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“The Greatest Songwriter on the Planet” Rufus Wainwright In Concert on October 30 at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater

Tacoma, WA – Broadway Center presents Grammy Award nominee and international songster Rufus Wainwright on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at Tacoma’s historic Pantages Theater. Tickets go on sale for the general public on June 14.

Hailing from a tradition of musicality as the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright is affectionately referred to by Elton John as “the greatest songwriter on the planet” and praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality.” As a Grammy nominee, he is one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. His singular sound is carved from the worlds of rock, opera, theater, dance and film.

The last few years have been quite a journey for Rufus Wainwright. Creatively, he put pop music aside and concentrated on his other interests, from his Grammy-nominated recreation of Judy Garland's fabled Carnegie Hall concert to the 2009 premiere of his opera, Prima Donna.

His most recent studio album is Out of the Game, created with the input of a new collaborator, celebrated producer Mark Ronson. The results are the loosest, most accessible music of Wainwright's career, retaining his distinctive narrative sense and wry wit while adding classic pop pleasures.

Tickets for Rufus Wainwright are on sale June 14 for the general public and are $66 and $86. To purchase tickets call the Broadway Center Box Office at 253.591.5894, toll-free 1.800.291.7593, visit in person at 901 Broadway in Tacoma's Theater District or online at www.BroadwayCenter.org. # # #

The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following for support of the 2013-14 Season: ArtsFund, Ben B. Cheney Foundation, The Boeing Company, City of Tacoma, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, The News Tribune, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and Pierce County Arts Commission.