts annual gala starring Melissa Etheridge and the preconcert reception on Jesup Green. J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com and WestportNow.com photos
Cheers for Melissa Etheridge at Levitt
A rocking audience tonight cheers Melissa Etheridge, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist, as she performed at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts annual ticketed gala performance. Proceeds from the concert pay for the 50-plus nights of free Levitt entertainment. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Sell-Out Crowd for Melissa Etheridge
There was a sell-out crowd tonight for the Levitt Pavilion annual gala starring Melissa Etheridge. Guests lined up at the entrance to collect their tickets. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Preconcert Cocktail Party for Levitt Gala
There was a preconcert cocktail party under a tent on Jesup Green tonight for special guests attending the Levitt Pavilion annual gala featuring Melissa Etheridge. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Finale for Saugatuck Sounds of Summer
Fairfield-based TNJ Trio tonight entertained in the finale of the 2018 Sounds of Summer series at the Saugatuck Plaza. Pictured (l-r): Jim Menard (keyboard), Jeanine Swaim (vocalist) and Tim Ellis (guitar.) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Getting Ready for Melissa Etheridge Concert Cocktail Party
Tents were in place today for Saturday night’s preconcert cocktail party on Jesup Green to kick off the Levitt Pavilion for Performing Arts gala evening featuring Grammy Award-winner Melissa Etheridge. Proceeds help underwrite the Levitt’s signature “50 Free Nights under the Stars.” Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singer-songwriters for more than two decades. The concert begins at 8:30 p.m. Click HERE for ticket information. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Sounds of Brazil at Levitt
Brazilian-born bassist Itaiguara Brandão and his band created their own sounds of Brazil tonight at the Levitt Pavilion. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jimmy Ray Stagg for WestportNow.com
Brian Murray, Veteran Actor, Director, 80
Veteran actor and director Brian Murray (l), who died Aug. 20 at age 80, appeared at the Westport Country Playhouse in 2014 in Noel Coward’s “A Song at Twilight.” He is pictured post opening night performance with actors Keir Dullea and wife Maya Dillon. Maya Dillon co-starred with Murray in the production. The South African-born Murray was known for his performances in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” “The Crucible,” “The Little Foxes” and “Da.” He was a three-time Tony nominee in the Best Featured Actor in a Play category. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Granger at the Movies: ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘Eighth Grade,’ ‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’
By Susan Granger
Special to WestportNowIn “Crazy Rich Asians,” when Nick Young (Henry Golding) asks his girlfriend Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) to fly with him from Manhattan to Singapore for his best friend’s wedding, she has no idea what lies ahead.
Unbeknown to Rachel, Nick is Singapore’s richest, most eligible bachelor. And no one, least of all his icy mother (Michelle Yeoh) and imperious grandmother (Lisa Lu), understands why he’s chosen this NYU economics professor, a Chinese-American raised by a single, working class mother (Tan Kheng Hua).
Unsuspecting Rachel is immediately confronted by a sybaritic wonderland of extravagant wealth and undermined by catty, status-conscious rivals for Nick’s attention and affection.
Rachel’s only confidante is sassy Peik Lin Goh (hip-hop’s Awkwafina), her Singaporean college pal who lives with her ostentatious, nouveau-riche parents (Ken Jeong/Koh Chieng Mun).
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