Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn, And Shawn Colvin Confirm Special “Together In Concert” Tour

MILWAUKEE, WI (Monday, June 21, 2021)— The Marcus Performing Arts Center will host “An Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin – Together In Concert” on November 3, 2021 at 7:30pm in Uihlein Hall.

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin will unite this fall for an extensive new tour, “An Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin: Together in Concert.” Each show will feature the three GRAMMY Award-winning artists on stage together, performing songs and sharing stories.

Kicking off September 29 at Portland, ME’s State Theatre, and ending at Seattle, WA’s Benaroya Hall, tickets for this special go on-sale Friday, June 25 at 10:00am CT, full details can be found at https://www.marcuscenter.org/show/evening-mary-chapin-carpenter-marc-cohn-shawn-colvin-together-concert. See below for complete tour itinerary.

About Mary Chapin Carpenter:
With hits like “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” Mary Chapin Carpenter has won five GRAMMY Awards (with 15 nominations), two CMA awards, two ACM Awards and is one of only fifteen female members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has sold over 15 million records. In 2020, Carpenter released two albums—The Dirt And The Stars in August 2020, and One Night Lonely, recorded live without an audience at the legendary Filene Center at Wolf Trap in Virginia during the COVID-19 shut down—in addition to sharing “Songs From Home,” a virtual concert series which has been viewed over 10 million times. Of the new album, The Dirt And The Stars, produced by Ethan Johns (Ray LaMontagne, Paul McCartney, Kings of Leon) and recorded entirely live at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath in southwest England, Carpenter quotes the writer Margaret Renkl, “‘We are all in the process of becoming.’ That doesn’t stop at a certain age. To be always a student of art and music and life, as she says, that, to me, is what makes life worth living. The songs are very personal and they’re difficult in some ways, and definitely come from places of pain and self-illumination, but also places of joy, discovery and the rewards of self- knowledge. They arrived from looking outward as much as inward, speaking to life changes, growing older, politics, compassion, #metoo, heartbreak, empathy, the power of memory, time and place. So, I suppose I could say there are many themes, but they all come back to that initial truth that we are all constantly ‘becoming’ through art and expression.”

About Marc Cohn:
After winning a GRAMMY for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Rooted in the rich ground of American rhythm and blues, soul and gospel and possessed of a deft storyteller’s pen, he weaves vivid, detailed, often drawn-from-life tales that evoke some of our most universal human feelings: love, hope, faith, joy, heartbreak. In 2019, Marc released a collaborative record with gospel legends Blind Boys of Alabama titled ‘Work To Do,’ which was released on BMG. ‘Work to Do’ is comprised of three studio tracks, plus seven intimate live performances recorded at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, CT, during a taping of the PBS series “The Kate.” Original plans were to release an EP containing the studio tracks, but the excitement and magic captured during the taping inspired the decision to create this unique hybrid album. 2019 was a busy year for Marc, consisting of 75 shows in about 65 cities. Moving forward, Marc continues to do what he does best: infuse American music with both a fresh perspective and a reverence for its deep roots.

About Shawn Colvin:
Shawn Colvin won her first GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album with her debut album, Steady On. She has been a mainstay of the singer-songwriter genre ever since, releasing thirteen superlative albums and establishing herself as one of America’s most revered live performers. Her songs are slow-release works of craft and catharsis that become treasured, lifetime companions for their listeners. Colvin triumphed at the 1998 GRAMMY Awards, winning both Record and Song of the Year for “Sunny Came Home.” Colvin was recognized for her career accomplishments when she was honored with the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award by the Americana Music Association. Presenting the award was Bonnie Raitt. Said Raitt, “She’s simply one of the best singers I’ve ever heard—and a truly gifted and deep songwriter and guitarist.” In Sept. 2019, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Steady On, Colvin released a newly-recorded, solo-acoustic version. The Steady On 30^th Anniversary Acoustic Editions trips each song to the core, placing Colvin’s songwriting masterclass on full display. Colvin was recently inducted into the 2019 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame alongside legendary artists Lyle Lovett and Buddy Guy. In a moving induction speech, Jackson Browne extolled, “Not many writers are able to do what Shawn does. It’s a very special way of relating what really matters. It takes an original to get our attention. Shawn is utterly original in her singing, and original in what she speaks about in her songs.”

“AN EVENING WITH MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, MARC COHN AND SHAWN COLVIN: TOGETHER IN CONCERT” CONFIRMED DATES
September 29—Portland, ME—State Theatre
September 30—Medford, MA—Chevalier Theatre
October 1—Troy, NY—Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
October 2—Providence, RI—Veterans Memorial Theatre
October 3—Williamsport, PA—Community Arts Center
October 5—Westbury, NY—Theatre at Westbury
October 8—Charlottesville, VA—Ting Pavilion
October 9—Collingswood, NJ—Scottish Rite Auditorium
October 10—Tarrytown, NY—Tarrytown Music Hall
October 12—Morristown, NJ—Mayo Center for the Arts
October 15—New London, CT—Garde Arts Center
October 16—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre
November 3—Milwaukee, WI—Marcus Performing Arts Center
November 4—Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre
November 5—Des Moines, IA—Hoyt Sherman Place
November 6—Evanston, IL—Cahn Auditorium
November 7—Nashville, IN—Brown County Music Center
November 9—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
November 10—Atlanta, GA—Atlanta Symphony Hall
November 11—Durham, NC—Carolina Theatre
November 13—Orlando, FL—Dr. Phillips Center
December 1—Denver, CO—Paramount Theatre
December 2—Colorado Springs, CO—Pikes Peak Center
December 4—Tucson, AZ—Fox Tucson Theatre
December 5—Mesa, AZ—Mesa Arts Center
December 6—El Cajon, CA—The Magnolia
December 8—Thousand Oaks, CA—Fred Kavli Theatre
December 9—San Luis Obispo, CA—Fremont Theater
December 10—Rohnert Park, CA—Green Music Center
December 11—Redding, CA—Cascade Theatre
December 13—Eugene, OR—Hult Center
December 14—Seattle, WA—Benaroya Hall

For more information on Mary Chapin Carpenter, please contact Asha Goodman 615.320.7753, Catherine Snead 615.320.7753 or Carla Sacks 212.741.1000 at Sacks & Co., asha.goodman@sacksco.com, catherine.snead@sacksco.com or carla@sacksco.com.

For more information on Marc Cohn, please contact Angie Rivera at Mace Media Consulting, angie@macemedia.consulting

For more information on Shawn Colvin, please contact Stephanie Flick-Green at Vector Management, stephanief@vectormgmt.com

About Marcus Performing Arts Center
Established in 1969, the Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC) is the premier performing arts community gathering space in Southeastern Wisconsin, bringing high-quality arts and cultural programming to the region. As a mission-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, MPAC strives to act as a bridge between cultures and an energizing force for collaboration and advocacy in the community. The touring Broadway series, sponsored by Johnson Financial Group, is recognized as bringing the best of Broadway entertainment to Milwaukee since 1996, and provides opportunities to educate, entertain, and engage audiences. As a presenter, MPAC offers its own diverse arts and cultural programming and outreach, such as MC Presents, Live At Peck, KidZ Days, ArtsConnect, and additional performances from internationally-renowned performing artists. The Marcus Center is also home to a variety of resident arts partners, including First Stage, Milwaukee Ballet, Florentine Opera Company, Black Arts MKE, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, and more. MPAC is proud to be a dedicated War Memorial facility, honoring those who bravely served our country. For more information, visit www.marcuscenter.org.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.