BCT Presents Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright’s new album Out of the Game, will be released in the United States on May 11. The celebrated Singer/Songwriter will be making an appearance at Bloomington’s Buskirk-Chumley Theater on August 7, 2012 in support of his new release. Affectionately referred to by Elton John as “the greatest songwriter on the planet” and praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. He is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and brother of Martha Wainwright. Rufus has achieved his success by carving out his own singular sound in the worlds of rock, opera, theater, dance and film. {youtube}LQK4YfiPj1Q{/youtube} Wainwright has received Juno Awards (Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) for Best Alternative Album in 1999 and 2002 for Rufus Wainwright and Poses, respectively, and nominations for his albums Want Two (2005) and Release the Stars (2008). He was nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2008 for his Release the Stars album. He also composed the original music for choreographer Stephen Petronio’s work BLOOM which has toured across the country. In addition to Rufus’ musical pursuits, he has also made his mark onscreen. He has acted in Academy Award winner director Deny Arcand’s film, L’Age des Tenebres (2007), the Merchant Ivory film Heights (2005), and the major blockbuster The Aviator (2004) directed by Martin Scorsese. At age 14 he composed and sang a song in the film, Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveler, which earned him a nomination for a 1989 Genie Award (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television).