Rita Wilson

Although Rita Wilson is well-known as an actress (It’s Complicated, Sleepless in Seattle, her recurring roles on CBS’ The Good Wife and HBO’s Golden Globe winning series, Girls), as well as being a film producer (discovered My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Mamma Mia!), few may be aware that her early show biz ambitions were actually musical. Born and raised in the Hollywood Hills (nearly above the Hollywood Bowl), Wilson harbored dreams of becoming a singer in the 60‟s and 70‟s after falling in love with The Beatles, The Mamas & the Papas, Janis Joplin, and The Supremes, among others. Wilson finally achieved her dream with the 2012 Decca Records release of her debut album AM/FM — an intimate, elegant, and beautifully sung collection of classics from the ‘60s and ‘70s that, taken together, make up the soundtrack to her life. Since the release of AM/FM, Wilson has been focusing on a new component of her musical career as a songwriter. During the past two years she has collaborated with a number of extremely talented and successful songwriters composing original material to be featured on her second album, scheduled for an early 2015 release. This new material was prominently featured in her recent sold-out two-week residency at the famed Carlyle Café in New York City.