Returning for its 17th season, Lincoln Center’s acclaimed series American Songbook will continue to broaden its scope in celebrating the best in American singing and songwriting as interpreted by top performers and rising stars, with events at three Lincoln Center venues. The series will expand to Mesa Arts Center, in Mesa, Arizona, with three performances in March. And for the third time, American Songbook will partner with Prudential Investment Management for an online program, Invest in the Future of American Song, through which the audience selects the performer to open the American Songbook season at the David Rubenstein
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium, Frieda and Roy Furman Stage, Broadway bet. 62nd & 63rd Sts.
Ryan Scott Oliver
Free; seating is limited; first-come, first-served
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Vanessa Williams
Tickets start at $55
Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Is That All There Is? Remembering Peggy Lee
James Gavin, host and narrator Jane Monheit, singer
Nellie McKay, singer-songwriters Spencer Day, singer-songwriters Barb Jungr, singer
Rebecca Parris, singer
Mike Renzi, pianist-conductor Tickets start at $50
Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Loudon Wainwright III
Tickets start at $35
Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Rita Moreno
Tickets start at $55
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Craig Finn
Tickets start at $30
Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
The Songs of Todd Almond
Todd Almond and special guests Courtney Love and Sherie Rene Scott Tickets start at $55
Friday, February 5, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Janis Ian
Tickets start at $50
Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Jerry Dixon & Mario Cantone
Tickets start at $55
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Foreigner: The Hits Unplugged
Mick Jones, guitarist Tickets start at $55
Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
A Coffin in Egypt: An Opera-in-Concert Featuring Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Ricky Ian Gordon, score
Leonard Foglia, libretto
Tickets start at $50
Friday, February 19, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!
Tickets start at $30
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Andy Karl & Orfeh
Charles Randolph-Wright, director Tickets start at $35
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Swimming in Dark Waters—Other Voices of the American Experience Rhiannon Giddens
Leyla McCalla
Bhi Bhiman
Tickets start at $35
Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
La Santa Cecilia
Marisol Hernandez Tickets start at $30
Friday, February 26, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Charles Busch: The Lady at the Mic
Tickets start at $50
Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 8:30 pm
The Appel Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project: Love & Soul
Valerie Simpson Oleta Adams, piano Tickets start at $35
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
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Zoë Randell, singer/songwriter Steve Hassett, guitarist Tickets start at $45
Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor Anaïs Mitchell, singer-songwriter
Tickets start at $45
Friday, March 18, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
The Cooper Clan All Together
Chuck, Eddie, Alex and Lilli Cooper Tickets start at $45
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium, Frieda and Roy Furman Stage, Broadway bet. 62nd & 63rd Sts.
Rana Santacruz
Free; seating is limited; first-come, first-served
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
The Story Goes On: Liz Callaway Sings the Songs of Maltby & Shire
Tickets start at $45
Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
Imani Uzuri
Tickets start at $45
Friday, April 1, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
Grace McLean
Tickets start at $45
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium, Frieda and Roy Furman Stage, Broadway bet. 62nd & 63rd Sts..
Rick Barry
Free; Free; seating is limited; first-come, first-served
Tickets are available online at AmericanSongbook.org, via CenterCharge at 212.721.6500, at the Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, and the Frederick P. Rose Hall Box Office. Premium packages—including wine, dinner, and the best seats in the house—are available; for more information visit: AmericanSongbook.org.
Artists and performances subject to change.
